KLAATU TRACK FACTS

by John Woloschuk


Title of Work: Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
Words By:
John Woloschuk and Terry Draper
Music By:
John Woloschuk and Terry Draper
Lead Vocal:
Terry Draper and John Woloschuk
Backup Vocals:
John Woloschuk, Terry Draper, Dee Long, Terry Brown
Instrumentation:
John:
pianos, organ, synthesizer, bass guitar
Dee:
mellotron, synthesizer, electric guitar
Terry:
drums, tympani, percussion

Recorded At:
Toronto Sound Studios
Recording Period:
March - August 1975 (mixed 06-Jan-1976)
Initial Release Date:
August 1976 (3:47 E.S.T. album)
Remarks:
The idea for this track was suggested by an actual event that is described in "The Flying Saucer Reader", a book by Jay David published in 1967. In March 1953 an organization known as the "International Flying Saucer Bureau" sent a bulletin to all its members urging them to participate in an experiment termed "World Contact Day" whereby, at a predetermined date and time, they would attempt to collectively send out a telepathic message to visitors from outer space. The message began with the words..."Calling occupants of interplanetary craft!"

The initial recording took place on March 13, 1975 and consisted of grand piano, mellotron and drums which were recorded live off the floor with producer Terry Brown engineering. 

The footsteps heard at the beginning of this track were recorded on July 1, 1975 using a mobile recording facility. Back at the studio this live action recording was combined with various nature sounds collected from sound effects records. The final element was to record the sound of a scratched mastering disc as it rotated on a turntable. The entire introduction was then mixed and dubbed into the 24-track master recording. 


KLAATU MULTI-TRACK INFO


Tape Format:
24-Track recorded at 30 ips
Comments:
This was the last track recorded for Klaatu's debut album

Track #
                           
Track #
                           
1
Mellotron
2
Snare drum
3
Overhead drums (left); fx introduction
4
Overhead drums (right); fx introduction
5
Tom #1
6
Tom #2
7
Piano (bass) 8
Piano (treble)
9
Hi-hat; vocal in ending
10
Bass drum
11
Mellotron (double)
12
Organ (Hammond)
13
Bass Guitar (Rickenbacker 4001)
14
Hohner Pianet; echo piano; vocal
15
Electric guitar; vocal double (intro)
16
Handclaps; tympani; tambourine
17
Synthesizer; maraccas; backup vocal
18
Synthesizer; backup vocal
19
Synthesizer (French horn & strings)
20
Synthesizer (French horn & bass sustain)
21
Synthesizer (French horn & bass)
22
Synthesizer (French horn & violin)
23
Lead vocal
24
Lead vocal (double)