Artist:  Les Baxter

Title:  Space Escapade

Date:  1958

Label:  Capitol Records   ST968

Notes:  Among some collectors this album is a holy grail. From the far-out front cover photo to the song descriptions on the back this is a science fiction sleigh ride. The music inside, though not as effect laden as I expected, is still a tad futuristic for the fifties. Les puts his orchestra through their paces and they come through once again. We may sit here in our snug little homes and dream of the future on a starlit planet or, to quote from the cover, "...with the aid of this stereo recording , we can drift into the future's lovemist with Les Baxter and make a spaceliner escapade by earthlight, tongue firmly fastened in cheek". A nice piece of the past.

Track Listing

Side 1

Shooting Star
Moonscape
Mr. Robot
The City
A Distant Star
The Commuter

Side 2

Winds of sirius
The Other Side of the Moon
A Look Back ay Earth
Earth Light
The Lady is Blue
Saturday Night on Saturn

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