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French 1970s space rock from Les Rockets

David Pescovitz at 8:54 am Wed, Feb 13, 2013

In 1976, space was the place: Les Rockets cover The Spotnik's "Last Space Train." (via @chris_carter_)

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David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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BDiamond

It’s Silver Man Group!
nixiebunny

Cool, but it does not top the original – the Spotniks wear space suits with plastic globes over their heads!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc6ReHtCTqk
swamidog

it’s like the lovechild of devo and kraftwerk having angry drunk sex in the elevator of the eiffel tower.
wateronsand

their decidedly funkier vocode-licious cover of “on the road again”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YhcspYU_SY
Dub Google

Galaxy was a brilliant album. Cross between Kraftwerk & Pink Floyd, but with an outrageous French accent.
Gilbert Wham

My two favourite Rockets tracks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyjsaV8qeE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYv4HlMIm9E

Also, the singer looks like someone painted Vick Mackie silver. I love the Rockets.