{"title":"Captain Sky","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pop-goes-the-captain","title":"Pop Goes The Captain","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Sky’s first album, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Captain Sky,\u003c\/i\u003e is a cult classic that inspired countless hip-hop artists from the East Coast to the West, but his second album, \u003ci\u003ePop Goes The Captain\u003c\/i\u003e resulted in his highest-charting single, the deep and cosmic disco favorite \u003ci\u003eMoonchild\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time this record was released, Daryl Cameron aka Captain Sky was also known for his superhero costumes, designed by Dexter Griffin in L.A., who also worked with Bootsy Collins and Rick James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after the release of his first album, Daryl began recording \u003ci\u003ePop Goes The Captain\u003c\/i\u003e in the summer of 1978 at P.S. Studio in Chicago with engineer Paul Serrano, who worked with Ramsey Lewis, Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire, Natalie Cole, and others. Parts were also recorded at Universal Studios in downtown Chicago with guitar player and engineer Danny Leake, who Cameron met through the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoonchild\u003c\/i\u003e stayed on the Billboard dance charts for 7 weeks in 1980, peaking at 76, and was even played on an episode of Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop Goes The Captain\u003c\/i\u003e is a cosmic funk masterpiece that only the Captain could have made. It is now reissued by Jerome Derradji’s Past Due Records. Remastered and featuring an insert with part 2 of 2 of the story of Daryl L. Cameron aka Captain Sky and some never seen before pictures, this release is ultra limited as always.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past Due","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50452613136715,"sku":"1105540","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/962dbc8f-5cd2-4c9a-ade9-2e1bd6da5179_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727158149"},{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-captain-sky","title":"The Adventures Of Captain Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Sky occupies a unique place in the history of Chicago dance music. His cosmic funk was celebrated from coast to coast, inspiring hip-hop producers and house DJs alike. His most influential song, the quirky \u003ci\u003eSuper Sporm\u003c\/i\u003e, was sampled by such heavy-hitters as Wu-Tang Clan, Salt-N-Pepa, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, 2Pac, De La Soul, and Mary J. Blige--the list goes on and on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1977, at just 21 years old, Daryl L. Cameron aka Captain Sky recorded his first album \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Captain Sky\u003c\/i\u003e with his bandmates after his father gave him $5000.00 to finance a studio session. Daryl then went to Eddie Thomas (of Curtom Records and Dogs Of War fame) who arranged to get the album signed and released on AVI Records in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is now reissued for the first time by Jerome Derradji’s Past Due Records.\u003cbr\u003eRemastered and featuring an insert with part 1 of 2 of the story of Captain Sky and some never seen before pictures, this release is ultra limited as always.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Captain Sky\u003c\/i\u003e was a huge success for Captain Sky and immediately established him as a popular Afro Funk artist right next to Detroit’s George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past Due","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50453386395979,"sku":"1105541","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/99e96cac-ed28-4a41-9e50-d776e6e024f5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727171496"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/captain-sky.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}