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Robert Calvert
real name Robert Newton Calvert
South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind
United Kingdom · 1945-03-09 – 1988-08-14
Robert Calvert is credited on 921 releases across 295 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
921
Credits
295
Albums
6
Decades active
165
In collections
Biography
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English musician Born 9 March 1945; Died 14 August 1988 after suffering a heart attack. Intermittently contributed poetry, lyrics and vocals to legendary space rock band Hawkwind on five of their most critically acclaimed albums, including Space Ritual (1973), Quark, Strangeness & Charm (1977) and 25 Years On / Hawklords (1978). Calvert also recorded a number of solo albums between 1974 and 1986.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
921 releases · 295 albums · active 1971–2026
- Performance · 2,052
- Other credits · 165
- Production · 76
- Mastering · 19
- Engineering · 13
Studios: Olympic Studios · Rockfield Studios · Brixton Sundown · Liverpool Stadium
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Space Ritual
1973

X In Search Of Space
1971

Hall Of The Mountain Grill
1974

Quark, Strangeness And Charm
1977

Doremi Fasol Latido
1972

Down To Earth
1974

Monolithic Baby!
2004

Mindfucker
2018

Levitation
1980

Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
1976

Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters
1974

Masters Of The Universe
1977

Roadhawks
1976

Greasy Truckers Party
2021

Now For A Feast!
1988

The Xenon Codex
1988

Space Invasion
1980

Live Seventy Nine
1980

P.X.R.5
1979

25 Years On
1978

Three Day Week (When The Lights Went Out 1972-1975)
2019

Space Metal
2002

The Best Rock Album In The World... Ever
1994

The One That Got Away
1993
Frequent collaborators
- Hawkwind
- Various
- Hawklords
- Pop Will Eat Itself
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Vardis
- Kollaa Kestää
- Amon Düül
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