Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters [Import, Original recording remastered]

Robert Calvert | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: BGO Records
• ASIN: B0000011L7
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Franz Joseph Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews the Luftwaffe in 1958.

2. The Aerospaceage Inferno

3. Aircraft Salesman (A Door in the Foot)

4. The Widow Maker

5. Two Test Pilots Discuss the Starfighter's Performance

6. The Right Stuff

7. Board Meeting (Seen Through a Contract Lense)

8. The Song of the Gremlin, Pt. 1

9. Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off)

10. Hero with a Wing

11. Ground Control to Pilot

12. Ejection

13. Interview

14. The Song of the Gremlin, Pt. 2

15. Bier Garten

16. Catch a Falling Starfighter

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the former Hawkwind member's 1974 album including three bonus tracks. Recorded for United Artists Records, this concept album featured classic songs such as 'Ejection', 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Widowmaker' interwoven with humorous satirical dialogue from Calvert, Jim Capaldi and Viv Stanshall. The musical guests include Hawkwind, Arthur Brown and Brian Eno, making for a unique and legendary album. Atomhenge. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Robert Calvert - 'Captain Lockheed&The Firefighters (BGO), September 17, 2004

By 

Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters (Audio CD)

When I heard this CD reissue for the very first time, I thought, "what the...?". Originally released in 1974, the purchaser SHOULD keep in mind of course that 'Captain Lockheed...' is a concept lp by Robert Calvert, who was the resident poet for Hawkwind through out the '70's. Maybe to conceptual for some. For one thing, there's plenty of dialogue. This may be so, but there are some tunes here, that truly hold the test of time. The ORIGINAL versions of "Aerospaceage Inferno", "The Right Stuff", "Ejection" and "Song Of A Gremlin, Part 2". This may not technically be a Hawkwind lp, but the players backing Calvert (R.I.P.) on this effort are: Dave Brock, Nik Turner, Lemmy, Del Dettmar and Simon King. Need I say more? A great Calvert solo title to have.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MONTY PYTHON MEETS HAWKWIND!, June 22, 2002

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R. Recchia "reck" (blodgett mills, ny) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters (Audio CD)

I just recently bought this album on cd and I'm really enjoy-
ing it.This is one of the most entertaining concept
albums I've ever heard! The story behind it( a TRUE story, as one
of my co-workers told me) is tragic and almost unbelievable, yet
CALVERT and his co-horts make it humourous! The dialogue is VERY funny and very MONTY
PYTHON-like(and slightly HOGAN'S HEROES-
LIKE); I keep waiting for the SPANISH INQUISITION to show
up while I'm listening to it! The songs themselves are terrific
and very HAWKWIND-like; this is no surprise considering how many
HAWKWIND members perform on it! My favorite song at the time is
AEROSPACEAGE INFERNO, a very heavy rocker which shares almost the
same bass line as the song MOTORHEAD. WIDOWMAKER is another hard
rocker and it's VERY similar to ORGONE ACCUMALATOR.EJECTION and
THE RIGHT STUFF should be familiar to HAWKWIND fans; both of
them show up on the HAWKWIND compilation LORD OF LIGHT and live
versions show up on CALIFORNIA BRAINSTORM and THE BUSINESS TRIP.
This album has a great sense of humour about it, a sense of hu-
mour not found on HAWKWIND albums.
If you liked HAWK-
WIND during their LEMMY days, you'll love the music for this. IT'S THE GREAT STUFF, BABY, THE GREAT STUFF!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One great story with music, February 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters (Audio CD)

I recall the days listening to the record in the basement. Sterio cranked up, and the story with music came to life. I think this is one of the best records of the 70's. My older brother had the copy and I could never get him to sell it to me. When you hear it you'll know why it is priceless, and not for sale. Thank you for putting it on cd. I can now share it with my friends. I would recommend this cd to any one. Enjoy.