Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters (1974)

Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters is a 1974 satirical concept album by Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind. The album contains a mixture of songs and comic spoken interludes with an overall concept based on the German Air Ministry's purchase of the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, which was eventually nicknamed Widowmaker by Luftwaffe pilots.

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A1Franz Josef Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews the Luftwaffe in 1958. Finding It Somewhat Lacking in Image Potential1:48
A2The Aerospaceage Inferno4:18
A3Aircraft Salesman (A Door in the Foot)1:59
A4The Widow Maker2:31
A5Two Test Pilots Discuss the Starfighter’s Performance0:47
A6The Right Stuff4:22
A7Board Meeting (Seen Through a Contract Lense)0:57
A8The Song of the Gremlin (part one)3:24
B1Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off)3:19
B2Hero With a Wing3:18
B3Ground Control to Pilot0:48
B4Ejection3:40
B5Interview - The Widow’s Song3:46
B6I Resign0:35
B7The Song of the Gremlin (part two)3:12
B8Bier Garten0:34
B9Catch a Falling Starfighter2:58