The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 44 (1988-1989)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 44 (1988-1989 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 44

	Selection Title	Performer	Release Year
1	Звездный каталог Star Catalog	Жанна Агузарова Zhanna Aguzarova	1988
2	STS-26 - Launch	Mission Audio	1988
3	STS-26 - Landing	Mission Audio	1988
4	Buran - Launch	Russian Documentary	1988
5	Cosmic Thing	B-52s	1989
6	By the Light of the Polar Star	United States Marine Corps Band, John Philip Souza	1989
7	Standing on the Moon	Grateful Dead	1989
8	The Moon's a Window to Heaven [Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]	Hiroshima	1989
9	Final Countdown	John Cameron	1989
10	Rocket's Tail	Kate Bush	1989
11	Beneath the Southern Cross	United States Marine Corps Band, John Philip Souza	1989
12	Млечный Путь Milky Way	Мираж М. Суханкина Mirazh M. Sukhankina	1989
13	Blast Off	Pat Fitzgerald	1989
14	Space Party	Spotnicks	1989
15	STS-34 - Energy Conservation	Mission Audio	1989
16	Mars and Venus	United States Marine Corps Band, John Philip Souza	1989
17	Astronomy Domine	Voivod	1989