Silver Pistol is an album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1972. It was the first album to include Ian Gomm.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Silver Pistol isn't the definitive pub rock album, but it is the first great record to surface from the scene. Like much of the first wave of pub rock, Silver Pistol is quiet, laid-back and low-key -- with its warm, rustic sound and a gentleness that infuses even the rockers, this is the closest to the Band that the Brinsleys got."

Silver Pistol

Record World said of the single "Nightingale" that "this lilting

ballad is a perfect wedding of music and lyrics."

Silver Pistol

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indicated

"Dry Land" (Ian Gomm) – 2:42

"Merry Go Round" – 4:11

"One More Day" (Ian Gomm) – 2:54

"Nightingale" – 3:07

"Silver Pistol" – 3:38

"The Last Time I Was Fooled" – 4:05

"Unknown Number" – 2:58

"Range War" (Ian Gomm) – 2:34

"Egypt" – 5:23

"Niki Hoeke Speedway" (Jim Ford) – 3:30

"Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) – 3:37

"Rockin' Chair" (Ian Gomm) – 2:27

Personnel

Brinsley Schwarz

Brinsley Schwarz - guitar

Ian Gomm - guitar, bass, vocals

Billy Rankin - drums

Bob Andrews - keyboards, vocals

Nick Lowe - bass, guitar, vocals

Technical

Anton Matthews - engineer, mixing

Chris Hollebone - mobile engineer

Jeff Powell - design, art direction

Dave Robinson - producer

References

Brinsley Schwarz albums

1972 albums

United Artists Records albums

Silver Pistol