08 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 24 (1971)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 24 (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 24
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Жила девчонка на земле
A Girl Lived on Earth
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971
2Space Is Deep [In Search of Space]Hawkwind1971
3Friendly Galaxy No. 2Sun Ra1971
4Звездам навстречу
Meet the Stars
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971
5Rejoice in the Sun [Silent Running]Joan Baez1971
6Apollo 15 - Lunar LandingMission Audio1971
7Apollo 15 - Scott's First FootstepsMission Audio1971
8Apollo 15 - Irwin's First FootstepsMission Audio1971
9Apollo 15 - Falling ObjectsMission Audio1971
10Born to Go [In Search of Space]Hawkwind1971
11Знаете, каким он парнембыл
Do You Know What a Guy He Was
Юрий Гуляев
Yurij Gulyayev
1971
12Planet QueenT Rex1971
13Звездам навстречу
Meet the Stars
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971
14Milky WayWeather Report1971
15Запевала звёздных дорог
Guiding Spitit on the Stellar Road
Юрий Гуляев
Yurij Gulyayev
1971
16Созвёздье Гагарина
Constellation Gagarin
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1971

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