Klaatu – “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”, “Sub Rosa Subway”, “Doctor Marvello”, “California Jam” and “True Life Hero”

I think it must have been about 1976 or 1977 when I bought an album by a Canadian band called Klaatu with, among others, the track “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” (which was covered by The Carpenters soon after it came out).

It was rumoured that this was actually the Beatles in disguise, so to speak.

Parts of the record certainly sounded like the Beatles, but you couldn’t be sure.

Well, now you can. It wasn’t.

The debut album “Klaatu” was actually called “3:47 EST” in Canada, but was changed by the US record label, so I guess I got the US version.

The name Klaatu was taken from an extraterrestial (i.e. outer space person) played by Michael Rennie in the film “The Day The Earth Stood Still”. (I think Michael Rennie is also referred to by Richard O’Brien in the song “Science Fiction/Double Feature”, the title track of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.)

Whatever, the music makes pleasant listening, Beatles-like or not.

So without further ado, here are some tracks from that first album (there were more).

“Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”:

“Sub Rosa Subway”:

“Doctor Marvello”:

“California Jam”:

“True Life Hero” (sounds a bit like Juke Box Hero”, doesn’t it…):

May the force be with you…

Paul

P.S. Sorry, wromg film. 😉

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