Gangster Of Love

Grateful Dead

Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966, Grateful Dead, 2005

Others

Unreleased demo, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1956 (RPM)
Single (Gangster of Love / ?), Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1957 (Keen)
Single (Heaven Help Me / Love Bandit), The Cadets, 1957
Gangster of Love, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1958
Single (Gangster of Love / ?), Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1962 (King)
Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1963
The Cadets, The Cadets, 1963
Single (Eternally / Gangster of Love), Johnny Winter, 1964
Wooly Bully, Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, 1965
Sailor, Steve Miller Band, 1968
Gangster Of Love (Part 1) / Gangster Of Love (Part 2), Jimmie Norman, 1968
The Johnny Winter Story, Johnny Winter, 1969
Steve Miller / QMS / The Band, Steve Miller, QMS, The Band, Various Artists, 1969
Single (Gangster of Love / Roadrunner), Johnny Winter, 1969
The Hoax Is Over, Billie Torpe And The Aztecs, 1970
The Winter Scene, Johnny Winter, 1972
Children Of The Future / Sailor, Steve Miller Band, 1973
The Best Of The Steve Miller Band 1968-1973, Steve Miller Band, 1977?
Giant, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1978
Single (Gangster of Love / ?), Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1978 (DJM)
Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's: The Cadets, The Cadets, 197?
Ready For Winter, Johnny Winter, 1981
Steve Miller Band Live!, Steve Miller Band, 1983
I Heard That, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1985
Early Winter, Johnny Winter, 1986
A Lone Star Kind Of Day, Johnny Winter, 1990
Hamster Jam, The Hamsters, 1991
Five After Four AM, Johnny Winter, 1991
Early Heat, Johnny Winter, 1991
Texas Harmonica Greats, Various Artists (Calvin Johnson) , 1992
Gangster of Love, Johnny Winter, 1992
Living In The USA, Steve Miller Band, 1992
Nightrider, Johnny Winter, 1992?
Blues To The Bone, Johnny Winter, 1992
Live in Las Vegas, The Pleasure Barons, 1993
Lock Up Your Mother, Billy Thorpe, 1994
Stranded in the Jungle, The Cadets/The Jacks, 1994
Got it Bad, Ministers of Sinister, 1995
Hot Just Like TNT, Johnny "Guitar"Watson, 1996
Electric Blues Man, Johnny Winter, 1996
Blues Classics: 1957-1959, Various Artists (Johnny "Guitar" Watson), 1996
Hot Just Like TNT, Johnny "Guitar"Watson, 1996
In Loving Memory: The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 1996
King R&B Box Set, Various Artists (Johnny "Guitar" Watson), 1996
Ultimate Blues Collection, Various Artists (Johnny "Guitar" Watson), 1997
Ease My Pain, Johnny Winter, 1997
Last Night, Jesse Taylor, 1998
The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny Guitar Watson, 1999
Blue Suede Shoes, Johnny Winter, 19??
Greatest Hits, The Cadets, 19??
The Gangster of Love Collection, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2000
Chess 2K1, The New Kings Rhythm, 2001
Johnny Winter Collector's Box Set, Johnny Winter, 2001
Steve Miller Band: On Tour 1973-1976, Steve Miller Band, 2002
The Essential Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2002
You Need It: Anthology, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2002
Wooly Bully / Li'l Red Riding Hood, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, 2004
Gangster of Love: The Very Best of Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2004
The Very Best of King/Federal/Deluxe, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Johnny "Guitar" Watson), 2004
Space Guitar, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2004
Anthology: All I Ever Needed, Greg Ridley, 2005
Rise, Eddie Turner, 2005
The Best of the Modern Years, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 2005

Notes

First recorded by Johnny "Guitar" Watson as a demo in 1956. This version was not released. He recorded the song again for the Keen label who released it on a single in 1957 and on an LP in 1958. Watson recorded the song again for the King label in 1962.

The song sometimes occurs as Gangster Of Love (Love Bandit). Also sometimes occurs as just Love Bandit. There are other songs with the title Love Bandit.