Hype | ||||
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Released | September 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | Free Range Studios, Covent Gardens, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | A-Side Records | |||
Producer | Robert Calvert | |||
Robert Calvert chronology | ||||
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Hype is a 1981 album by singer Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind.
It is subtitled The Songs of Tom Mahler as a tie-in to Calvert's only published novel Hype, the novel being a fictional account of the rise and death of a rock star.
The musicians used for the recording include three members of the band Bethnal, whom Calvert befriended during their support slot on Hawkwind's 1977 UK tour.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Robert Calvert.
- "Over My Head" - 3:11
- "Ambitious" - 3:37
- "It's the Same" - 2:40
- "Hanging Out On the Seafront" - 3:46
- "Sensitive" - 3:37
- "Evil Rock" - 4:39
- "We Like to Be Frightened" - 2:59
- "Teen Ballad of Deano" - 3:01
- "Flight 105" - 3:53
- "The Luminous Green Glow of the Dials of the Dashboard (At Night)" - 3:52
- "Greenfly and the Rose" - 3:51
- "Lord of the Hornets" - 3:58
- Bonus Tracks
- "Over My Head" (different lyrics)
- "Flight 105" (instrumental)
- "Hanging Out On the Seafront" (different lyrics)
- "Lord of the Hornets" (different version)
Personnel
[edit]- Robert Calvert – lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion
- George Csapo – keyboards, violin, backing vocals
- Nick Michaels – rhythm guitar
- Pete Dowling – drums, electronic drums, percussion
- Trev Thoms – lead guitar
- Nik Turner – saxophone, backing vocals
- Michael Moorcock – 12-string guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Pavli – cello
- Simon House – keyboards, violin, backing vocals
- Jaqui - "hold me tight" vocals on "We Like to Be Frightened"
Release history
[edit]- September 1981 – UK – A-Side Records (IF0311) vinyl
- September 1989 – UK – See For Miles Records (SEECD 278) vinyl and CD
- August 2003 – UK – Voiceprint Records (VP261CD) CD – with bonus tracks[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "voiceprint.co.uk". Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2008.