15 September 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 31 (1977)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 31 (1977 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 31
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Flying SaucerAlan Lee Quintet and Friends1977
2Voyager - Greetings From Earth 1Golden Record1977
3Girl From MarsAsh1977
4Calling Occupants of Interplanetary CraftCarpenters1977
5Voyager - Greetings From Earth 2Golden Record1977
6JupiterEarth, Wind and Fire1977
7Space CadetsHarvey Mason1977
8Как нас Юра в полётпровожал
As We Accompanied Yurij in Flight
Иосиф Визбор
Iosif Kobzon
1977
9Voyager - Greetings From Earth 3Golden Record1977
10Moon Is a Harsh MistressJimmy Webb1977
11Cantina Band [Star Wars IV: A New Hope]John Williams1977
12Voyager - Greetings From Earth 4Golden Record1977
13SpacemanJourney1977
14Rocket RideKiss1977
15TelstarSpotnicks1977
16Voyager - Greetings From Earth 5Golden Record1977
17Banned From ArgoLesile Fish1977
18UniverseMarc Bolan1977
19Starship 109Mistral1977
20Voyager - Greetings From Earth 6Golden Record1977
21Star TrekMaynard Ferguson1977

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