Captain America #44 November 26, 2008

I can't remember where I heard this. My dad had it on a compilation somewhere, I think.

"Back in 1983, when I wrote Pig City, I wasn’t in a band at the time. Recording it was the obvious thing to do, but it wasn’t so simple in those days. Very few local bands had more than a four track tape deck..."

Pig City is an underground anthem from Brisbane, Australia in the 80s when Premier "Jackboot" Joh Bjelke Petersen used the police to stifle dissenting citizens while failing to notice the police corruption that went all the way to Commissioner. Recorded in the studios of radio 4ZZZ then at St Lucia in 1983 by the Parameters - Tony Kneipp on vocals, rhythm and slide guitars and saxophone, Ian Graham on lead guitar and bass and Steven Pritchard on drums. Super 8 footage filmed, edited and produced by Stephen Stockwell in 1985.

Grateful Dead - Ripple (live)