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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.

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921

Credits

295

Albums

6

Decades active

165

In collections

Biography

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For Robert Calvert who played sax with Catapilla, Mother Gong & John Stevens' Away use Robert Calvert.
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.

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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

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