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Robotman and Friends
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In 1984, Peter Shelley recorded an album (apparently released in 1985) called "Robotman and Friends, Straight From The Heart". This album was the soundtrack to an animated cartoon. The soundtrack included keyboard work by John Woloschuk (ex Klaatu). It was also co-produced by John Woloschuk. One of the songs, though, goes back to 1977. It appears that Mr. Shelly was working on this concept for a while. In 1985, United Feature Syndicate asked Jim Meddick to create a comic strip based around the Robotman character. The visual appearance of Robotman was about all that Meddick kept from the original Robotman. Over the years, the strip went through some changes. Eventually it was renamed "Robotman and Monty". Later, Robotman was phased out and the strip was again renamed, this time to just "Monty". Of interest to Klaatu fans is the soundtrack album to that animated cartoon because of John Woloschuk's involvement. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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# Why This Album Merits Attention This 1985 soundtrack represents a thoughtful convergence of mid-80s synthesizer artistry and animated storytelling. Peter Shelley's collaboration with John Woloschuk—formerly of the cult progressive group Klaatu—brings sophisticated keyboard textures to what might otherwise be dismissed as children's music. The album's most intriguing aspect is its extended genesis: a song dating to 1977 suggests Shelley had been developing this concept across nearly a decade, indicating genuine artistic investment rather than quick commercial exploitation. The project captures a specific moment when synthesizer technology was reshaping popular music, while demonstrating that soundtrack work could harbor real compositional amb
