An extraterrestrial music cocktail from the Golden Age of Sci-Fi!
Whether you're looking for the eerie atmosphere of a forbidden planet or foot-stomping tunes about visitors from space, this compilation from Bear Family Records delivers. Destination Forbidden Planet is an absolute time capsule of 1950s Sci-Fi obsession, dealing with the unexplainable, other dimensions, and interplanetary horror—all while rocking out.
Featuring 37 tracks recorded between 1951 and 1965, this CD answers the most urgent questions of the atomic age: Does the forbidden planet exist, and are there beings from outer space? The playlist is packed with famous artists like Louis Prima, Billy Lee Riley, and Judy Garland, alongside unknown rarities and outstanding Outer Space instrumentals from guitarists like Billy Mure and George Barnes. This otherworldly music cocktail is even rounded off with monumental orchestral interludes and original B-movie sci-fi trailers!
Product Details:
Format: Audio CD
Number of Tracks: 37
Label: Bear Family Records
Bonus: Includes a 16-page color booklet containing track info, rare photos, and illustrations.
Tracklist:
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra - Visitors from Space
The Cues - Destination 2100 and 65
Winifred Atwell & Her Piano - Spaceship Boogie
Billy Mize - Planet Named Desire
Teacho & His Students - Rock-Et
Louis Prima - Beep! Beep!
Johnny Greco - Rocket Ride
Jimmie Haskell & His Orchestra - Rockin' in the Orbit
Dave & the Detomics - Detomic Orbit
Movie Trailer - Plan 9 from Outer Space
Andy Dio & the Hi-Ways - Satellite
Freddie Montell - (Ooey Gooey) Green Cheese
Movie Trailer - Blood Beast from Outer Space
The Gamblers - Moon Dawg
Jamie Horton - Robot Man
Movie Trailer - Radar Men from the Moon
Billy Mure - Guitars in Space
Dean Hightower (George Barnes) - Moon Rocket
The Larks - Rockin' in the Rocket Room
Don Lang & His Frantic Five - Red Planet Rock
Pat & the Satellites - Jupiter-C
David Rose & His Orchestra - Forbidden Planet
Jackie Fautheree - First Man on Mars
Buck Trail - Knocked Out Joint on Mars
Movie Trailer - Invaders from Mars
The Jive Five - People from Another World
Bill Buchanan - The Thing
Movie Trailer - The Thing That Couldn't Die
Billy Lee Riley & the Little Green Men - Flyin' Saucers Rock 'N' Roll
Ella Fitzgerald - Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Freddy Sunder - Flying Saucers
Movie Trailer - Robot Monster
Nervous Norvus - The Fang
Movie Trailer - It Came from Outer Space
Merv Griffin - The Screamin' Meemies from Planet 'X'
Tony Hatch & His Orchestra - Out of This World
Judy Garland - Purple People Eater (Live)
🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:
"There is nothing quite like spending a quiet night in the observatory, getting the telescope perfectly polar aligned, and putting on a great playlist to set the mood. This CD is an absolute riot. It perfectly captures that mid-century cultural obsession with flying saucers, robots, and the mysteries of the cosmos. The fact that they spliced vintage drive-in movie trailers right into the tracklist between the rockabilly and jazz tunes makes it a totally immersive listen. It’s pure retro-futuristic fun."
