Talk:Robert Calvert

message: It's him who was a saxophonist in Catapilla or not? Anybody knows? --GolerGkA 19:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No - the Robert Calvert from Catapilla and Mother Gong is a different person - "Indeed, experienced Catapilla-watchers will not have been surprised to see Calvert working with that band's Gilli Smyth in the mid-'90s" from http://www.myspace.com/catapilla7172 which shows it is a differnt person as this Robert Calvert died before the 90s --C Hawke (talk) 17:51, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, you are correct.  I have since had this confirmed by various musicians who have worked with Robert the saxophonist.  He has a Discogs page here https://www.discogs.com/artist/658372-Robert-Calvert-2 F104G (talk) 10:43, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: He also has his own Wikipedia article - Robert Calvert (saxophonist) - as referred to in Hatnote below Arjayay (talk) 10:48, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Saxophonist 

message: After seeing a BBC4 documentary on Hawkwind giving Calvert's year of death as 1998, I checked here and was found that was the date given here... hmmmm. As he is  listed as a 1988 death at the bottom of the page and from memory I recall it as happening well before 1998, I amended the year of death accordingly. Exislander 21:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: IP 71.29, that must be a different Calvert. I vividly remember hearing about his death whilst working on a building site, just prior to starting my current job in 1989 109.144.147.232 (talk) 21:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of Death

message: Was Robert really South African?  Although he was born in SA I believe both his parents were British.  They moved back to England when Robert was two years old, and Robert stayed here ever since.  Does that make him South African (where he was born) or British (where he grew up)?
F104G (talk) 16:51, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

message: "Nik Turner, and other former Hawkwind musicians are currently collaborating as Hawklords as a tribute to Calvert."
Strange, I had been told that the reason was that they had performed under the name "xHAWKWIND" and due to confusion (the 'x' was very small on all the posters), people thought they were going to see the REAL Hawkwind... So they got sued and lost. Then they changed their name to Hawklords. 77.99.98.37 (talk) 11:33, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tribute to Calvert? 

message: Despite one eBay seller claiming that the Robert Calvert on "John Stevens' Away" LPs is the same as the Hawkwind one, Discogs says otherwise - indeed, this CD with him on was released in 2004, long after this Robert Calvert died. --C Hawke (talk) 20:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Stevens' Away 

message: The confusion with the saxophonist keeps arising.
Robert Calvert (saxophonist) doesn't exist, and may not meet if it is created, so we can't hat-note to it.Is it worth a hatnote along the lines of "for the saxophonist of the same name see Catapilla" ?Arjayay (talk) 18:05, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Having researched Robert Calvert (saxophonist) he has played with at least 5 artists that merit their own articles on Wikipedia - I believe, therefore, that he meets WP:N so have written an article about him, and hatnoted this article - hopefully this will reduce future complaints/confusion. Arjayay (talk) 19:06, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hatnote 

message: Because the CDs are at home and I'm not, I can't add the details, but there exists a bunch of CDs from 1986-87 which were official enough to have been bought via Amazon.  Titles:
* Ship Of Fools - Newcastle 1987 (2 CDs)
* The Right Stuff - Middlesbrough 1986
* Radio Egypt - Rehearsals 1987
* In Vitro Breed - Manchester 1987 (2 CDs)
I'll try to remember to bung 'em in when I return home from cat-sitting duties... Mr Larrington (talk) 16:21, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I've added these.  Confusion as the Newcastle and Manchester CDs say 1986 on the front and 1987 on the back.  I've gone with the latter as these have specific dates of recording, not just the year.  Judging by the catalogue numbers I'd expect there to be at least two more live sets from this period Out There. Mr Larrington (talk) 17:55, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: He also worked with Adrian Wagner on Disco Dream And The Androids.  At the time of release it was anonymous, with no credits (other than producers) anywhere on the record but later re-issues (and the blurb on Adrian's website) explain that this was Robert and Adrian doing their disco thang.  I still haven't figured-out how to amend the main page though.F104G (talk) 10:49, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

text: What are those live albums like ? Is there much difference between them. Somewhere, I did have the live at the QEH album. -- Beardo (talk) 03:36, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Albums 

message: Towards the end of his life, his backing band were called the Maximum Effect. Anyone know who was in that band ? --Beardo (talk) 04:27, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Cheers - thanks. I saw them play in a pub near the Oval, shortly after Bob's death. -- Beardo (talk) 04:11, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maximum Effect