Lucky Leif and the Longships

It is a concept album dealing with how American culture might have been different had the Vikings managed to colonise the continent. The album is a tour through various styles of American music ("The Lay of the Surfers" is a Beach Boys parody), filled with references to modern American culture and ancient Norse myths and legends.

The album has been re-released in the late 1990s by BGO Records and is currently available on Eclectic Records (ECLCD1057) with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Robert Calvert; arranged by Robert Calvert and Paul Rudolph

"Ship of Fools"
"The Lay of the Surfers"
"Voyaging to Vinland"
"The Making of Midgard"
"Brave New World"
"Magical Potion"
"Moonshine in the Mountains"
"Storm Chant of the Skraelings"
"Volstead O Vodeo Do"
"Phase Locked Loop"
"Ragna Rock"

Bonus tracks

"Howzat!"
"Cricket Lovely Reggae (Cricket Star)"

Personnel

Robert Calvert - vocals, trumpet, piano, harmonica
Andy Roberts - organ, guitars, backing vocals
Paul Fraser Rudolph - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Moorcock - banjo
Simon House - violin
Nik Turner - saxophone
Sal Maida - bass guitar
Brian Turrington - bass guitar & piano
Mike Nicholls - drums, percussion

Technical

Rhett Davies - engineer
Guy Bidford, Robert Ash, Sid Bucknor - assistant engineers
Tony Hyde - illustration

Audio CD Remasterer: Paschal Byrne

References

↑ Thompson, Dave. "Lucky Leif and the Longships". Allmusic. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

External links

Robert Calvert

Studio albums	Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters Lucky Leif and the Longships Hype Freq Test-Tube Conceived

Michael Moorcock

Novels	The Fireclown (1965) The Jewel in the Skull (1967) The Final Programme (1968) The Mad God's Amulet (1968) The Sword of the Dawn (1968) The Runestaff (1969) The Black Corridor (1969) Behold the Man (1969) The Chinese Agent (1970) The Eternal Champion (1970) Phoenix in Obsidian (1970) Warlord of the Air (1971) A Cure for Cancer (1971) The English Assassin: A Romance of Entropy (1972) Breakfast in the Ruins (1972) The Land Leviathan (1974) The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the 20th Century (1976) The Condition of Muzak (1977) Gloriana (1978) Byzantium Endures (1981) The War Hound and the World's Pain (1981) The Entropy Tango (1981) The Steel Tsar (1981) The Brothel in Rosenstrasse (1982) The Laughter of Carthage (1984) The Alchemist's Question (1984) The City in the Autumn Stars (1986) Mother London (1988) Jerusalem Commands (1992) King of the City (2000) Firing the Cathedral (2002) The Vengeance of Rome (2006) The Coming of the Terraphiles (2010) The Whispering Swarm (2015)

Collections	The Time Dweller (1969) The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius (1976) The History of the Runestaff (1979) A Nomad of the Time Streams (1982) The Opium General and other stories (1984) The Metatemporal Detective (2007)

Comic books	Conan the Barbarian Michael Moorcock's Multiverse Tom Strong

Anthologies edited	England Invaded Before Armageddon

Characters and concepts	Corum Jhaelen Irsei Dorian Hawkmoon Deities in the Elric series Elric of Melniboné Eternal Champion Jerry Cornelius Karl Glogauer Lapis alectorius Law and Chaos Multiverse Stormbringer Symbol of Chaos Ulrich von Bek Melniboné Tanelorn

Music contributions	New Worlds Fair Warrior on the Edge of Time Sonic Attack Zones Live Chronicles Lucky Leif and the Longships Hype Cultösaurus Erectus Mirrors

Other work	Epic Pooh New Worlds

Adaptions	Airtight Garage The Chronicle of the Black Sword The Final Programme Stormbringer

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