Jack The Ripper
Episode description
This time it’s personal ...
Sergeant Erik and Chief Inspectors Bobby Beaton and John Davis, of the Gruesomes, embark on an investigation of one of the most notorious garage rock cold cases of all time: the mystery of Jack The Ripper!
We seek the truth regarding:
- Who released the song first?
- Who covered whose version?
- Why are there SO MANY versions of this ill-advised, tasteless song?!
Clarence Stacy & Group commit the first crime, with their largely unreported original version (7:12).
You’ll want to avert your eyes from our second assault on the ears, which is by Screaming Lord Sutch (42:27).
For our third version, The One Way Street contribute the first big break in the case: they incorporate the Peter Gunn riff and add a bunch of nutso lyrics (1:10:44).
The next gruesome incident comes to you from the Gruesomes, themselves. They confess to a crime of necessity committed mostly because they were able to play the riff (1:45:06).
Next, the Horrors copycat-kill the song with the most “Dracula-Shit” version yet, and we enter into evidence a shocking item: an interview with the Horrors by Nardwuar, in which he confronts the band and demands to know their source (2:00:32).
And finally, the last - and least-long - version, arrives via the White Stripes, who distract you from the grisly nature of the scene with a wild, shred guitar solo (2:18:08).
Who actually committed this crime in 4/4 time? Stay tuned for our Bo Diddley Award and find out!