jimmy@scgvaxd.UUCP (Jim Raisne[D[Danen) (10/12/85)
Hi Gang! I'm glad I subscribed, we have some interesting stuff here to read. A question (especially for our Canadien friends in Toronto): Does anyone out there know if Klaatu has released any albums since the `Greatest Hits' album that came after `Magentalane'? I really like Klaatu's music and I haven't heard of anything of theirs coming out since then and its been awhile. Also I heard rumours that they were going to or have already toured! Is this true? You don't ever hear Klaatu on the radio, although I hear that the Carpenters received airplay of "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" a while back! California is a long way from `Records on Wheels' in Windsor where I found Magentalane, and the record stores here don't even have the old records any more and I don't go to Detroit (where I was raised) as much as I used to (thus I don't get to Windsor either!) Does anybody know? Has anybody ever heard of Klaatu? Thanks in Advance, Jim Raisanen "Hodad made the scene, totin 6 pack of Coka Cola, Stogie smoking in hand, a groovin' in his sandals. California's on my mind, surf and sand in the sun; in the setting sun........."
michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (10/17/85)
I remember when they first came out it was largely
rumored that they were in fact the Beatles recording under
another name. I guess this started because Klaatu (sp) is
the name of Michael Rennie's robot buddy from "The Day the
Earth Stood Still" (I think?) and he appeared on Ringo's
Goodnight Vienna album. People, desperate for a Beatle fix,
let their imaginations run wild ala Paul's death.