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 Title	Performer	Release Year
1	Flying Saucer	Alan Lee Quintet and Friends	1977
2	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 1	Golden Record	1977
3	Girl From Mars	Ash	1977
4	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	Carpenters	1977
5	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 2	Golden Record	1977
6	Jupiter	Earth, Wind and Fire	1977
7	Space Cadets	Harvey Mason	1977
8	Как нас Юра в полётпровожал As We Accompanied Yurij in Flight	Иосиф Визбор Iosif Kobzon	1977
9	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 3	Golden Record	1977
10	Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	Jimmy Webb	1977
11	Cantina Band [Star Wars IV: A New Hope]	John Williams	1977
12	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 4	Golden Record	1977
13	Spaceman	Journey	1977
14	Rocket Ride	Kiss	1977
15	Telstar	Spotnicks	1977
16	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 5	Golden Record	1977
17	Banned From Argo	Lesile Fish	1977
18	Universe	Marc Bolan	1977
19	Starship 109	Mistral	1977
20	Voyager - Greetings From Earth 6	Golden Record	1977
21	Star Trek	Maynard Ferguson	1977