Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space
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Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space was the debut album of Leonard Nimoy
, recorded in his Mr. Spock persona. The album was released in June 1967 by Dot Records
.
. The songs also contain many outer-space elements along with science fiction-themed narrations, and space sound effects.
label. The track listing is identical to the original Dot release, but with a new sleeve design by Stephen Hill Design Services, including a different photo of Nimoy as Spock (front), and new liner notes by Ron Edwards (rear).
Re-released on October 10, 1995 by Varèse Sarabande
Records, Inc. This re-issue features Side 1 of the LP Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy as a bonus.
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
, recorded in his Mr. Spock persona. The album was released in June 1967 by Dot Records
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
.
Background
The album capitalized on the popularity of the Spock character on Star TrekStar Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
. The songs also contain many outer-space elements along with science fiction-themed narrations, and space sound effects.
Side one
- "Theme from Star Trek" (Alexander CourageAlexander CourageAlexander "Sandy" Mair Courage Jr. was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.-Biography:...
/ Gene RoddenberryGene RoddenberryEugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer...
) - "Alien" (Cy CobenCy CobenCyrus "Cy" Coben was an American songwriter whose hits were recorded by bandleaders, country singers, The Beatles, and even Leonard Nimoy....
) - "Where is Love?Where Is Love?"Where is Love?" is a song from the Tony Award-winning British musical Oliver!, and the 1968 film Oliver! based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens...
" (Lionel BartLionel BartLionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...
) - "Music to Watch Space Girls By" (Anthony Velona / Sidney Ramin)
- "Beyond Antares" (Wilbur HatchWilbur HatchWilbur Hatch , was an American music composer who worked primarily in radio and television. He was born in Mokena, Illinois and died in Studio City, California.-Radio:...
/ Gene Coon) - "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth" (Charles R. GreanCharles Randolph GreanCharles Randolph Grean was an American producer and composer.-Professional life:Grean's first work was as a copyist in several big bands, including Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Charlie Spivak...
/ Fred Hertz / Leonard Nimoy)
Side two
- "Mission: Impossible" (Lalo SchifrinLalo SchifrinLalo Schifrin is an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations...
) - "Lost in the StarsLost in the StarsLost in the Stars is a musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton...
" (Maxwell AndersonMaxwell AndersonJames Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist.-Early years:Anderson was born in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to William Lincoln "Link" Anderson, a Baptist minister, and Charlotte Perrimela Stephenson, both of Scots and Irish descent...
/ Kurt WeillKurt WeillKurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
) - "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Alexander Courage)
- "You Are Not Alone" (Don Christopher)
- "A Visit to a Sad Planet" (Charles R. Grean / Don Christopher)
Re-release
Re-released in the UK in 1973 on the RediffusionRediffusion
Rediffusion was a business which distributed radio and TV signals through wired relay networks. The business gave rise to a number of other companies, including Associated-Rediffusion, later known as Rediffusion London, one of the first companies to win a terrestrial ITV franchise in the UK...
label. The track listing is identical to the original Dot release, but with a new sleeve design by Stephen Hill Design Services, including a different photo of Nimoy as Spock (front), and new liner notes by Ron Edwards (rear).
Re-released on October 10, 1995 by Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
Records, Inc. This re-issue features Side 1 of the LP Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy as a bonus.
- "Theme from Star Trek" (Alexander Courage / Gene Roddenberry)
- "Alien" (Cy Coben)
- "Where is Love?" (Lionel Bart)
- "Music to Watch Space Girls By" (Anthony Velona / Sidney Ramin)
- "Beyond Antares" (Wilbur Hatch / Gene Coon)
- "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz / Leonard Nimoy)
- "Mission: Impossible" (Lalo Schifrin)
- "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill)
- "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Alexander Courage)
- "You Are Not Alone" (Don Christopher)
- "A Visit to a Sad Planet" (Charles R. Grean / Don Christopher)
- "Highly Illogical" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz)
- "The Difference Between Us" (Cy Coben)
- "Once I Smiled" (Charles R. Grean / Leonard Nimoy)
- "Spock Thoughts" (Charles R. Grean)
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz)
- "Follow Your Star" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz)
- "Amphibious Assault" (Charles R. Grean / Mason Williams)