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It's been 40 years since the first moon landings by the Apollo 11 mission. Despite various conspiracy theories, I like to think that the "giant leap for mankind" did actually happen. It seems a bit sad to me, that there has only ever been the one visit--with no follow-up.
There's talk now of further explorations to Earth's satellite and even missions to Mars. I hope they're for peaceful/possible colonization reasons and not to install more death machinery. I suppose we can only wait and see.
Here's my little tribute to the daring spirit of human critters, who managed to build a craft that escaped Earth's gravity and travelled to the moon and back. I tried to avoid some of the more well-known jams--anything of off "Dark Side Of The Moon" or other spacey tracks from The Floyd ("Interstellar Overdrive", "Saucerful Of Secrets", etc.), "Rocket Man" by Elton John, "Starship" by The MC5, "Starship Trooper" by Yes..and on and on....you know 'em. Anyway - fasten your seat-belts and start the countdown...
The tracklisting for this episode is:
Intro. - Apollo Lift-off*
Hawkwind - Space Is Deep (from the "Doremi Fasolatido" album - released in 1972)
Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois - Drift (from the "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" album - rel. in 1983)
Weather Report - Milky Way (from the self-titled debut album - released in 1971)
Gyorgy Ligeti - Lux Aeterna (from the "2001: A Space Odyssey" soundtrack - released in 1968)
Billy Cobham - Moon Germs (from the "Total Eclipse" album - rel. in 1974)
The Orb - Back Side Of The Moon (Deep Space Under Water Mix) (from the "Auntie Aubrey Mixes" album (rel. in 1991); also found on the "Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" deluxe edition - remix by Steve Hillage)
Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (from the "Beard Of Stars" album - released in 1970)
Apollo 11 Moon Landing*
A Trip To The Vinyl Vault:
featured LP: Spirit - "The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus" (released in 1970)
Space Child
John Coltrane - Stellar Regions (from the album of the same name - rel. in 1994 - originally recorded in February 1967)
The Moody Blues - Floating (from the "To Our Children's Children's Children" album - released in 1969)
John Cale - Coral Moon (from the "Helen Of Troy" album - rel. in 1975; also found on "The Island Years" comp. - released 1996)
Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong - "...one giant leap.."*
Camel - Lunar Sea (from the "Moonmadness" album - released in 1976)
*Apollo 11 sound clips courtesy of NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/a11_audio_highlights.html
1 Comments:
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Singing Bear
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I love everything about the Moon landings (favourite astronaut = Alan Bean). Can't wait to listen to this timely episode. Thanks!
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