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Captain Sky

Real Name:
Daryl L. Cameron
Profile:
Born 10th July, 1957, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., Captain Sky is the alter ego of Daryl Cameron, a Chicago based, bass player.
Under this aliase, Daryl assembled a large group Chicago based musicians and embarked on a recording career in 1979.
He has released two albums on AVI Records ('Pop Goes The Captain' and 'The Aventures Of Captain Sky'), one on TEC in 1980 'Concerned Party No.1' and one again for AVI('The Return Of Captain Sky' ) in 1981.
Musically, these records could be considered as a mix between P.Funk, pre-historic electrofunk and raw sticky disco and are surely one of the most heaviest Funk records ever recorded.
Since 1981, Captain Sky has released few 12" singles only, the last one in 1988 ('You Bring Me Up' on Triple T records) with a more acid-house feeling.
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Discography

Releases:
Super Sporm (12", S/Sided)   Dynamic Sounds 1978
The Adventures Of Captain Sky (2 versions)   AVI Records 1978
Wonder Worm (2 versions)   AVI Records 1978
Dr. Rock (12", Promo)   AVI Records 1979
Moon Child / Fearless (In The Pocket) (3 versions)   AVI Records 1979
Pop Goes The Captain (LP, Album)   AVI Records 1979
Bubble Gum (I Chewz You) / Jam A Lot (12")   TEC Records 1980
Concerned Party # 1 (LP)   TEC Records 1980
Sir Jam A Lot / Elementry School Of Funk (7")   TEC Records 1980
Station Brake (12")   WMOT Records 1981
Don't Touch That Dial (12")   Philly World Records 1982
Soap Opera City (12")   Jamtu Records 1982
The Return Of Captain Sky (LP, Promo)   AVI Records 1982
Them Changes / Don't Touch That Dial (12")   Philly World Records 1982
You Bring Me Up (4 versions)   Striped Horse ... 1987
Production:
It's In The Mix Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Don't Touch That Dial Calibre 1983
Mix:
Feela-La-La (12") Feela-La-La (Radio Mix) City Street Records 1987
Fila (12")   Homeboy Records 1987
Appears On:
It's In The Mix Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Don't Touch That Dial,... Calibre 1983
Evolution Of Funk - Opus 1&2 (2xCD, Album) Planet Rock Exogenic Breaks Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Super Disco Brake's Volume Four (LP) Super Sperm Paul Winley Records 1981
Rap Tracks (2xLP, Comp) Station Brake Virgin 1982
Furacão 2000 Vol. 2 (LP) Them Changes Som Livre 1983
It's In The Mix Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Don't Touch That Dial Calibre 1983
Peters Posse (LP) Thank U Peters Records 1990
Star-Funk Vol. 23 (CD, Comp) Sir Jam A Lot Unidisc 1994
Disco 54: The AVI Collection (CD, Comp) Super Sporm Hip-O Records 1998
Break Beats (CD, Mixed, Comp) Super Sporm Dopewax 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Super Sperm All The Breaks 2005
Locked In The Vinyl Cellar (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Moon Child, Moon Child Z Records 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Master Funk (12", Ltd, Mixed) Bubble Gum Valentina Records 1980
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Captain Sky - Wonder Worm