Ping Pong over the Abyss
Ping Pong over the Abyss is the debut album of The 77s, released in 1982 on the Exit Records label.
Ping Pong Over The Abyss | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Studio | Exit Studios, Sacramento, California | |||
Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
Label | Exit | |||
Producer | Steven Soles | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Cross Rhythms | |
Trouser Press | Highly negative[3] |
One song from that album, "Renaissance Man," was later recorded by The Ocean Blue. "It's So Sad" was later rerecorded, with a drastically different arrangement, by Roe's other band, the Lost Dogs, for their album MUTT.
The title comes from Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl," section 3: "I'm with you in Rockland / where you scream in a straight jacket that you're losing the game of the actual ping pong of the abyss."
Track listing
Side one
- "A Different Kind of Light"'
- "How Can You Love"
- "It's So Sad"
- "Falling Down A Hole"
- "Someone New"
Side two
- "Renaissance Man"
- "Ping Pong Over The Abyss"
- "Time Is Slipping Away"
- "Denomination Blues (That's All)"
Bonus tracks (CD)
Bonus tracks originally found on CDs in the 123 boxset.
- "A Different Kind Of Light" (Live)
- "How Can You Love" (4 - Track Demo)
- "It's So Sad" (Live)
- "Falling Down A Hole" (Live)
- "Ping Pong Over The Abyss" (4 - Track Demo)
- "Denomination Blues" (Live)
Band members
- Mike Roe on guitars and lead vocals
- Mark Tootle on keyboards, guitars and vocals
- Jan Eric on bass guitars and background vocals
- Mark Proctor on drums and vocals
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References
- Ping Pong over the Abyss at AllMusic
- "Review: Ping Pong Over The Abyss - The Seventy Sevens - 12 inch vinyl - Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- "TrouserPress.com :: 77s". www.trouserpress.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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