Intergalactic Touring Band - `76 - Passport Records
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
ok , here is yet another lost gem from the 70`s. this one is more in the art rock / prog rock vein , similar to yes & early prog pioneers. very expansive , proposterous piece , bordering on rediculous , but this is what i personally love about it. over the top in many ways , but still very enjoyable for those into conceptual pieces & storylines.
here is a rundown of some players involve here , including a pre "bat out of hell" meatloaf !
* Brian Cuomo: keyboards, orchestral arrangement on "Robot Salesman" and "Love Station"
* Larry Fast: synthesizers, mellotrons and vocoder, prepared effects on "Starship Jingle"
* Paul Marchetti: drums and percussion, primitive percussion on "Universal Zoo/Why"
* David Scance: acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals on "Silver Lady", group vocals and electric guitar on "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue"
* Peter Sobel: bass, backing vocals on "Silver Lady", primitive percussion, additional vocals and prepared effects on "Universal Zoo/Why?", acoustic guitar on "Reaching Out" and "Robot Salesman", additional percussion on "Love Station"
* Rod Argent: lead vocal on "Silver Lady"
* Steve Barth: lead vocal on "First Landing"
* Danny Beckerman: orchestral arrangement on "Universal Zoo/Why", "First Landing" and "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue"
* David Bedford: orchestral arrangement on "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando" and "Love Station"
* "The Boss": effect vocal on "Universal Zoo/Why"
* Arthur Brown: lead vocal on "Universal Zoo"
* Ryche Chlanda: electric guitar on "Robot Salesman"
* Clarence Clemons: sax solo on "Love Station"
* Irene Conrad: effect vocal on "Silver Lady"
* Dave Cousins: lead vocal on "Heartbreaker"
* Jim Cuomo: lead vocal on "Robot Salesman"
* Frank D'Agostino: group vocals
* Stephen Gaifas: orchestral arrangements on "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman" and "Love Station"
* Bill Guerra: additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why?"
* Annie Haslam: all vocals on "Reaching Out"
* Mighty Joe Young Intile, B.E.: tympani on "Reaching Out", additional percussion on "First Landing"
* Percy Jones: fretless bass on "Why" and "Keeper Keep Us"
* Ben E. King: lead vocal on "Love Station"
* Joel Krantz: group vocals, lead vocal on "Why"
* Jeffrey Leynor: lead vocal on "Epilogue"
* Wil Malone: orchestral arrangements on "Approach", "Silver Lady", Starship Jingle", "Reaching Out", "First Landing" and "Keeper Keep Us"
* Pepe Marchello: lead vocal on "Starship Jingle"
* Meatloaf: lead vocal on "Keeper Keep Us"
* Rick Parfett: lead vocal on "A Planet Called Monday"
* Passport Munchkins: additional vocals on "First Landing"
* Janis Pendarvis & Friends: background vocals on "Love Station"
* Anthony Phillips: acoustic guitars on "Reaching Out"
* Frank Prescod: bass on "First Landing" (with Peter Sobel), "Robot Salesman" and "Love Station"
* Harry Rabinowitz: conductor of London Symphony Orchestra on "Approach", and members of the LSO on "Reaching Out"
* Marge Raymond: Silver Lady vocal on "Silver Lady"
* Francis Rossi: lead vocal on "A Planet Called Monday"
* Marty Scott: backing vocals on "Silver Lady", primitive percussion and additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why?", electric autoharp and prepared effects on "Starship Jingle", additional percussion on "Space Commando"
* Mr. Snips: lead vocal on "Space Commando"
* Shelly Thompson: group vocals
* John Tropea: electric guitar on "Love Station"
* John Zangradno: flutes on "Starship Jingle" and "Heartbreaker"
The Inter-Galactic Touring Band is a wonderful combination of rock music and science fiction that takes us on an imaginary romp through the cosmos. Special sound effects, mostly performed by Larry Fast of the Synergy® Electronic Music label accentuate the experience and add realism to the entire work.
Each song tells a different story. All of them are awe-inspiring. If you like science fiction, you will enjoy the ideas presented in these wonderful stories. The music is impeccably arranged and performed and some of the best vocal artists were chosen to sing the scores. (Such as Meatloaf and Status Quo )
- fan site here with more info than you need : I G T B
- Intergalactic Touring Band - `76 - Passport Records - 320 kbps - 88.8 MB
*includes high rez front cover art
- 1. Approach
- 2. Silver Lady
- 3. Universal Zoo/Why?
- 4. Starship Jingle
- 5. Heartbreaker
- 6. Reaching Out
- 7. First Landing
- 8. Space Commando
- 9. Robot Salesman
- 10. Love Station
- 11. A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue
- 12. Keeper Keep Us
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