KLAATU 3:47 EST

In 1973, a mysterious band appeared, with a very strange name too - Klaatu (the extraterrestrial character from the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still") that created controversy among Beatles fans; leading them to think they were the Beatles in disguise.

In 1977, a Canadian radio started playing a song called Sub Rosa Subway, by a band unknown until then, called Klaatu. Several listeners started calling asking if it was a new Beatles record.

To make matters worse, an article in the American newspaper Providence Journal said that Klaatu could be neither more nor less than the most famous rock band in history and an Australian DJ said it was an unreleased Beatles album called Sun.

The evidence was plentiful. Let's see: Ringo Starr, years ago, had released a solo album in which, on the cover, he appeared dressed as Klaatu, the extraterrestrial character from the film O Dia que Terra Parou; Klaatu's first LP was released by Capitol, a label that launched the Beatles in the USA; there was a rumor that Lennon had moved to Toronto, due to problems with the US government; there was no credit for them on the record, not even the names of the musicians, producers and composers, or even pictures of the band; Sub Rosa Subway to play instead using a freq oscillator u ence of low turnover, would hear the message: "Are we, are the Beatles."

The legend says that the disc was found in 1975, during the search for materials for the project The Long and Winding Road, abandoned and later resumed in 1995 as Anthology. The album is believed to have been recorded in the space between Revolver and Sgt. Peppers.

Not always where there is smoke there is fire, in which case it was just smoke. Klaatu was formed by Canadians John Woloschuck, Terry Draper and Dee Long, who came to edit five albums before dissolving the band, including the first, 3:47 EST (1976), which gave rise to all this legend. In the beginning, the intention was really not to put any credit on the cover with the hope that the song would speak for itself. Once the rumor emerged, the trio decided to keep the mess, and only on their fourth album, Endangered Species, in 1980, did they include their names, the songwriters and even the name of the producer, Christopher Bond.

The Carpenters re-recorded the song Calling occupants of interplanetary craft in 1978, making it very successful. Text: Bagarai. Official site.  

Members.

John Woloschuk (All Instruments)

Dee Long (Vocals, G u itarra)

Terry Draper (Vocals, Drums, Keyboards)

3:47 EST (1976) 01. Calling Occupant (Of Interplanetary Craft) 02. California Jam 03. Anus Of Uranus 04. Sub Rosa Subway 05. True Life Hero 06. Doctor Marvello 07. Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby 3 08. Little Neutrino

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