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Starfighters are an English heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal movement founded in Birmingham, England, in 1980. [1] They attracted a strong British cult following but were not able to translate this into any lasting success, producing just two full studio albums in the early 1980s.
"The Right Stuff" (extended version) – 8.07 "Ejection" (single version) – 3.47 "Catch A Falling Starfighter" (single version) – 3.00; Hawkwind has incorporated some of the songs in their live set through the years including "The Right Stuff", "Ejection", "The Widow Maker" and "The Song of the Gremlin" and they have also been recorded and included on several of their live albums and ...
During periods away from Hawkwind duties, Calvert worked on his solo career; his solo creative output included albums, stage plays, poetry, and a novel. His first solo album, Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters, was released in 1974. [3] The record is a concept album, an amalgam of music and theatre focused around the Lockheed bribery scandals.
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5. Tucker, John (2006). Suzie Smiled... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Shropshire, UK: Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-0-9549704-7-5
The score for The Last Starfighter was composed and conducted by Craig Safan.In 1984, a soundtrack album was released on LP by CD by Southern Cross Records. [1]The Southern Cross album includes two songs written for the movie by Safan and Mark Mueller.
The album received universal acclaim upon release. Writing for PopMatters, John Bergstrom described it as "the most essential single-disc, multi-artist collection of dub music to be issued to date." [5] Bergstrom's observation that King Tubby and his circle dominate the track-listing was echoed by XLR8R's Jesse Serwer. [6]
Title Year Release Songwriter(s) Notes "All Right Now" 1970 Fire and Water: Rodgers/Fraser "Be My Friend" 1970 Highway: Rodgers/Fraser "Bodie" 1970 Highway: Rodgers/Fraser
The following is a list of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes. In several of the disputes the artists have stated that the copying of melody or chord progression was unconscious. In some cases the song was sampled or covered. Some cases are still awaiting litigation.