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Hype (album)

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Hype
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1981
Recorded1981
StudioFree Range Studios, Covent Gardens, London
GenreRock
LabelA-Side Records
ProducerRobert Calvert
Robert Calvert chronology
Lucky Leif and the Longships
(1975)
Hype
(1981)
Freq
(1984)

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

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All songs written by Robert Calvert.

  1. "Over My Head" - 3:11
  2. "Ambitious" - 3:37
  3. "It's the Same" - 2:40
  4. "Hanging Out On the Seafront" - 3:46
  5. "Sensitive" - 3:37
  6. "Evil Rock" - 4:39
  7. "We Like to Be Frightened" - 2:59
  8. "Teen Ballad of Deano" - 3:01
  9. "Flight 105" - 3:53
  10. "The Luminous Green Glow of the Dials of the Dashboard (At Night)" - 3:52
  11. "Greenfly and the Rose" - 3:51
  12. "Lord of the Hornets" - 3:58
Bonus Tracks
  1. "Over My Head" (different lyrics)
  2. "Flight 105" (instrumental)
  3. "Hanging Out On the Seafront" (different lyrics)
  4. "Lord of the Hornets" (different version)

Personnel

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "voiceprint.co.uk". Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2008.