Rip Rig And Panic.......... C/D?

Yes they are, though kinda of their time. The Slits, The Pop Group and Don Cherry toured together which is were I assume Neneh came into contact with the Bristol punk funkers.

Jesus Christ, I woulda killed to have seen that show.

they sounded fuckin terrible on The Young Ones...but each to his own. i just bought the Nine Below Zero box set...

A box set?! How strange. "ELEVEN past ELEVEN!" = they really wanted to be the Jam on that song.

I thought they sounded okay on Young Ones....did they ever release a Young Ones soundtrack with the musical guests?

The 'Young Ones' appearance didn't do them justice.

Any good? Damn tootin' they were! Probably my second favourite thing about 1981 (after ACR). Their first LP, "God", is a 24-carat classic, as were their first two Peel sessions, which really must get an official release before I die or I shall be very upset. The follow-up LP "I Am Cold" also has its moments.

RR&P were originally a four-piece with connections to The Pop Group. The line-up: Mark Springer on piano (very talented, his first solo LP, called - um - "Piano" is also worth tracking down); Sean Oliver on bass; Bruce Smith on drums; and Gareth Sager on whatever took his fancy. As well as Neneh, Ari Up, Andrea Oliver and (once) Nico sang with them in the early days, and someone called Flash played sax. The songs were loosely structured, a lot of improv. and instrument- swapping was involved.

London Weekend Television captured the band at their peak in a UK regional TV documentary which went out one Sunday lunchtime. I think (hope) I've still got it on video somewhere. It was introduced by a young Danny Baker of all people.

Word on RR+P!!

My fave of The Pop Group spinoffs (and i loved Pigbag and Maximum Joy btw - and excluding Mark Stewarts first lp -wow) Both 'God' and 'I Am Cold' were great, but I always thought they were a singles band. Strange, brilliant singles:
Go Go Go , This is It
Bob Hope Takes Risks (the 12" is incredible)
You're My Kind of Climate

The 1990 Virgin comp 'Knee Deep in Hits' binds these gems with some later, lesser stuff, but it's all great.

CLASSIC. Listening to "Attitude" right now (the third album) and it's great as well.

Never heard 'em, but taking their name from Roland Kirk's best LP is commendable.

Surprised that Virgin aren't reissuing their stuff - would go down well in the current climate.

The Knee Deep In Hits comp came out in 1990, and I was surprised how produced and punchy and horn-heavy it was, considering the spindly sounds of the members' other bands. "You're My Kind of Climate" kind of goes well on mixes with stuff like Kid Creole & the Coconuts. It's great stuff, and needs to be reissued. I got a CDR of God, but it doesn't sound great.

Classic if only because they named one of their tracks, "Miss Pib"

yeah yeah there was that whole UK buggin on August Darnell/Rashaan/James White, maybe (and even, I swear Australia's Hunters And Collectors did it some too, when I saw them). Listening to reissue of A Certain Ratio's Live In 1986 (85? Don't have it in front of me; check forcedexposure.com), was thinking if they ever added horns, might fit right in with the great new-ish trendette (Never were any big sellers, were there, except maybe Poppa's Got A Brand New Pigbag?)All well worth checking out, though not at high price.

they have two tracks on this, which i just reviewed for mojo
http://www.crippled.com/index.php?cat=news&id=48&sessid=10000
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trés classic for having Neneh Cherry's dad play trumpet on some tracks

not so classic for me buying one of their double albums and it missing one of the records.

neither classic nor not, i have their "Storm the Reality Asylum" 12" and it's not listed whether it's 45 or 33 and i think i played it at the wrong speed many times when i first got it.