The Raybeats: "Jack the Ripper"

dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Feb 05 2007 12:24 PM The Raybeats: "Jack the Ripper" from c. 1983....classic! on the YouTube here Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Feb 05 2007 12:29 PM ps: most of the video footage is from an old documentary about Red China Atom Bomb tests mixed in with the classic "A is for ATOM": a US AEC public service announcement about the wonders of atomic energy! Also some old-time capatalist propaganda video footage...A very prescient video mix considering current developments in North Korea.... Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Feb 05 2007 01:14 PM Hey Dave, is the song live or studio?and which LP is it on? Jeff(bigtikidude) — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
tonybologna Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 796 Oakland	Posted on Feb 05 2007 01:35 PM dp ps: most of the video footage is from an old documentary about Red China Atom Bomb tests mixed in with the classic "A is for ATOM": a US AEC public service announcement about the wonders of atomic energy! Also some old-time capatalist propaganda video footage...A very prescient video mix considering current developments in North Korea.... I love the video footage! So cool! — Science friction burns my fingers. Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Feb 05 2007 03:46 PM bigtikidude Hey Dave, is the song live or studio?and which LP is it on? Jeff(bigtikidude) Jeff...it's a studio album...but that track sure does sound "live" with all that screechy distortion, doesn't it? the LP is 1983 "It's Only a Movie" on the Shanachie label (Shanachie 82003): image The album had : Banzai Pipeline, Buddy Lonesome, Doin' The Dishes, Instant Twist, It's Only A Movie, Jack The Ripper, Jelly Bread, Soul Beat / Intoxica, The Big Country, The Sad Little Caper Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Feb 05 2007 10:44 PM I think I have that LP have to look. I know I have the Calhoun surf 45 and the lp it came from. Jeff(bigtikidude) — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Feb 05 2007 11:24 PM another side note: during the 1980s, many of the subtle references you see in this video to "cowboy mentality" refered back to Ronald Reagan's foreign policy and his style of international diplomacy... remember? i still think it's funny when they run the wagon off of the cliff... -dp Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Sep 11 2009 03:53 PM What do you think about the sustained and pulsing feedback throughout this tune? I'm huge fan of feedback...such a cool tune Top

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