Ryan Sparks at Classic Rock Revisited recently published an interview with little known '70s rock band SPACE OPERA, who recently released a compilation featuring unreleased material along with six published songs. An overview of the band is available below:

"When Space Opera's music hits you for the first time, it's immediately apparent that you're being exposed to a sound that is truly unique, and maybe even a little ahead of its time as well.

Formed in Texas in the summer of 1969, by David Bullock, Phillip White, Scott Fraser and Brett Wilson, the band built up a loyal following throughout various parts of the United States and Canada in the early 70's. Imagine a cross between The Byrds and the smooth, west coast, country rock sound, expertly interwoven with elements of progressive rock and classical influences and that's just the tip of the iceberg of what Space Opera were all about. Their debut album, released by Epic Records in 1973, was a promising one, but unfortunately they were dropped before they had a chance to follow it up. The band disbanded for a short period, before eventually reconvening to write, play and record new music, something they would do numerous times over the next three decades. Their second album, Space Opera II, was released independently in 2000.

While Space Opera's music definitely deserved to be heard on a much grander scale, it's people like It's About Music (www.itsaboutmusic.com) that are helping to preserve the bands legacy by keeping their music alive and introducing it to a whole new generation of listeners. They have just issued an excellent new compilation of music entitled Safe At Home, which brings together nine unreleased gems that were recorded prior to their first album. Also included are six tracks from 1975, 1977 and 1978, as well extensive liner notes from sole remaining member David Bullock, who oversaw the entire project. Due yourself and the band a favor and check out this outstanding archive release. I recently had a chance to catch up with David Bullock to discuss the new album in detail as well as to learn a little more about this history of this vastly underrated band."

Check out the interview here. Audio samples from Safe At Home are available below.

'Singers And Sailors'

'Singers And Sailors'

'Over And Over'

'Over And Over'

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