jimmie haskell count down vinyl lp brand new sealed/Release Date: 8/21/2015
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jimmie haskell and his Orchestra count down vinyl lp brand new sealed. Ltd to 300 copies
Fans of space-age pop, exotica, and bizarre and strange music in general have a reason to celebrate, as Jimmie Haskell's Count Down! LP, one of the masterpieces of the genre originally released in 1959, is now reissued on vinyl. This galactic wonder, written and directed by soundtrack composer Jimmie Haskell, features 12 rocket-like tracks in which rhythms and styles popular at the time, such as surf, twist, and cha-cha-cha, are arranged with robotic precision using electronic sound effects, theremin, and alien vocals. The album is a lost gem, recovered from a faraway, dusty galaxy, which will delight fans of Joe Meek, The B-52's, The Revillos, Attilio Mineo, and Man or Astro-man.
Space age rock and roll! The great Jimmy Haskell is one of the hippest arrangers of the 50s and 60s -- and he penned more than a few great charts in his day for rock and roll oriented films and TV shows. This rare album has him writing some cool spaced-out instrumentals that basically take a 50s instrumental rock groove, feed it through a lot of echo and effects, and turn it into the music you'd hear at a sock-hop on Pluto! There's loads of weird effects and some early work on electronics -- all over a general beat that's very much in the "rock n roll" mode. Titles include "Blast Off", "Hydrazine", "Moon Mist", "Homeward Earth", "Asteroid Hop", "Astrosonic", "We Get Messages", and "Weightless Blues"
Track Listing
1 Count-Down
2 Blast Off
3 Weightless Blues
4 Rockin' in the Orbit
5 Starlight
6 Hydrazine
7 Moon Mist
8 We Get Messages
9 Moonlight Cha Cha Cha
10 Astrosonic
11 Venus
12 Asteroid Hop
13 Homeward Earth
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