The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 37 (1981)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 37 (1981 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 37

	Selection Title	Performer	Release Year
1	Star Trek Medley	Meco	1981
2	Прикосновения к земле Touching Earth	Юрий визбор Yurij Vizbor	1981
3	Наш весёлый екипаж Our Merry Crew	Grand Children's Choir Большой Детский Хор	1981
4	Lady of Mars	Dark Star	1981
5	Ticket to the Moon	Electric Light Orchestra	1981
6	Girl on the Moon	Foreigner	1981
7	STS-1 - Launch	Mission Audio	1981
8	STS-1 - Landing	Mission Audio	1981
9	Rec Room [Outland]	Jerry Goldsmith	1981
10	Starchild	Level 42	1981
11	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	Linda Ronstadt	1981
12	Fun in Space	Roger Taylor	1981
13	I Married a Martian	Sparks	1981
14	Нам бы выпить перед стартом We Would Have a Drink Before the Start	Юрий визбор Yurij Vizbor	1981
15	Star Trek Love Theme	Meco	1981