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The Vulcans, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Star Trek / Interstellar Reggae Drive (1971)

The Vulcans, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Star Trek / Interstellar Reggae Drive (1971)
  • Title: Star Trek / Interstellar Reggae Drive
  • Year Of Release: 1971
  • Label: Trojan Records
  • Genre: Electronic, Reggae
  • Quality: MP3 320 kbps; 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
  • Total Time: 01:13:46
  • Total Size: 180; 469 MB
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Star Trek is a true exploito-oddity from the folks at Trojan. In 1972, former Second Hand and Chillum prog rock keyboardist Ken Elliott laid down synthesizer lines worthy of Perrey & Kingsley -- that's Jean-Jacques Perrey, not Lee "Scratch" Perry -- over reggae rhythms in an attempt to break into the easy listening market. That it is credited to the Vulcans and the album title is Star Trek is icing on the crass concept cheesecake. The songs themselves are light reggae-pop instrumentals that lean heavily on the tinny buzz of the ARP 2600 synthesizer. There's nothing groundbreaking here for reggae fans, but the synth playing gets pretty adventurous. There are some surprises buried on Star Trek too, "Jumping Jupiter" has a vintage Lee Perry vibe percolating under it's kitschy surface and the cover of "Telstar" might be of interest to Joe Meek fans. It's worth noting that Elliott's wild synth work here led him to session work with a number of prominent reggae talents including Dillinger and Keith Hudson. Elliott recorded a follow-up to Star Trek in 1973 as Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics titled Interstella Reggae Drive that is included here in its entirety.

Tracklist:
1 01. The Vulcans - Star Trek (03:40)
1 02. The Vulcans - Dr Spock (02:50)
1 03. The Vulcans - Red Herring (02:52)
1 04. The Vulcans - Joe Kidd (03:59)
1 05. The Vulcans - Vulcan-ised (03:21)
1 06. The Vulcans - Journey Into Space (02:55)
1 07. The Vulcans - Dark Shadows (02:53)
1 08. The Vulcans - Dracula (03:20)
1 09. The Vulcans - Shang Haied (02:19)
1 10. The Vulcans - Asibiso Jungle (05:38)
1 11. The Vulcans - In the Moog Bush (03:21)
1 12. The Vulcans - Back a Yard (03:00)
1 13. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Into the Beginning (03:11)
1 14. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Telstar (03:04)
1 15. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Interstella Heavy Mob (05:06)
1 16. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Plutonian Pogo Stick (03:02)
1 17. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Venus (03:07)
1 18. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Cosmic Bust (02:53)
1 19. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Jumping Jupiter (02:18)
1 20. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Guns of the Martian Giants (03:55)
1 21. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Approaching Earth (03:48)
1 22. Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics - Earth (03:04)


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