Cricket star

[Captain Bl@ck]

Robert Calvert and the 1st XI. 'Cricket Star'. Wake Up Records WUR5.

Bob recorded Cricket Star with his band in 1974 for UA in what was
apparently a very authentic reggae style - unfortunately the record company
weren't impressed and the song was shelved, the master tapes subsequently
lost.

He later took the song to Adrian Wagner, who owned the Electronic Dream
Plant, responsible for the Wasp synthesiser. At the time, bands were
releasing coloured vinyl, picture discs, flexi discs, single sided singles
etc, so Bob put all these ingredients together to release a one-sided green
picture flexi single.

It was sold through independent record shops - Graduate in Dudley (remember
them?) were one stockist - for something like 75p. That would have been in
1979, as I recall.

I have a copy here - I'll scan the disc in and send you the image off list.



----- Original Message -----
From: <Alogilvy at AOL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:33 AM
Subject: Cricket star


> Does anyone out there know the history of Bobs Flexidisc?
> Why was it released as a flexi?
> I've never owned a copy, and am finding it difficult to get hold of a
copy.
> How was it made available, was it with a magazine?
> Does anyone out there have a spare copy for sale?  can someone EMail  me a
> photo of the disc?
> Thanks
> Al