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Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters (1974) [Remastered 2007] Re-up

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Date: 4 Aug 2017 16:53:45

Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters (1974) [Remastered 2007] Re-up

Recorded in 1974 for United Artists Records, the concept album featured classic songs such as ‘Ejection', ‘The Right Stuff' and ‘The Widowmaker' interwoven with humorous satirical dialogue from Calvert, Jim Capaldi & Viv Stanshall. The musical guests included Hawkwind, Arthur Brown and Brian Eno, making for a unique and legendary album.

Robert Calvert
Wikipedia | Progarchives

Track Listing

01. Franz Josef Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews The Luftwaffe In 1958. Finding It Somewhat Lacking In Image Potential (1:40)
02. The Aerospaceage Inferno (4:35)
03. Aircraft Salesman (A Door In The Foot) (1:41)
04. The Widow Maker (2:42)
05. Two Test Pilots Discuss The Starfighter's Performance (0:42)
06. The Right Stuff (4:22)
07. Board Meeting (Seen Through A Contract Lense) (0:59)
08. The Song of the Gremlin (part one) (3:24)
09. Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off) (3:14)
10. Hero With A Wing (3:24)
11. Ground Control To Pilot (0:52)
12. Ejection (3:36)
13. Interview (3:47)
14. I Resign (0:36)
15. The Song of the Gremlin (part two) (3:13)
16. Bier Garten (0:37)
17. Catch A Falling Starfighter (2:58)

Bonus Tracks
18. The Right Stuff (extended version) (8:08)
19. Ejection (single version) (3:51)
20. Catch A Falling Starfighter (single version) (2:56)

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, The Darkness, The Smashing Pumpkins, …)

Musicians

• Robert Calvert - vocals
• Arthur Brown - vocals on "The Song of the Gremlin" parts 1 and 2
• Paul Rudolph - lead and rhythm guitar (all), bass guitar on "The Song of the Gremlin" parts 1 and 2, "Hero with a Wing"
• Dave Brock - lead guitar on "The Widow Maker"
• Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) - bass guitar
• Nik Turner - saxophone
• Brian Eno (as Brian Peter George St John La Baptiste De La Salle) - Synthesizer
• Del Dettmar - synthesizer
• Adrian Wagner - keyboards on "The Song of the Gremlin" parts 1 and 2
• Simon King - drums
• Twink Alder - Funeral drum on "Catch a Falling Starfighter"
• The Ladbroke Grove Hermaphroditic Voice Ensemble - back up vocals

Notes

Robert Calvert's 1st solo project.
A concept album: Music/Theater - Captain Lockheed alternates between octane guzzlers in the classic Hawkwind vein and Monty Python-like vignettes.

Original release date 1975.

Track 18 recorded at Olympic Studios on 17th August 1973 - previously unreleased.
Tracks 19, 20 A & B sides of single - released as United Artists UP 35543 in 1973.

Recording Studios:
- Island
- Olympic
- Radio Luxembourg (Dialogue)

Recorded between March 1973 and January 1974.

Remastered from the original master tapes at The Audio Archiving Company.
"The Right Stuff" bonus version mixed from the original 16-track master at The Audio Archiving Company.

This compilation: ℗ 2007 Eclectic Entertainment Ltd., under license from EMI Records UK.
© 1974 EMI Records UK.
"The Right Stuff" (extended version) © 2007 EMI Records UK.

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