Wowie wow wow wow!

I had this one back in the mid 80's, and I listened and followed along with book. Good memories. Thanks for posting.🙏

I loved these when I was a kid. used to act out with my figures.

I still have a bunch of Gi Joes. Mission to spy island is one of my favorites. 🪖

During the 70's, this was awesome entertainment! Heck, it's awesome entertainment now!!

It doesn't sound like DE.

That was pretty cool

Love this, I still have the original album, listened to this 100's of times in the early 70's

Loved these

Thanks for this ,man my childhood

4:08 Oof

Brings me back to when I had the book and record when I was 8 in early 70s. Remember ever word, thanks for posting.

Thanks! I brought this to kindergarten show and tell and got to hold the book open and turn the pages while the rest of the class watched , absolutely riveted. It seemed like a miracle of technology back then .

While I am not a musician I had the distinct pleasure of working with Jack Miller doing radio and television voice-overs in Jack Miller Productions studios in Phoenix in the 1980's while working in local radio. Jack was ever the consummate professional and certainly engineered my voice-over sessions making me sound better than I ever could. We also interviewed Mr. Miller for a book I wrote on the history of the music scene he was a big part of in the fifties & sixties in Arizona. The book is called THE PHOENIX SOUND. Thank you Jack Miller. It was an honor to work with you. May you RIP.

I remember that one lol...thanks

It's worth asking (and answering) why a song that's obviously played in an open position is in B, not A. When I interviewed Duane several years ago, he explained that he did record it in A (the riff makes 100% more sense in A, and that's how he's always played it live). But yes, the sax (in this case, L.A. session great Plas Johnson) was overdubbed in Los Angeles. So they sped the tape (and, hence, pitch) up to Bb, a more comfortable key for tenor sax. Duane said it tightened the sound up, made it punchier, so afterwards they sped it up another half-step to B to see what that would do, and they liked the sound even more. That all makes sense. What makes less sense is - whether the original versions, sans sax, were Al Casey or anyone else - why any guitarist would play that in B. And if whoever played the earlier release in A, then sped it up, why? - since there's no sax; what would the reason be to crank it up from A to B? There have been lots of revelations about who played what on records we all know. The Ventures were touring so much, the best-researched book about them reveals that, to get new product out, James Burton and other Wrecking Crew members were brought in to cut songs that ended up on albums like 'The Ventures Play Country Classics' (later retitled 'I Walk the Line and Other Great Hits'). Does that make them any "less Ventures" albums? Duane has, to my knowledge, always been very flattering when talking about Al Casey. As for the audio "proof" and what's "impossible," I've heard Duane play nearly all of his hits live, and he doesn't deviate. They're not jams, their compositions. For him and the calibre of musicians he used (a case could be made that much of the Wrecking Crew started with him), it wouldn't be hard to perfectly reproduce a simple, but nonetheless great, song like this. And the bottom line is: The Jamie version is the best sounding, and it was released under Duane's name. P.S. If you check the pitch of various Duane Eddy songs from his early days vs. A=440, you'll notice that speed and pitch were manipulated liberally, adding credence to Duane's account of why "Ramrod" morphed keys from A to B.

Why is the ship blowing off that horn near the island? Isn't this supposed to be a secret mission.

“The ventilation shaft!”

What no soundtrack?

Thank you.

So how much would this book and record sell for? I have this one in gud nik

The Jamie record version sounds the best & is Duane Eddy. I like the Jamie record version best.

let's ask Duane Eddy this is bullshit

I see the Phoenix Lights!!!!

Duane Eddy lives 30 miles from where I live. Duane Eddy lives in Oro Valley, a Tucson suburb, I live in Avra Valley another Tucson suburb.

I still have 3 of these. Have no idea if they still work as I haven't had a working record player in years. But thanks so much for bringing my childhood back to me!!

I know for a fact Casey played the original Ramrod track because Al Casey and my Dad Dick Robinson played together starting in the early 50's before I was born in 1952. I was told the story by Casey in my parents living room. Corkey & Casey were life long friends of the family.

What a laugh, just shows most people wluldnt recognize an instrumentalists work. Dot and liberty. Where eddie cochran recorded too !

On the bonus DVD disk of The Wrecking Crew movie Al Casey admits be played the song and explains the situation. Check it out...

Great stuff! I love the voices in the chase scene. Brought back some great memories - thanks! Growing up in the 70's ruled...

Had this record in 1977 along with a G.I. Joe action figure. I remember the shifting eyes!

I still have this one but was thinking how much I wanted to here it again so thank you so much for putting this on here!

Wow it's been almost 5 years since I posted this and Pt. 2 up on You Tube. I want to state that I have the up most respect for Duane Eddy and his accomplishments as the #1 Instrumentalist of all time. I have spent years interviewing and archiving and I am very aware of Duane's impact on the American and international music scene in the 50's and 60's. However I was a friend/associate of Al Casey's for many years and I guess after all this time it still boils down to..."who ya gonna believe?" on the subject of "Ramrod,"...Duane or Al. I believe Al. What has happened is that certain Brits (see below) have made Al out to be the liar in this circumstance, and he deserves much better. Hey, "Ramrod" is one of the great instros. of all time, and now that Al is gone his song and his playing on that song (and on Duane's version) need to be acknowledged properly. To Mr's Hart, twang73 etc. yes you are correct...I wasn't there but please note that Duane's Phoenix engineer, Mr. Jack Miller was there, and he is in both of these videos with me helping me prove my points about the circumstances of the Ford/Cindy/Jamie "Ramrod" recordings. But more importantly I direct all doubters to the 1994 Bear Family Duane Jame label box set book by Rob Finnis, turn to page 24 and read for yourself where Hazlewood is quoted as saying that he used Al's original Ford recording (mislabeled as by Duane) to make the Jamie master. Lee:(1) "...it was Al Casey all the way for prosperity and posterity." and (2) "That's not even his (Duane's) record, it's the only other song he knows. Al taught it to him." And as for Duane's long time music friends who know the real story ever saying anything publicly, they don't want to make Duane (and Deed) mad..and I don't blame them! As things go in this world this is a very small matter, I know that, but I wanted anyone who looks at this page now (and in the future) to know that Al was a great guy (and superb musician) and many of us still believe what he (and others) have said for so many years. Nuf said.

Joe has some great hearing, able to hear the voices on the boat from 200 meters away.

I had this too! I thought I only had the one with the jungle and headhunters. This is bringing back all sorts of memories!

Should I be happy or very concerned that I still remember every word? Thanks, man. Made my day.

Tempo-RARI-LEEUH!

Super! Had not heard this in over 30 years and yet I remembered almost every word when listening to it.

GI Joe back in the 1970s, when he was an eleven inch tall action figure had the power to get kids out of the house and into action. My brother and I turned our entire yard into a stage for pretend adventures. We put together environments and obstacles for our adventures that eventually led to our father, losing too much of his own time doing it for us, teaching us how to use his old hand tools so that we could do it ourselves. In addition to some intricate vehicles and structures we made parachutes out of plastic garbage bags and kite string for Joe that took some real research and development to work properly. So in a way GI Joe taught us engineering, some physics and rather more importantly perseverance. We had patient and attentive parents that were willing to take the time to teach us how to make stuff for our adventures so Joe also brought our family closer together. This video brought all of that awesome family memory back in full force. Thanks for putting it up.

I played tenor for years in a band who had 'Ramrod' as one of its staples. I got my sax education on the sax by playing along with all his LPs......particularly a live LP

Awesome!!!!!!!!! I brought this in for show and tell when I was in 1st grade. 1976

Perhaps the movie could begin where they show us how Joseph Colton got the nickname "G.I. Joe" in the first place. Perhaps it was the character of Pvt. Dondaro from the movie called "The Story of G.I. Joe". Perhaps he became a General and Joseph Colton was merely an infantry man at the time and insisted on being called "Joe" as opposed to "Joseph", so the General sarcastically called him "G.I. Joe". Then formed the G.I. Joe special forces unit, with Joseph Colton the leading member of it.

Hey. This just got me thinking about what they could do for the next G.I. Joe movie. They could have it be a prequel where we get to see the last mission of G.I. Joe(Joseph) B. Colton before he gets promoted to the rank of General. He could be played by Hugh Jackman. G.I. Joe could stand for "Government Intelligence Joint Operations Executive". The other characters in the film could include "Commander" Hawk, Duke, Snake Eyes, Ace, Gung Ho, and Shipwreck(the 4 branches of the military).

Found this GI Joe "The Secret Mission to Spy Island" book and record (45rpm) good condition. Wondering is it worth anything?

Anybody know what year this was?

thank you

I love it how the Skipper says "Good Hunting" to Joe as if he was only two feet away from him but in the picture he's like half a mile away in open water. LOL Thanks for upload.

Yes, I see that he has written liner notes for an album and a biography entry on Mr. Casey, but the fact remains that the gentleman is absolutely wrong. I am sure he has respect for what Mr. Eddy has done, but his mission to give undue credit for this one track seems rather old and tired at this point.

First off, Al Casey has not at all received the recognition he deserves. That statement applies to a body of work that "Ramrod" is only a small fraction of. In specific, Casey and Clark have never got the credit/exposure they deserved. Mr. Dixon's credentials consist of being a KNOWN expert on Arizona rock, an author of linear notes on a Casey album, the author of the Arizona Music Entertainment Hall of fame biography entry on Casey, and more.

What specific credentials would apply here? The gentleman was not there when this track was recorded, and Duane has spoken about this "controversy" many times over. As Duane says, all three records are his. Time for Mr. Dixon to give it up. Mr. Casey has received great recognition for his contributions to music. He is in The Musicians Hall of Fame, a recognized member of The Wrecking Crew, and the songwriter royalties for "Ramrod" have gone to him and his family for fifty years.