| Hype | ||||
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| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Free Range Studios, Covent Gardens, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | A-Side Records | |||
| Producer | Robert Calvert | |||
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Hype is a 1981 album by singer Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind.
It is subtitled The Songs of Tom Mahler as a tie-in to Calvert's only published novel Hype, the novel being a fictional account of the rise and death of a rock star.
The musicians used for the recording include three members of the band Bethnal, whom Calvert befriended during their support slot on Hawkwind's 1977 UK tour.