Ash - Jack Names The Planets (Official Video)

‘Jack Names the Planets’ was the debut 1994 single from Northern Irish trio Ash. Originally written in Downpatrick in 1992 when the band were only 15 ⎯ and taking its title from the Stephen King and Peter Straub novel The Talisman ⎯ Jack Names the Planets was picked up by Stephen Tavener and released as a single on La La Lands Records. After airplay on Radio One and impressing influential DJs Steve Lamacq, John Peel and Mark Radcliffe the band’s fate was sealed and they signed to Infectious Records. ‘Jack Names the Planets’ was re-recorded for Ash’s debut mini-album ‘Trailer’ and features an intro suggesting track’s title be changed to “Planet Nieu Vennup”; Nieu Vennup being a small town in the Netherlands midway between The Hague and Amsterdam. The La La Land recording of ‘Jack Names the Planets’ and b-side ‘Don’t Know’ were hidden tracks on the first 50,000 pressing of the band’s full debut ‘1977’. ‘Jack Names the Planets’ featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 film ‘Angus’ directed by Patrick Read Johnson, alongside the band’s 1995 single ‘Kung Fu’. The ‘Jack Names the Planets’ music video from the same year features clips from the film and was directed by Phil Harder. Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years of Ash: https://ashband.lnk.to/TeenageWildLifeID Ash have announced the release of Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years of Ash released on 14th February through BMG and available in limited quantities with a special lenticular sleeve both on vinyl and CD. Teenage Wildlife traces the band’s recording career from exuberant debut Jack Names The Planets through to the likes of Buzzkill from 2018’s top twenty album Islands whilst also including a brand new offering Darkest Hour Of The Night alongside thirteen Top 40 singles such as Girl From Mars, Goldfinger, Oh Yeah amid an array of the band’s recorded history. The release of Teenage Wildlife will be accompanied by extensive live itinerary throughout Europe and Scandinavia, re-visiting many of the towns, cities and venues they have previously played over the years. Tickets available here: https://ashband.lnk.to/TicketsID Follow Ash: Facebook: https://ashband.lnk.to/FacebookID Twitter: https://ashband.lnk.to/TwitterID Instagram: https://ashband.lnk.to/InstagramID Website: https://ashband.lnk.to/WebsiteID Youtube: https://ashband.lnk.to/YoutubeID Streaming: https://ashband.lnk.to/StreamingID Digital: https://ashband.lnk.to/TWLDigitalID #ash #teenagewildlife #jacknamestheplanets