LES BAXTER Space Escapade LP Capitol Original T968
$
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Description
The vinyl is in VG condition, with slight surface noise. The cover is VG-. The front and back are fairly clean, but there is a one inch split on the top right corner, an inch on the bottom right and about six inches of the left spine is split as well. LES BAXTER, "Space Escapade" 1958 Capitol T968. Original mono pressing.
A real period piece, Space Escapade is a definitive slice of lounge/bachelor pad music. The music, of course, is a bit dated, although it certainly shows off Baxter's chops as a big-band leader. One reason to get the record, however, is the cover -- two astronauts holding goblets of exotic (and potentially lethal) cocktails, surrounded by three very attractive Martian women, and in the background, a silhouette of a rocket. All cloaked in dry ice. This record has sold for decades on the cover artwork alone, and you'll see why if (and when) you pick it up.
Tracks
Title Composer Time1
Shooting Star
2
Moonscape
3
Mr. Robot
4
The City
5
A Distant Star
6
The Commuter Winds of Sirius
7
The Other Side of the Moon
8
Somewhere in Space
9
Earth Light
10
The Lady Is Blue
11
Saturday Night on Saturn Baxter
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