05 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 21 (1970)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 21 (1970 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 21
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Мечты юных космонавтов
Dreams of the Young Cosmonauts
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1970
2Free FlightHoward Wales and Jerry Garcia1970
3Rocket ManPearls Before Swine1970
4Apollo 13 - Houston, We've Had a ProblemMission Audio1970
5Apollo 13 - News Report 1ABC-TV News1970
6Apollo 13 - News Report 2CBS News1970
7Apollo 13 - News Report 3CBS News1970
8Apollo 13 - News Report 4CBS News1970
9Apollo 13 - Service Module JettisonMission Audio1970
10Apollo 13 - Lunar Module JettisonMission Audio1970
11Apollo 13 - SplashdownMission Audio1970
12Planet CaravanBlack Sabbath1970
13Sun-Earth RockSun Ra1970
14Spaceship RacesCarole King1970
15Мы космонавты
We Are Cosmonauts
Детский хор
Children's Choir
1970
16Space FunkHoward Wales and Jerry Garcia1970

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