Yeah, I think I told you that a while back I finally got a record player, so I put it out in the garage, since I knew I'd be working out there. I've got so many albums that I've bought through the years, just so that when I finally got a player I'd be able to listen to them.
Anyway, the first album I listened to tonight was "Hope", by Klaatu. Klaatu was a group from Canada back in the mid-70s who happened to sound a lot like the Beatles (and the Beach Boys in some instances, but that's a whole other blog). They sounded so much like them that there were many rumors going around that Klaatu were actually were a re-formed Beatles. There were plenty of signs - many of which were completely believable - but in the end, it turned out that Klaatu was a completely different band - definitely not The Beatles! There was actually a song they wrote that was covered by the friggin' Carpenters: "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft".
I've got a copy of both of their first two albums. In fact I've got a copy of the first one, which has a misprint on one of the songs: a song called "Little Neutrino" is labeled as "Little Meutrino" on the back cover. Maybe I can get a nice chunk-a-change for that on eBay! I don't know who was responsible for that big ol' misprint at Capitol Records, but I hope they were fired! (yes, I realize this was 34 years ago!). Okay, so I need to get a life. :-/
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