Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Frank Joseph Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews The Luftwaffe In 1958. Finding It Somewhat Lacking In Image Potential	1:40
A2	The Aerospaceage Inferno	4:35
A3	Aircraft Salesman (A Door In The Foot)	1:41
A4	The Widow Maker Guitar [Lead] – Dave Brock	2:42
A5	Two Test Pilots Discuss The Starfighter's Performance	0:41
A6	The Right Stuff	4:23
A7	Board Meeting (Seen Through A Contract Lense)	0:58
A8	The Song Of The Gremlin (Part One)	3:21
B1	Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off)	3:17
B2	Hero With A Wing	3:20
B3	Ground Control To Pilot	0:52
B4	Ejection	3:35
B5	Interview	3:55
B6	I Resign	0:27
B7	The Song Of The Gremlin (Part Two)	3:10
B8	Bier Garten	0:38
B9	Catch A Falling Starfighter Percussion [Funeral Drum] – Twink	2:54

Credits

• Bass, Guitar [Rhythm] – Lemmy
• Drums – Simon King
• Guitar, Bass – Paul Rudolph
• Keyboards – Adrian Wagner
• Saxophone – Nik Turner
• Synthesizer – Del Dettmar
• Vocals – Arthur Brown
• Vocals, Voice [Spoken Word], Percussion – Robert Calvert
• Voice [Spoken Word] – Jim Capaldi, Richard Ealing, Tom Mittledorf, Vivian Stanshall

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.

Title embosed on cover in silver foil print.
Aircraft in artwork embosed on both front and back covers of gatefold jacket.
Printed (black paper) insert containing lyrics and dialogue stappled to inside center of gatefold.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UAG 29507	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	United Artists Records	UAG 29507	UK	1974
TCK 29507	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters ‎(Cass, Album)	United Artists Records	TCK 29507	UK	1974
BGOCD5	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters ‎(CD, Album, RE)	BGO Records	BGOCD5	UK	1994
RCV014LP(G)	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters ‎(2xLP, Col)	Back On Black	RCV014LP(G)	UK	2010
IMP 1011	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters ‎(LP, Album)	Import Records	IMP 1011	US	1977