Givin' You Some Space

Herewith are three of my comps of music about space, aliens, and all that "out there" jazz.

MA-14 - A Saucerful of Songs: Space-Age Pop Music

1 Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer Joe Loss & His Orchestra 1949 

2 Rollicking Man From Mars Scotty MacGregor 1955

3 The Fang Nervous Norvus 1956

4 The Little Blue Man Betty Johnson 1958

5 The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner 1958

6 Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll Love Brothers 1958

7 Martian Love Song Pete Seeger 1958

8 Santa Claus Meets The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley 1958

9 Take us To Your President Conried-Pearce 1959

10 I'm The Little Space Girl's Father Jesse Lee Turner 1959

11 We Get Messages Jimmie Haskell 1959

12 Flying Saucers The Mell-o-Tones 1960

13 The Fall of the Planet Earth The Moonbillies 1960

14 The Screemin' Meemies From Planet X Merv Griffin 1961

15 Fireball XL5 Theme Don Spencer 1962

16 That Martian Jubilee Rodd Keith 1964

17 Cockeyed Ballad Mollie Thompson 1966

18 Beautiful Zelda Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968

19 Space Odyssey The Byrds 1968

20 The Moon Bug Delsu and the Smarts 1969

21 Spaceman Harry Nilsson 1972

22 UFO Larry Norman 1972

23 Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Langley Schools Music Project 1977

24  Ain't No UFO Gonna Catch My Diesel Joe Dolce 1981 

25 Flying Saucer Brave Combo 1995

26 Music Man from Mars Rodd Keith 1996

27 Alien Abduction Background 2000

28 Let Me Fly Your UFO Frank Smith 2005

29 Spaceman The Killers 2008

MA-19 - Records from Regulus

1 Man from Mars Ferrante and Teicher   1955

2 Those Funny Little Saucers in the Sky Dr Danny Hart of the Church of Soul-Truth 1958

3 Take Me to Your Leader Cha Cha Cha Sam Space and the Cadettes 1958

4 What Do You Hear from the Red Planet Conried-Pearce   1959

5 The Girl from the Fourth Dimension Sheldon Allman     1960

6 Space Mice Walter Brennan    1960

7 Sky Men Geoff Goddard      1963

8 Hootenanny on Mars Randy Starr and the Merry Martians 1964

9 You Came from Outer Space The Kirby Stone Four  1964

10 Mr Spaceman The Byrds 1966

11 The Invaders Are Here Mike Adkins    1967

12 Urban Spaceman Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968

13 Space Oddity    David Bowie     1969

14 It Came Out of the Sky Creedence Clearwater Revival  1970

15 Space Buggy    Asleep At The Wheel  1973

16 I've Seen the Saucers Elton John 1974

17 Flying Saucer Attack The Rezillos    1977

18 The Flying Saucer Man and the Truck Driver Red Simpson  1979

19 Thing from Another World Marlin Wallace     1981

20 Rocket Ship  Kathy McCarty   1988

21 I Saw Elvis in a U.F.O. Ray Stevens   1989

22 Humans From Earth T-Bone Burnett 1991

23 Background   Background   2000

24 I Want an Alien for Christmas Fountains of Wayne 2005

25 Heck, I'd Go  Maria Muldaur     2006

26 Flying Saucer U F O  with  Dee Dee Bridgewater  2006

MA-21 - Music from an Inner Planet

1 - Introduction Howard Menger

2 -  Space Girl Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger 1952

3 - UFO (The Answer to the Flying Saucer) Syd Lawrence 1956

4 - Martian Love Call (A Hand Jive) 1958

5 - Space Girl The Earth Boys 1958

6 - Flying Saucer Conried-Pearce 1959

7 - Take Me to Your Ladder (I'll See Your Leader Later) Buddy Clinton 1960

8 - Robot Man Jamie Horton 1960

9 - My Little Martian Floyd Robinson 1961

10 - Telstar Bobby Rydell 1962

11 - Magic Star Kenny Hollywood 1962

12 - ( Help Me ) Telstar The Gee Sisters 1962

13 - Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue Allan Sherman 1963

14 - Magic Star Margie Singleton 1963

15 - We're Going UFOing Jimmy Durante 1964

16 - The Invaders TV Theme 1967

17 - UFO TV Theme 1970

18 - Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space TV Theme 1972

19 - A Spaceman Came Travelling Chris de Burgh  1976

20 - Arriving UFO Yes  1978

21 -  Flying Saucers Nina Hagen 1984

22 - Teenagers from Outer Space The Meteors 1986

23 - Amazons from Outer Space Batmobile 1989

24 - Wishing on Telstar Susanna Hoffs  1991

25 - Spaceman Babylon Zoo  1995

26 - Rednecks from Outer Space FAQ 2004

27 - Your Neighborhood Spaceman Mike Patton & Jel & Odd Nosdam  2006

28 - She Came from Outer Space Bang! Bang!  2007

If you make it back to Earth orbit by Monday, I'll see ya then.  Till then, ta!

  

Songs That Spackled the Seventies

Yup, here are three anthologies of music from the 1970s. No, they're not easy to categorize in many other ways.

MA-127 - Seethin' Seventies

01 - Oh Bondage Up Yours - X-Ray Spex - 1977   (2:40)

02 - Mourning Star - Zones - 1979   (4:27)

03 - On Reflection - Penetration - 1979   (2:06)

04 - I Don't Want to Go Bald - The Moderates - 1979   (3:54)

05 - Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie - 1978   (2:27)

06 - Itchy Bugs - The Tracers - 1979   (3:22)

07 - Sincerely Yours - Sleepy Hollow - 1972   (3:00)

08 - New York! - The Rentals - 1979   (2:58)

09 - Robot - Plastics - 1979   (3:42)

10 - Down Among the Dead Men - Flash and the Pan - 1978   (3:24)

11 - Skeletons - The Sound - 1979   (3:27)

12 - Talking Loud - Suspects - 1979   (2:21)

13 - Too Much Pride - Fine Art - 1978   (2:49)

14 - White Mice - Mo-Dettes - 1979   (3:38)

15 - Do Anything You Wanna Do - Eddie and the Hot Rods - 1977   (4:02)

16 - B Movie - Janis and the Bumble Bees - 1979   (2:49)

17 - You - Au Pairs - 1979   (2:51)

18 - Friday's Angels - Generation X - 1979   (3:11)

19 - Dancing with Myself - Fingerprintz - 1979   (3:02)

20 - Judy's Gone Down - James Vane - 1979   (3:18)

21 - Laugh and Walk Away - The Shirts - 1979   (3:05)

22 - Jerk Teens Jerk - Zilch - 1979   (3:52)

23 - The Punk - Cherry Vanilla - 1977   (2:42)

24 - Where's the New Wave - The Cybermen - 1978   (2:18)

25 - Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5 - 1979   (3:12)

MA-156 - Seventies Strut

01 - Do the Boob - The Real Kids - 1977  (2:17)

02 - Don't Talk to Me - The Eyes - 1978  (1:31)

03 - Popgun - Mary Monday and the Bitches - 1977  (1:20)

04 - Empty - SST - 1978  (2:00)

05 - Death to Disco - Notsensibles - 1979  (3:16)

06 - (I Wanna) Burnout - The Korps - 1978  (2:09)

07 - Amateur Surgeon - The Vores - 1978  (2:19)

08 - Money Talks - Penetration - 1978  (1:41)

09 - Nobody Knows - Destroy All Monsters - 1979  (3:25)

10 - IRT - Snatch - 1977  (2:05)

11 - You're So Strange - The Zippers - 1977  (2:46)

12 - Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 1978  (1:59)

13 - Ambivalence and Spark Plugs - Immune Systems - 1979  (2:54)

14 - Stimulation - Penetrators - 1979  (2:35)

15 - Eddie and Sheena - Electric Chairs - 1978  (4:26)

16 - Action Time Vision - Alternative TV - 1978  (2:31)

17 - I Wanna Play with Guns - Needles and Pins - 1977  (3:00)

18 - All Queued Up - Deaf School - 1978  (3:02)

19 - Counting (demo) - The Motels - 1978  (4:41)

20 - I Can't Do Anything - X-Ray Spex - 1978  (2:56)

21 - Disco's Dead - The Bags - 1979  (2:12)

22 - Happy Song (live) - The Eyes - 1978  (2:37)

23 - Exhibition - Pneumania - 1979  (2:53)

24 - I'm Talking to You - The Maps - 1979  (3:02)

25 - I Woke Up Dreaming - Teenage Jesus & the Jerks - 1978  (3:05)

26 - CN Tower - The Poles - 1977  (2:52)

27 - I'm Alive - 999 - 1977  (2:28)

28 - Don't Misbehave in the New Age - Animals and Men - 1979  (2:04)

29 - Animal Instincts (live) - Model Citizens - 1979  (2:22)

30 - Strange Boy - Blitz - 1978  (3:02)

MA-229 - Living in the 70s

01 - Flashback - The 5th Dimension - 1973  (3:39)

02 - You (Friendly Side) - Kleenex - 1979  (3:17)

03 - Touch Me - Yoko Ono - 1970  (4:37)

04 - Someone to Lay Down Beside Me - Karla Bonoff - 1977  (4:01)

05 - Zombie - Eddie Mooney and the Grave - 1979  (2:23)

06 - Oh, Babe, What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith - 1972  (3:17)

07 - Hi-De-Ho - Blood Sweat & Tears - 1970  (4:23)

08 - Exhibition - Pneumania - 1979  (2:53)

09 - Beyond the Fields We Know - Mary Hopkin - 1977  (2:46)

10 - Don't Talk to Me - Eyes - 1978  (1:31)

11 - I Am Yours - Derek and the Dominos - 1970  (3:34)

12 - My Friends - The Dark - 1979  (2:33)

13 - I'm Coming Home - Stories - 1972  (2:37)

14 - Basketball Jones - Cheech & Chong - 1973  (4:04)

15 - I Hate School - Suicide Squad - 1979  (1:55)

16 - Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind - Polly Niles - 1970  (2:12)

17 - Reach for It - Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign - 1973  (2:50)

18 - Let's Be Natural - The Rutles - 1978  (3:21)

19 - Hollywood - The Runaways - 1977  (2:51)

20 - My Boyfriend - Suburban Lawns - 1979  (1:40)

21 - Lovely Day - Bill Withers - 1977  (4:06)

22 - Are You Ready - Pacific Gas & Electric - 1970  (5:46)

23 - Living in the 70s - Skyhooks - 1974  (3:41)

Come back on Monday for some comps that may have you doubting your own sanity!

  

It's the Maxi Musical Month of May 2026!

 Yup, due to my previous file host castrating itself, all my comps (and all files) are migrating to Drime. All this month, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll spotlight some comps from earlier years, which some of you kind readers might not have encountered.

Today the topic is spies.

MA-01 - The Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

1 First Season Main Title revised Original television score 0:55

2 First Season End Title Original television score 1:14

3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Roland Shaw and His Orchestra 2:36

4 “The Deadly Decoy Affair” Main Title Original television score 1:13

5 The Man from Thrush Lalo Schifrin 2:55

6 Roulette Rhumba  Lalo Schifrin 2:06

7 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Dick Hyman 2:29

8 To Trap a Spy -  Meet Mr. Solo-End Title Original film score 1:54

9 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 1:43

10 Illya The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:30

11 Night People The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:37

12 Second Season Main Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:36

13 Second Season End Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:48

14 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme New Original TV Themes 3:09

15 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Hugo Montenegro 1:59

16 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Al Caiola 2:00

17 One of Our Spies Is Missing Main Title Original film score 3:07

18 Third Season Main Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:30

19 Third Season End Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:38

20 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Teddy Randazzo 1:33

21 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Challengers 1:38

22 One Spy Too Many  Main Title Original film score 2:49

23 “The Candidate’s Wife Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:28

24 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Jazz All-Stars 2:07

25 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original television score 0:33

26 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. End Title Original television score 0:39

27 The Spy in the Green Hat Main Title Original film score 2:08

28 “The Five Daughters Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:41

29 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Billy Strange 2:28

30 Fourth Season Main Title Original television score 0:31

31 Fourth Season End Title Original television score 0:36

32 The Karate Killers Main Title Original film score 0:29

33 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Swingin' Themes for Secret Agents 2:21

34 The Helicopter Spies Main Title Original film score 2:02

35 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from UNCLE Cult TV Classics 2:41

36 Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original film score 1:17

37 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Man or Astro-Man? 1:31

38 Love Ya Illya Alma Cogan 2:27

39 Man from Uncle Moskow 3:30

MA-53 - More Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

01. TV Classic Themes 25th Anniversary - The Men from U.N.C.L.E. Speak (0:17)

02. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - The U.N.C.L.E. Theme from "Solo" (1:19)

03. Brian Fahey Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:40)

04. Television's Greatest Hits (Tee Vee Toons) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:24)

05. Cult TV Themes (Hallmark Collection) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:38)

06. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Nat-King-Cole Style) from "Solo" (3:06)

07. The Film Studio Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

08. The Revengers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:08)

09. The Clee-Shays - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:54)

10. David Lloyd & His London Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

11. Hugo Montenegro - Meet Mr Solo (2:24)

12. Newton Wayland & Houston Symphony - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

13. Groove Machine - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:33)

14. The Montague Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

15. The Revengers - Meet Mr Solo (2:13)

16. Ulterior Motive Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

17. Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:41)

18. Dick Dia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

19. Tilsley Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:24)

20. The Agents - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (3:13)

21. The Reg Guest Syndicate - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

22. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Samba Style) from "Solo" (2:06)

23. Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

24. Parris Mitchell Strings with Brass - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:32)

25. Wade Denning & The Port Washingtons - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

26. Ray Martin & His Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:36)

27. American TV Dramas - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

28. The Kaos Killers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:51)

29. The Gallants - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:57)

30. Daniel Caine - Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

31. The Revengers - The Man from THRUSH (2:44)

32. Jerry Goldsmith & Philharmonia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:16)

33. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo and End Credits from "Solo" (2:23)

34. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. Pen sound (0:14)

35. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. HQ alarm (0:16)

MA-66 - Spy Craze

01. Special Agent - The Eagles (2:20)

02. The Spy - The Original Checkmates (1:59)

03. Agent Double-O-Soul - Edwin Starr (2:45)

04. Would You Believe - George Kent (2:34)

05. 007 - Stan Kenton (2:26)

06. 99 - Barbara Feldon (2:50)

07. Max - Barbara Feldon (2:23)

08. I Spy for the FBI - Jamo Thomas (2:34)

09. The Last of the Secret Agents - Nancy Sinatra (2:46)

10. L'agent Secret - Petula Clark (2:14)

11. Secret Agents - The Olympics (2:26)

12. The Silencers - Vikki Carr (2:59)

13. Come Spy with Me - Smokey Robinson (2:58)

14. Undercover Man - The Edgar Winter Group (3:50)

15. Secret Agent Man - DEVO (3:36)

16. Love Secret Agent - Lew Kirton (4:19)

17. I Spy - The Dooleys (3:08)

18. Spies in the Night - The Manhattan Transfer (4:03)

19. Goodbye, Mr. Bond - Blotto (5:43)

20. Spy vs Spy - Toto Coelo (3:26)

21. Secret Agent - Robin Gibbs (4:54)

22. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man) - The Plugz (1:48)

23. Get Smart - The Kaos Killers (0:58)

24. Secret Agent - Letters to Cleo (2:54)

25. My Baby Loves the Secret Agent - The Detroit Cobras (2:00)

26. Undercover Agent - The Caroloregians (2:43)

27. I Wish I Was a Spy - Peter Bjorn & John (1:51)

Of course, each comes with liner notes with info about each track.

Tell all your friends, it's a MAXI Musical Month of May on both the Record Round-Up and the super Blog!

  

When Norah Met Sally

On January 16, 2025, we were watching the CBS Evening News, as one does around our house.  Something about Norah O'Donnell's dress intrigued me.

It was the embroidery or stitching or what-you-call-it on her left shoulder.  It reminded me of another raven-haired beauty, this one from the movies.

Yup, it was Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

I wonder if anybody else watched the news that night and wondered if Norah could likewise unravel her arm from her body?

See you on Monday for the beginning of a MAXI MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY!

  

The Wonders of Bulldog Clips

Behold the lowly bulldog clip!

To the unimaginative, these critters are only for office use.  But I say ...

Along with a couple of paper clips, use 'em to hang a calendar over a door!

Use as a gather to hold too-long straps out of your way!

Longing for the old days when those metal toothpaste tubes would stay rolled up?  With a bulldog, your toothpaste stays put at the nozzle end!

When your license-plate frame starts to curl up, bulldogs keep it trim and tight!

What uses have YOU found?  See you Thursday for the last entry in this year's APRIL FOOLISHNESS!

  

Misspellings Again Again

Yup, dat ole debbil de English languish kin snake upon ewe!

In this case, we have some spelling or lettering goofs from the comics page.

This Family Circus is from the April 22, 2020 Oklahoman.  Note that the name of the dog Barfy is misspelled "Barly."

However, the Tulsa World's version gets Barfy's name right.

Above is Dilbert, from the July 10, 2019 Oklahoman.  Look in the center panel and notice that "THE" is spelled "T E," with the center letter missing.

That word is correct on Scott Adams's website ...

... and as printed in the Tulsa World.

That Oklahoma City paper has got some gremlins, huh?  See you Monday.

  

Misspellings Again

Here's a phenonomal typo!

It's from a column in the July 30, 2022 Tulsa World.  So let's blame the syndicating service!

This one is from our own dear Blogger!  A screengrab from February 4, 2021, gives a whole new way of spelling "referring."  Ain't it grand?

  

Bathroom Visions #1

Ever since I started working in this building, I noticed something intriguing about the paper towels.  One end has a black cap, presumably for use in the paper-towel dispensers in the bathrooms, while the other end of the cardboard tube is left uncovered and open.

After biding my time, waiting for empties, I made my own optical illusion.  Don't YOU think of the starship Enterprise?

See you Monday.

  

You, Sir, Are NOT Harry Crews' "Car"!

Back around 1973, I read Car, an interesting read by Harry Crews, thanks to the New Arrivals table at the good ole Bartlesville Public Library.

This was more than fifty years ago.  I remember the absurdity of the premise, that, for a stunt, a guy promised to eat (suitably reduced to pieces) an entire car.  I'm sure the book is full of insightful characters and sharp commentary on consumer society, but I remember none of that.

I was amused when trying to recall the book, to come across a wacky image produced by the semi-fallible Google.  You know when you enter a search term, off to the right you would see other supposedly helpful, supposedly related info?

Check out the illustrated "preview" of Harry Crews' Car.  Ummm, I don't think so!

See ya Thursday for more silliness!

  

A SUPER Place to Work!

I work security for the good ole State of Oklahoma, at night when it's supposed to be peaceful.

And it usually is, giving me time to walk the building, watch the cameras, and consider deep thoughts.  For example ....

Doesn't THIS particular parking-lot view yield a painted set of lines that's suspiciously familiar?

I think it looks like Superman's shield!  However, I am sad to inform you that during the daytime there isn't a Super Car parked there.

See you on Monday, fellow Super Seers!

  

Two Canines I Could Understand

But two A-9s?

On the fine day of February 15, 2025, the fine ole Tulsa World did a silly thing.

It printed the SAME PAGE twice, in two different sections!  The above photo is from the first section.

And THIS above photo is from the same page, printed in the SPORTS SECTION.

Who knows what SHOULD have been on page 9 of the Sports, but probably not this.  Zoom in on the first photo to see the grand, mistaken scheme of things.  OOPS!

  

Welcome to April Foolishness - 2026!

One of my zillions of books on the mysteries of life is Peter Costello's  In Search of Lake Monsters.  My copy is the 1974 Grenada printing, seen below.

One critter discussed is known as the Monster of Yakut Lake, or the Labynkyr Devil.

Here is the illustration of the beast in the book. 

Now, I don't know why, but this image has always reminded me of one of our kitchen spoons.

Do you see the resemblance, or am I just crazy?

See you Monday!

  

But What Was He LIKE!?!?!

For all the emotional vampires who love the Sixties vibe, here's your chance to sneak into the Kennedy circus.

The November 1983 Ladies Home Journal clues us in.

If it doesn't say that he was a family man who insulted his family and God with multiple sexual liaisons with not-his-wife; if it doesn't say that this was a vainglorious man who allowed Khrushchev to take credit for ending the Cuban Missile Crisis; if it doesn't say that this apparently young and vigorous man suffered horrible physical pain every day ... Then you didn't learn what he was REALLY like here, either.

See you Thursday on a more lighthearted note with the commencement of 2026's APRIL FOOLISHNESS!

  

It's Art, Man!

This is a 1987 parody of Watchmen by a guy named Dan Burke.

So, misspellings and overcrowded panels aside, you have to admit that Burke did a pretty impressive job of squishing a simulacrum of the whole Watchmen story into 23 pages!

We can only assume, from the names, that some of the characters are satirizing folks who were hangin' about in the comic-book industry around then.

Once again, the evil profiteering corporations have it in for the creatives.  What else is new?  See you Monday.