Signals From Outer Space

This came as a present from a friend and the physicist in me went ape-sh*t. This is a 45 themed around recordings from Sputnik, the first satelite to make it into space (launched from the former U.S.S.R. in 1957). Side one is a recording of the data being sent from Sputnik while in space. Lots of bleep-blops for you electronic-music nerds.

However, it’s the other side which is even more interesting. I’m not sure if this pre-dates the Cold-War, but information coming out of the U.S.S.R. must have been scarce for the second side is a dramatic recreation of the launching of the Sputnik. Very cool. I only wish my copy wasn’t so beat.

Listen: “Side One – Data”
Listen: “Side Two – Narration”