In April 1982, the Gun Club signed to Blondie guitarist Chris Stein ‘s Animal Records, a subsidiary of Chrysalis Records . The band temporarily relocated to New York City to record their follow-up album, 1982’s Miami . This album featured not only Stein as producer, but Blondie’s Debbie Harry singing backup vocals on several tracks. Ritter left in June 1982 to concentrate on his other band, 45 Grave , and changed his name to Rob Graves. Before leaving, Ritter taught the bass parts to his former Bags bandmate Patricia Morrison (also ex- Legal Weapon ) and trained her as his replacement. For their West Coast shows in August 1982, Annie Ungar was added as a second guitarist. Upon the release of Miami on September 20, 1982, the album received good reviews but has been criticized for Stein’s thin production. Due to increasingly frequent arguments, Pierce dismissed Graham and Dotson in December 1982.
Signed to Animal Records
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