This collection includes the album STAR TREK (1972) by a group of reggae session players posthumously credited as The Vulcans. It also contains an album from the same group called INTERSTELLAR REGGAE DRIVE (1973) accrediting the artists as Colonel Elliot & The Lunatics.
Star Trek is a true exploito-oddity from the folks at Trojan. In 1972, former Second Hand and Chillum prog rock keyboardist Ken Elliott laid down synthesizer lines worthy of Perrey & Kingsley -- that's Jean-Jacques Perrey, not Lee "Scratch" Perry -- over reggae rhythms in an attempt to break into the easy listening market. That it is credited to the Vulcans and the album title is Star Trek is icing on the crass concept cheesecake. The songs themselves are light reggae-pop instrumentals that lean heavily on the tinny buzz of the ARP 2600 synthesizer. There's nothing groundbreaking here for reggae fans, but the synth playing gets pretty adventurous. There are some surprises buried on Star Trek too, "Jumping Jupiter" has a vintage Lee Perry vibe percolating under it's kitschy surface and the cover of "Telstar" might be of interest to Joe Meek fans. It's worth noting that Elliott's wild synth work here led him to session work with a number of prominent reggae talents including Dillinger and Keith Hudson. Elliott recorded a follow-up to Star Trek in 1973 as Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics titled Interstella Reggae Drive that is included here in its entirety. ~ Wade Kergan
The Vulcans: Desmond Bryan, Webster Shrowder, Joe Sinclair.
Liner Note Author: Michael DeKoningh.
Vulcans - Star Trek Songs
| 1 | Star Trek | 3:39 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Dr Spock | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Red Herring | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
| 4 | Joe Kidd | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
| 5 | Vulcan-Ised | 3:19 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | Journey Into Space | 2:54 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Dark Shadows | 2:52 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | Dracula | 3:19 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Shang Haied | 2:17 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Asibiso Jungle | 5:36 | $0.99 | |
| 11 | In The Moog Bush | 3:19 | $0.99 | |
| 12 | Back A Yard | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
| 13 | Into The Beginning
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:11 | $0.99 | |
| 14 | Telstar
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:04 | $0.99 | |
| 15 | Interstella Heavy Mob
Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics | 5:06 | $0.99 | |
| 16 | Plutonian Pogo Stick
Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics | 3:01 | $0.99 | |
| 17 | Venus
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:06 | $0.99 | |
| 18 | Cosmic Bust
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 2:52 | $0.99 | |
| 19 | Jumping Jupiter
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 2:17 | $0.99 | |
| 20 | Guns Of The Martian Giants
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:56 | $0.99 | |
| 21 | Approaching Earth
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:48 | $0.99 | |
| 22 | Earth
Colonel Elliott, Colonel Elliott & The Lunatics, Lunatics | 3:05 | $0.99 | |
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