07 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 23 (1971)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 23 (1971 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 23
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Как нас Юра в полётпровожал
As We Accompanied Yurij in Flight
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971
2Silver Machine [In Search of Space]Hawkwind1971
3Apollo 14 - Lunar LandingMission Audio1971
4Apollo 14 - Shepard's First FootstepsMission Audio1971
5Apollo 14 - Mitchell's First FootstepsMission Audio1971
6Apollo 14 - Golf ShotMission Audio1971
7Outa-SpaceBilly Preston1971
8Созвёздье Гагарина
Constellation Gagarin
Юрий Гуляев
Yurij Gulyayev
1971
9Into the VoidBlack Sabbath1971
10Soyuz 11AP Newsreel1971
11Смоленская дорога
Smolensk Road
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971
12QuasarHerbie Hancock1971
13Запевала звёздных дорог
Guiding Spitit on the Stellar Road
В. Данильчук
V. Danil'chuk
1971
14N1-6L - LaunchRussian Documentary1971
15Как нас Юра в полётпровожал
As We Accompanied Yurij in Flight
Юрий Гуляев
Yurij Gulyayev
1971
16Знаете, каким он парнембыл?
Do You Know What a Guy He Was?
Иосиф Кобзон
Iosif Kobzon
1971

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