Static World View is the first album

Album

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 by Spring Heeled Jack, later known as Spring Heeled Jack USA, 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 and was replaced by Tyler Jones. Saxophone player, James Riley, had also decided to leave the band and, as a result, half of the album featured Riley playing saxophone, while the other half was recorded with new member, Pete Wasilewski, who had previously played alongside trombone player, Chris Rhodes

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 USA, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bim Skala Bim and The Toasters as well as Connecticut funk band, Boogie Chillin'...

, in the Connecticut

Connecticut

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 band, JC Superska.

To support the release of the album, the band filmed their first music video for the song, "Pay Some Dues." The band also started touring outside of their usual local territory.

The album begins and ends with quotes from the movie Tapeheads

Tapeheads

Tapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film stars John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and Junior Walker. The movie was produced by Michael Nesmith, who is seen briefly in the film as a bottled water delivery man.-Plot:...

. "This Song" has a hidden dialogue at the end of its nearly 20 minutes of track time (the actual song only lasts about four minutes), where the listener is scolded for listening to nothing up until that point.

Track listing

1. "One Way" (Karcich) – 2:42
2. "Electric" – 3:29
3. "Pay Some Dues" (Ragona) – 2:54
4. "Running Man" (Lookin' Thru the Mirror) (Ragona) – 3:36
5. "Rufus Shakeedoo" (Rhodes) – 3:32
6. "All My Own" (Pellegrino, Ragona, Rhodes) – 2:56
7. "Pigeon"-Holed (Karcich, Pellegrino, Ragona) – 2:47
8. "Freedom" (Karcich, Spring Heeled Jack) – 3:54
9. "Addicted" (Omonte, Pellegrino, Spring Heeled Jack) – 3:35
10. "Peg Leg Bates" (Rhodes) – 3:25
11. "Nervous" (Karcich, Ragona) – 3:23
12. "Alicia Silverstone" (Aerosmith
    Aerosmith
    Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
    
    ) – 0:35
13. "Big Stone Cowboy" (Jones, Pellegrino, Rhodes) – 2:16
14. "This Song" (Has Probably Been Played Before) (Omonte, Pellegrino, Ragona) – 19:55

Personnel

• Jeremy Brazeal - Artwork
• Ed Goldberg - Engineer
• Basil Grabovsky - Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
• Tyler Jones - Trumpet, Group Member
• Dave Karcich - Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Group Member
• Rick Omonte - Guitar (Bass), Group Member
• Carl Osgood - Producer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
• Mike Pellegrino - Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
• Ron Ragona - Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
• Chris Rhodes - Trombone, Arranger, Vocals, Group Member
• James Riley - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
• Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. - Producer
• Pete Wasilewski - Sax (Tenor)