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Friday, May 08, 2026

Givin' You Some Space

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

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

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!

  

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

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.
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)

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)

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!
  

Monday, May 04, 2026

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.
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

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!
  
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