Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk? was named Single Of The Week by the Melody Maker.
Where's Captain Kirk? has been recorded by a number of other artists, most notably R.E.M. Though 'Kirk' just bubbled under the Top 40 at the time of its release, Rough Trade's distribution caught by surprise was unable to keep up with demand, however it remained at No.1 on the Independent chart for over two months in 1980 and remained in the top 50 for the entire year.
A new version of 'Kirk' released on the Hobo Railways label in 1987 and topped of the popular Viz Comic chart. In 1996 Cherry Red Records released a Spizz retrospective CD entitled Spizz Not Dead Shock!, later repackaged with bonus tracks as The Very Best of.. in 2002.
The influence of Spizzenergi is still being felt twenty-five years on. John Peel called 'Where's Captain Kirk?' the best Star Trek song ever in a BBC1 programme on the music of Star Trek. The new wave of 90s guitar groups, such as Space, Oasis, Pulp and Green Day have
acknowledged the influence of the band
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