02 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 18 (1968)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 18 (1968 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 18
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Intergalactic Motion [Outer Spaceways Incorporated]Sun Ra1968
2Yurij Gagarin's FuneralNewsreel1968
3Celestial VoicesPink Floyd1968
4Saucerful of SecretsPink Floyd1968
5Saturn [Outer Spaceways Incorporated]Sun Ra1968
6Apollo 7 - LaunchMission Audio1968
7Apollo 7 - Angry AlligatorMission Audio1968
8Space OdysseyByrds1968
9Galaxy Way [Monorails and Satellites, V1]Sun Ra1968
10GeminiChick Corea1968
11Space Towers [Monorails and Satellites, V1]Sun Ra1968
12TaurusSpirit1968
13New Planet [Continuation]Sun Ra1968
14Portami con te
Carry Me With You
Astrud Gilberto1968
15Apollo 8 - Acquisition of Signal, Mission ControlMission Audio1968
16Apollo 8 - Acquisition of Signal, LovellMission Audio1968
17Apollo 8 - What the Moon Looks LikeMission Audio1968
18Apollo 8 - GenesisMission Audio1968
19Riders on Earth Together, Brothers in Eternal ColdArchibald Macleish1968
20Fly Me to the MoonBobby Womack1968

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