MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH VOL 1 MARTIANS RAY GUNS FLYING SAUCERS JIMMIE HASKELL
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Music from Planet Earth Volume 1: Martians, Ray Guns, Flying Saucers & Other Space Junk STAG-O-LEE (GERMANY) 10" Vinyl EP
First in a series of three 10" records.
Limited edition, comes with a sticker. Each copy also comes with 24x24 cm screenprint of the front cover.
Signed by artist Marcel Bontempi.
Back in the late 1950s and into the early '60s, everyone seemed to become obsessed with the possibility that science fiction might become science fact.
Movie houses and drive-ins across America were fascinated by the idea of a Martian invasion, with a suitably Theremin-powered eerie soundtrack, not to mention the prospect of the rise of unruly robots.
Never one to miss jumping on a trend, the prolific Jimmy Haskell produced a whole album of space-based tomfoolery called Countdown for the Imperial label.
Similarly, in the UK, Joe Meek produced the concept album I Hear a New World to quench his intrigue in the stars, having already peaked the public's imagination with his "Telstar" hit with The Tornados.
Meanwhile, in Belgium, in the process of developing new possibilities for sound recording, Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan produced the electronic pulse at the heart of "Song to the Second Moon."
Aspiring rockabilly performers and early rock 'n' rollers in the southern states picked up on the phenomena while craning their necks upwards. Billy Lee Riley And The Little Green Men, The Wildetones, Buck Trail and Joe Tate all took the idea to new levels of incredulity, while Lynn Vernon's instrumental chops for the Tennessee-based Cover label just needed a suitable title to put it in the frame.
But if those southern performers were looking to the skies for inspiration, legend has it that Sun Ra And His Arkestra were looking down on them from their own planet. Made in Germany Track Listing: Side 1 - 1. Jimmie Haskell Orchestra: Blast Off! 2. Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan: Song Of The Second Moon 3. The Tornados: Telstar 4. Buck Trail: Knocked Out Joint On Mars 5. Joe Tate And The Hi Fives: Satellite Rock 6. The Wild Tones: The Martian Band Side Two - 1. Sun Ra: Plutonian Nights 2. Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men: Flyin' Saucers Roll'N'Roll 3. Lynn Vernon: Moon Rocket 4. Joe Meek: Orbit Around The Moon 5. The Jimmie Haskell Orchestra: Astrosonic
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