I performed with Bob between 1987 - 1988. As such this is a tribute to the man on MySpace. Jill Calvert has given me kind permission to upload Bob's solo material.
A wonderful site devoted to Robert well worth a visit
This is a fan page on MySpace for Robert Calvert .
I want here to upload various solo Robert Calvert tracks and will include some of his poetry with excerpts from "The Kid From Silicon Gulch" - eventually! .
"Honour Your Mistakes" Words of wisdom Bob remembered from Brian Eno
"Silver Machine - Is about my old bike" - Bob on the lyrical origins of Silver Machine
Discography
SOLO
Captain Lockheed & The Starfighters (UA) + (BGO)
Lucky Leif & The Longships (UA) + BGO
Hype - The Songs Of Tom Mahler (Voiceprint VP261CD)
Freq (Flicknife)
Test-Tube Conceived(Demi-Monde)
The Cellar Tapes 1 & 2 (Harbour Publications)
DIe Losung with Amon Duul
Live At The Queen Elizabeth Hall - with Maximum Effect (Clear)
Revenge (Blueprint BP320CD)
Manchester 1986 - In Vitro Breed (Voiceprint VP387CD)
Live 86-87 - Acid Rain (Voiceprint VP388CD)
Middlesborough 1986 - The Right Stuff (Voiceprint VP385CD)
Newcastle 1986 - Ship Of Fools (Voiceprint VP389CD)
Rehearsals 29th September 1987 with The Starfighters - Radio Egypt (Voiceprint VP384CD)
Cardiff - new Bogey's Club 15/01/1988 with The Starfighters - Ejection ( Voiceprint VP386CD)
NEW CENTIGRADE 232(Voiceprint)Robert Calvert - Centigrade 232
This is from Voiceprint Uk - please check out their MySpace Page - http://www.myspace.com/newvoiceprint
"232 is the temperature at which writing paper burns rather than book paper. It's meant to signify the writer destroying his rough drafts." - R.C.
Despite the fact that most people view Robert Calvert as a rock musician, Robert actually viewed himself as a poet and a writer. It is of course easy to see where the confusion arises as Robert was for many years a member of British rock band Hawkwind. Robert recorded numerous albums with the band between the years 1971 and 1978 including important releases such as Space Ritual and Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
Originally published in 1977 Centigrade 232 is seen amongst the Robert Calvert as being an important publication gathering together as it did some of Robert Calvert's best work up to this point including Centigrade 232, Beach Combing, First Landing On Medusa and Fly On The Screen.
In 1986 Robert Calvert recited Centigrade 232 and sold the tape through his mailing list. These cassette tapes are like the book - now incredibly rare and treasured collectible items in part due to their rarity. Original copies of the book and cassette now change hands for inflated sums on the traders and collectors markets.
Where: 229 Club 229 GREAT PORTLAND ST LONDON W1W5PN.
Description: A memorial concert in appreciation of the late great MR BARNEY BUBBLES, the very creative multi-media artist, featuring some of Barney’s design projects:
"FROM MANAL TO US THERE WAS NOTHING" Sandra Espinosa "TODOUNO BAND! IS EXPRESSIONANT!" Victor Manuel Weisswart "I PLAYED ONE CHORD AND I WAS IN THE BAND" Raddar Caraballo "SCINCE I AM IN TODOUNO BAND! EVOLUTIONED LIKE THE POKEMON" Chino Tzunami "OUR BAND HAS ALL THE COLOURS" Maxandrea "WHAT??!!! ARE THEY HANDICAPPED???!!! Someone in the audience "TODOUNO BAND EXISTS!" TODUNO himself "THANKS, GOD, TO LET US PLAY WITHOUT KNOWING" Agustín Santos
TODOUNO BAND! is a Free Rock band formed by people with different physical and mental capabilities.
Hey! HAWKWIND is one of my major musical influences. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary bands in music history I have done, with my humble means, a tribute video you can find on YouTube. I'd be delighted if you find the time to take a look and tell me what you think!
OUT on June 05, 2009 - "One listen to this musical outfit from Southern Russia known as Vespero was all it took to make me begin thinking about the great things that must be happening in Russia…" - by Ryan Sparks, Sea Of Tranquility. RAIG is proud to announce Vespero "Surpassing All Kings" (R041, CD), the second studio album by psychedelic/progressive/space rock band from Astrakhan.
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