''Static World View'' is the first
album
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by
Spring Heeled Jack
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, released by
Moon Ska Records
Moon Ska Records was one of the most influential ska record labels of the 1980s and 1990s.
The label operated from 1983 until 2000, and during those seventeen years, only released ska and ska-influenced music. Originally named ''Moon Records'', as ...
on March 26, 1996.
By the time the band began recording the album, original trumpet player Pat Gingras had left, replaced by Tyler Jones. Saxophone player James Riley left midway through. As a result, half was recorded with replacement
Pete Wasilewski, who previously played with trombone player
Chris Rhodes
Chris Rhodes is a trombone player from New Haven, Connecticut best known for playing trombone in several notable ska bands including Spring Heeled Jack, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bim Skala Bim and the Toasters as well as Connecticut funk band, ...
in the
Connecticut
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band JC Superska. ''Static World View'' begins and ends with quotes from the movie ''
Tapeheads
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Plot
After losing the ...
''.
To support the album, the band filmed their first music video for "Pay Some Dues" and started touring outside of their usual local territory.
Track listing
#"One Way" (Karcich) – 2:42
#"Electric" – 3:29
#"Pay Some Dues" (Ragona) – 2:54
#"Running Man (Lookin' Thru the Mirror)" (Ragona) – 3:36
#"Rufus Shakeedoo" (Rhodes) – 3:32
#"All My Own" (Ragona, Pellegrino, Rhodes) – 2:56
#"Pigeon-Holed" (Ragona, Karcich, Pellegrino) – 2:47
#"Freedom" (Karcich, Spring Heeled Jack) – 3:54
#"Addicted" (Ragona, Pellegrino,) – 3:35
#"Peg Leg Bates" (Rhodes) – 3:25
#"Nervous" (Ragona, Karcich) – 3:23
#"Alicia Silverstone" (
Aerosmith) – 0:35
#"Big Stone Cowboy" (Jones, Pellegrino, Rhodes) – 2:16
#"This Song (Has Probably Been Played Before)" (Ragona, Pellegrino, Omonte) – 19:55
Personnel
* Tyler Jones - trumpet
* Dave Karcich - drums, backing vocals
* Rick Omonte - bass
* Mike Pellegrino - guitar, vocals
* Ron Ragona - guitar, vocals
* Chris Rhodes - trombone, arranger, vocals
* James Riley - sax (alto & tenor)
* Pete Wasilewski - sax (tenor)
* Ed Goldberg - engineer
* Basil Grabovsky - engineer, mastering, mixing
* Carl Osgood - producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
* Jeremy Brazeal - artwork
References
Static World View
''Static World View'' is the first album by Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A., Spring Heeled Jack, released by Moon Ska Records on March 26, 1996.
By the time the band began recording the album, original trumpet player Pat Gingras had left, replaced by ...
Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. albums
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