1974 UK ORIG HAWKWIND PINK FAIRIES CAPTAIN LOCKHEED STARFIGHTERS Psych Prog GEM
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ORIGINAL 1974 DELUXE U.K. FIRST PRESS
HAWKWIND
PINK FAIRIES
ARTHUR BROWN
ROBERT CALVERT
CAPTAIN LOCKHEED
&
THE STARFIGHTERS
\ UK - UNITED ARTISTS - UAG 29507
TOP COPY ....final collection copy
NICE BRITISH 1974 original with elaborate silver embossed gatefold cover with photo lyric pages attached inside the gatefold cover... there are certainly prime HAWKWIND piledriving sonic spacerock cuts embedded over both sides...Paul Rudolph (original guitar vocalist for Pink Fairies) & Arthur Brown unite for an all star cast...
Includes the custom designed inner sleeve!
This is as close as you'll get to vintage, studio quality Hawkwind in the guise of a "solo" work. Over Dave Brock's "assassin-esque" guitarwork, powered by Lemmy's thunderous bassline, Calvert's opening lyric "A flock of steel eagles tearing by, the ripped-silk scream of the rended sky..." drives this concept album on towards the inevitable "falling starfighter" anthem/dirge, providing ample testimony to Calvert's genius.The album is about how the West German government wanted to purchase the Lockheed F-104, modified and called the F-104G, which turned out to be nothing more than a death trap, with about 30% of the F-104Gs crashing, giving the nickname "The Widowmaker".
Now, it's no surprise this album is a complete must for Hawkwind fans. Not only do these songs sound like Hawkwind, Hawkwind members make guests here, including Lemmy, Simon King, Pink Fairies guitarist Paul Rudolph, Del Dettmar, Nik Turner, and Dave Brock. Other guests include Brian Eno, (Crazy World of) Arthur Brown (he sings on "Song of the Gremlin" Part 1 and 2), Vivian Stanshell, Twink, and even Traffic's Jim Capaldi. First you get treated with some comedy, before the first real song kicks in, "Aerospaceage Inferno". This piece starts off with Lemmy's unmistakable use of fuzz bass, and the song gets rocking, showing it to be just as great as the best of Hawkwind. The next two songs are in the same vein, "The Widowmaker" and "The Right Stuff". There is no getting around the Hawkwind sound, but no one is surprised, but these are classics, as far as I'm concerned. "Song of the Gremlin Part 1" is a bit different, with some nice use of synthesizer, and great vocals from Arthur Brown. The drum track has that big drum sound. "Hero With a Wing" really blew us away, a rather nice, mellow piece with a sinister feel to it. "Ejection" is another similar rocking piece to "The Aerospaceage Inferno", "The Widowmaker" and "The Right Stuff". "Song of the Gremlin Part 2" is a rather twisted piece, reminding us of the more twisted moments of Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come's Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971) (it helps that Brown was on this cut). "Catch a Falling Starfighter" is a great closing piece, with great vocal harmonies and a very catchy melody...
Franz JosephStrauss, Defence Minister, Reviews The Luftwaffe In 1958. Finding It Somewhat Lacking...
The Aerospaceage Inferno
Aircraft Salesman (A Door In The Foot)
The Widow Maker
Two Test Pilots Discuss The Starfighter's Performance
The Right Stuff
Board Meeting (SeenThrough A Contract Lense)
The Song Of The Gremlin (Part One)
Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off)
Hero With A Wing
Ground Control To Pilot
Ejection
Interview
I Resign
The Song Of The Gremlin (Part Two)
Bier Garten
Catch A Falling Starfighter
CONDITION: The cover: The embossed photo pages gatefold cover is M- TOP COPY with NO problems...completely an essential collectible with fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- a TOP copy = expect play grade to be with very enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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