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“Voodoo Ray” is an early Acid House single by Gerald Simpson, recording under the name A Guy Called Gerald. The single was released the UK in 1988, in the 7” and 12” vinyl formats, on the Rham! label. It reached number 12 in the UK singles chart, and was the best selling independently released single in 1989. It was released in the USA in 1989 by Warlock Records. It also appeared on A Guy Called Gerald’s 1988 album Hot Lemonade, and in remixed form on Gerald’s 1990 album Automanikk, for Columbia Records.

The song contains samples of comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, taken from the first Derek and Clive LP, Derek and Clive (Live), specifically the Bo Duddley sketch. [1] [2] Voodoo Ray combines a sample of Peter Cook delivering the phrase “voodoo rage”, truncated due to the recording equipment’s lack of memory, and also Dudley Moore forcefully delivering the word “later!”. In each case the samples are shifted in pitch, and electronically processed.
The vocal was sung by Nicola Collier, who lived on Gerald’s estate and had worked on other tracks with him. (ref: interview with Gerald 2003 - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/clubs/s/65/65179_a_guy_thing.html )
The song also features prominently on the soundtrack of 24 Hour Party People directed by Michael Winterbottom, which tells the story of Factory Records and the early ‘Madchester’ scene.
It’s also featured on the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Rockstar Games.
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  • spartannl

    Such a classic.... perfect.

    March 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ....( @/\@ )....solid gone.........

    March 2012

  • frogstar70

    chuuune

    February 2012

  • mrscottied

    One of theeeee best dance tracks of all time! Ooh Ooh Woo.

    January 2012

  • oldskoooool89

    this site is top, love this stuff, brings back good memorrys

    June 2011

  • siricius

    immer wieder schön :)

    March 2011

  • Trostan

    me likey x2

    March 2011

  • theempathogen

    @stoat77: It was "Voodoo Rage." Simon Reynolds wrote about this in Generation Ecstasy. ^_^

    March 2011

  • nelkz

    Doesnt get much better than this....dance pioneer....true electronic genius

    March 2011

  • vicsprieta

    Me likey

    February 2011

  • MightyShane2

    oH WoW what a song

    January 2011

  • zombiescout

    superb

    December 2010

  • IAJP

    7" of this arrived today. backed with arcade fantasy...fantastic.

    December 2010

  • JamadianUK

    This makes me think of my elder cousins and aunts going to raves, and wanting to be legal and go and buy babycham lol...

    November 2010

  • MightyShane2

    Absolutely awesome this track was way ahead of its time.

    November 2010

  • stoat77

    My favorite bit about this track is that the sampler ran out of memory and it was originally supposed to be called "Voodoo Rave" but the "ve" got cut off.

    November 2010

  • frogstar70

    oohhhh yea :) ... again :)

    November 2010

  • rudymontana

    Big Track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    October 2010

  • frogstar70

    oooooo yea baby :)

    October 2010

  • markyd1974

    timeless, for me anyway!!!

    September 2010
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