Tag Archives: Jim Capaldi

Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters Album cover 1974

29/12/15 – Robert Calvert – Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters – 1974

What I love about this album – apart from the songs, is the dialogue. A concept album by Hawkwind member Robert Calvert (Silver Machine, Seven By Seven and Sonic Attack were three of his greatest Hawkwind moments). The plot: Germany wants to modernize after World War 2 and are talked into purchasing one of the […]

Traffic 1967

22/8/14 – Traffic – Hole in My Shoe – 1967

Although overplayed and parodied by Neil from The Young Ones, this single seriously blew my 9 year old mind in 1967. I hadn’t seen the video till decades later and you probably hadn’t either, so let yourself relive this psychedelic trip and you can transport yourself back to the era, meld with the mellotron, have a love-in with […]