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Destination Moon brings the big cheese closer to Earth…... traveling music.
The space race of the late ’50s and through the ’60s was exciting, thrilling and challenging. It also was an inspiration to all …scientists, athletes, filmmakers and yes performers, musicians and singers & writers. The music business was inspired. Just on this CD alone we have 34 rocketing songs and performances all dedicated to our neighbor in the nighttime sky. whether a quarter moon, a sliver of or in all its glorious glow as a full moon a treat for us Earthlings once a month. Lunar Rhapsody Les Baxter-(1) Lunar Rhapsody (Remastered 1996) — YouTube
Destination Moon CD -
Released by Bear Family Records. Packed with 34 tunes and audio tracks that also include JFK’s speech about we should go to the moon. The beginning of Americas dedication to reach the moon and safely return with a “Spaceman” or astronaut. We start with Dinah Washington with a rousing Destination Moon …... sultry and exotic. Rounding out this collection is Neli Armstrongs One Small Step and Anita O’Day’s In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon). Dig this track released by MGM with way out effects in the background audio from Ray Ellis & his orchestra with First…