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Various - Memorial Series: Sputnik! - The Launch of the Space Race (CD)

1 CD Digipak with 36 page booklet, 29 tracks. Total playing time approx. 75 min.

In the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a fierce race to successfully launch a satellite into space.
The Soviet Union fired up its Sputnik satellite on Oct. 4, 1957, winning the race and heating up the battle for space supremacy.
Bear Family Records® presents U.S. musicians and singers from a variety of genres who took this topic and recorded a variety of songs, all dealing with the space age.
R'n'R with Joe Montgomery and Carl Mann, R&B with Danny Overbea, Frank Motley and Jesse Belvin, a.o., plus instrumentals, percussionists, vocal groups and guitarists such as Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West.
Extensive liner notes by music expert and historian Bill Dahl in the illustrated and detailed booklet.
Carefully restored recordings, primarily from the 1950s and 1960s.
Look forward to a wild ride through the stratosphere!

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into earth’s orbit, the satellite’s ascendancy officially commencing the Space Age.

Naturally, rock and rollers inclined toward social commentary offered their own musical spin on the interplanetary action, as did singers from other genres—country, R&B, pop, surf, and a number of styles in between.

They’re all represented on this galactic Bear Family compilation, from rockabillies Joe Montgomery, Carl Mann, and Jerry Engler to R&B stalwarts Danny Overbea, Paul Perryman, Frank (Dual Trumpet) Motley, and velvet-voiced Jesse Belvin.

Songs about satellites sail skyward, interspersed with high-flying instrumentals by Jimmie Haskell, percussionist Bobby Christian, and the mysterious Comrade X (Dorsey Burnette was involved).

Vocal groups have their say via Vernon Green and The Medallions, The Equadors, and The 3 Honeydrops, while Young John Watson’s 1954 instrumental masterpiece Space Guitar and mind-boggling wordless workouts by country guitar genius Jimmy Bryant and steel guitar wizard Speedy West are genuinely otherworldly.

Take a wild ride into the stratosphere!

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Interpret: Various - Memorial Series
Album titlle: Sputnik! - The Launch of the Space Race (CD)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AR
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127176943
weight in Kg 0.115

Various - Memorial Series - Sputnik! - The Launch of the Space Race (CD) CD 1
01	Men Into Space	Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra
02	There Goes Sputnik	The Teen-Clefs
03	Planetary Run	Joe Montgomery
04	Sputniks And Mutniks	Ray Anderson & The Home Folks
05	Stratosphere Boogie	Jimmy Bryant with Speedy West
06	Space Age	Frank (Dual Trumpet) Motley & His Crew
07	Gonna Build A Rocket	Galen Denny
08	My Satellite	Jesse Belvin & His Space Riders
09	Satellite No. 2	Carl Mann
10	Satellite Fever - Asiatic Flu	Paul Perryman
11	Rockin' Satellite	The 3 Honeydrops
12	Sputnik Dance	The Equadors
13	Space Time	Danny Overbea
14	Sputnik (Satellite Girl)	Jerry Engler & The Four Ekkos
15	The Sputnik Story	Bill Thomas
16	Rocket Ship	Vernon Green & The Medallions
17	Theme From Spacenik	Comrade X
18	Weightless Blues	Jimmy Haskell & His Orchestra
19	Count Down - Flight Into Orbit	Bobby Christian & His Orchestra
20	Rocking To Telstar	Cees & His Skyliners
21	Space Guitar	Young John Watson
22	Space Man In Orbit	Speedy West
23	Rocket Race	Charlie Ryan
24	Astrosonic	Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra
25	Journey To The Stars	The Nocturnes
26	Sputnik	Los Loud Jets
27	Static	The Velvetones
28	Shooting Stars	Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra
29	Up There In Orbit	Earl Bostic

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From: Heinz-Josef On:24 Oct 2024

From: Karel On:13 May 2024

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Very nice work on the compilation (as always). Nearly most of the tracks sounds greater then before on various comps. Just a few minor points. Earl Bostic track seems to have the channels flipped, also at the very end there are some strange noises-scratches (the LP version has no such noises). Carl Mann's unissued song still has an error at 1:50, but maybe it's a master problem, hence it was unissued? All in all, again a real must have for all music lovers. Thanx, Bears.

From: Promo Bear On:1 May 2023