The MYSTERY of OTHER WORLDS REVEALED: 1960's

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14.12.10

Rocket Belt

From the photographers of LIFE
Rocket Belt
Undated
Photographer: F. Miller

10.10.10

On this historic date (10/10/10) I'd like to share with you a short work created by the Eames (Eameses?), namely the Powers of 10.

Basically, the Powers of Ten is a 1968 American documentary short film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames, depicting the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten.

This film has been stuck in my mind since being wowed by it in my junior high school science class. Believe me, most of the filmfare we got in school was pretty dry stuff!

Visit the official website to learn more.

20.5.10

Flying Discs on the Turntable

Yes indeedy, the flying saucer men have invaded our country, our lives, and perhaps most shocking of all -- they came, they saw, and they conquered our beloved vinyl. Here's a modest selection for your listening pleasure:

INVASION of the SAUCER SONGS

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll by Bille Lee Riley
Beware of the Blob by The Five Blobs (1958)
(When You See) Those Flying Saucers by Buchanan Brothers (1947)
The Boppin' Martian by Dick Robinson
Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
The Martian Monsters by Disney Halloween (1964)
Our Favorite Martian by Bobby Fuller Four
Flying Saucer Boogie by Eddie Cletro
The Martian Hop by The Ran-dells (1963)
Rollicking Man From Mars by Scotty MacGregor
The Little Space Girl by Jessie Lee Turner
My Favorite Martian Theme by ???
Flying Saucer Lands by Fibber McGee and Molly (1950)
Man from Mars by Ferrante and Teicher
The Flying Saucer Buchanan & Goodman

Some Honorable Mentions

Man from Mars - Butch Paulson (1961)
Flying Saucers by The Mell-O-Tones (pcplanets.com link)
Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer - Ella Fitzgerald (Lala.com link)
The Martian Band - the Wild Tones
Flying Saucers Rock'n Roll - Love Brothers (1958) (youTube link)
Flying Saucer - Solid Senders
Mopity Mope - Bosstones (1961)

This Flying Saucer featurette is also published on the blog Atomic Living

17.5.10

The Flying Saucer Reader

It's any day in the 1950's.

There's trouble brewing underneath the calm optimistic exterior of America.

The question lurking in the back of many people's minds - "Are we under the threat of being invaded?"

An invasion not just by unfriendly forces overseas, but quite possibly by beings from another world.

Like the title of the book says, flying saucers were serious business back in mid-century American culture. Flying Saucer Occupants was published in 1967, Flying Saucers-Serious Business in 1966, and The Flying Saucer Reader in 1967.

The ORBIT Newsletter, was put out by Leonard H. Stringfield, founder of CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) - just one of the many saucer enthusiast groups to spring up in the 1950's and 60's. General news accounts of glowing orbs seen in the sky were faithfully published each month for the membership. This issue dates from Februry 3, 1956

Thick pulp magazines were very popular reading back in the day. The publishers however didn't necessarily try to stick to "just the facts ma'am." There was a fair amount of speculation and fanciful story-telling mixed in with the supposed news items. As for me, I like the collage-style art, with the cut out of the United Planets Cruiser C-57D from the movie Forbidden Planet on the cover. The pulp publication Flying Saucers From Other Worlds is for June 1957.

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This Flying Saucer featurette is also published on the blog Atomic Living