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but rather a

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released in 1977 by the now defunct

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in America and

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in England. The ensemble album featured many star performers from

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and other genres, including

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(

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), Percy Jones,

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, Peppi Marchello (

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),While credited as "Pepe Marchello" on the album, the correct spelling is "Peppi" as shown on the

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. and many others. The songs are loosely held together by an epic theme of multi-generational space travel and human

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Fictional band members

* Hope Larson — Lase Keyboard Panel * Ixol Phaane — Computerized Keyboard Synthesis * Justice Conrad — Globe Lase Base * Krys — Holographic Percussion * Raif Reed — Lase Guitar

List of tracks

* "Approach (Overture)" * "Silver Lady" * "Universal Zoo/Why" * "Starship Jingle" * "Heartbreaker" * "Reaching Out" * "First Landing" * "Space Commando" * "Robot Salesman" * "Love Station" * "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" * "Keeper Keep Us"

List of performers

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on "Silver Lady" * Steve Barth: Lead vocal on "First Landing" *

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: Orchestral arrangement on "Universal Zoo/Why", "First Landing" and "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" *

David Bedford David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter ...

: Orchestral arrangement on "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando" and "Love Station" *

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: Lead vocal, "Universal Zoo" * Ryche Chlanda: Electric guitar on "Robot Salesman" *

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on "Love Station" *

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: Effect

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on "Silver Lady" *

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: Lead vocal on "Heartbreaker" * Brian Cuomo:

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on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" and "Keeper Keep Us"; Orchestral arrangement on "Robot Salesman" and "Love Station" *

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: Lead vocal on "Robot Salesman" * Frank D'Agostino: Group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" and "Keeper Keep Us" *

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s on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us";

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on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Robot Salesman";

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on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Robot Salesman"; prepared effects on "Starship Jingle" * Stephan Galfas: Orchestral arrangement on "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station" *

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: Additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why" *

: Lead vocal on "Reaching Out" * Mighty Young Joe Intile, B. E.:

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on "Reaching Out"; Additional percussion on "First Landing" * Percy Jones:

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on "Why" and "Keeper Keep Us" *

: Lead vocal on "Love Station" * Joel Krantz: Lead vocal on "Why"; group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us" * Jeffrey Leynor: Lead vocal, "Epilogue" *

: Lead vocal on "Keeper Keep Us" *

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: orchestral arrangement on "Approach (Overture)", "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Reaching Out", "First Landing", "Keeper Keep Us" * Peppi Marchello (misspelled ''Pepe'' in album credits): Lead vocal on "Starship Jingle" * Paul Marchetti:

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s and

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on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "Reaching Out", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; Primitive percussion on "Universal Zoo/Why" * The Passport Munchkins: Additional

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on "First Landing" *

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: Lead vocal, "A Planet Called Monday" * Janice Pendarvis and Friends:

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on "Love Station" *

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: Acoustic guitars on "Reaching Out" *

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: Bass guitar on "First Landing", "Robot Salesman", "Love Station" * Marge Raymond: Silver Lady vocal on "Silver Lady" *

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: Lead vocal, "A Planet Called Monday" *

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on "Silver Lady", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman";

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on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "Robot Salesman", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; group vocals on "Silver Lady" and "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue" * Marty Scott: Group vocals on "Silver Lady"; Primitive percussion and additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Electric

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on "Starship Jingle"; Prepared effects on "Starship Jingle"; Additional percussion on "Space Commando" * Mr. Snips: Lead vocal on "Space Commando" * Peter Sobel: Fender bass on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle"; Group vocals on "Silver Lady"; Primitive percussion on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Additional vocals on "Universal Zoo/Why"; Prepared effects on "Starship Jingle";

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on "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando" "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us"; Acoustic guitars on "Reaching Out", "Robot Salesman", "Keeper Keep Us"; Additional percussion on "Love Station" *

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: Group vocals on "Silver Lady", "Universal Zoo/Why", "Starship Jingle", "Heartbreaker", "First Landing", "Space Commando", "A Planet Called Monday/Epilogue", "Keeper Keep Us" *

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: Electric guitars on "Love Station"; Guitar solo on "Love Station" * John Zangrando:

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s on "Starship Jingle" and "Heartbreaker" * "The Boss":

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vocal on "Universal Zoo/Why" * Members of the

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, conducted by

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, on "Approach (Overture)" and "Reaching Out"

Discography

* Intergalactic Touring Band — ''Intergalactic Touring Band'' — Passport Records (U.S.) — 1977 * Vibra Corporation (aka Intergalactic Touring Band) — "Snow White Rock Christmas" b/w "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" — Passport PSC 7910 (U.S.) — 1977 :: Promotional-only 12" disc released during the holiday season.

External links

Steve Douglas Huddleston's IGTB Tribute Site

(This direct link has disappeared, but

may be found on the

Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...

)
Tentative Review

at eMusic
Intergalactic Touring Band
information and review at Progarchives.com.

at Meat Loaf Lyrics Site. This direct link has disappeared, as did a cop

that had once been found on the

Notes

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