V/A - Destination Moon 50 Years: First Man On The Moon CD (Bear Family)

This out-of-this-world compilation contains 34 tracks, some of which are extremely hard to get, reflecting the adventurous, sometimes almost naive approach to the theme of the moon landing, against the background of the competition between the USA and the USSR from the 1950s onwards! In addition to some great moon and rocket themed tunes, it contains interesting audio documents, like the announcement of US President John F. Kennedy in September 1962, as well as the famous words by astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969! There are liner notes to every single song, as well as many illustrations in the 28-page booklet!

Tracks: 

Dinah Washington - Destination Moon
John F. Kennedy - We Choose To Go To The Moon: September 12, 1962
Narvel Felts - Rocket Ride
Monte Meade - Cape Canaveral
Tommy Danton & The Echoes - Rocket To The Moon
Lindsey Powers & his Combo - Sky Rocket
Joe Bennet & The Sparkletones - Rocket
Glenn Willings - Race To Space
Deacon & The Rock 'n' Rollers - Rockin' On The Moon
Chuck Dallis - Moon Twist
Lynn Vernon - Moon Rocket
Chris Kenner - Rocket To The Moon
The Chaperones - Cruise To The Moon
Pat Reader - Cha Cha On The Moon
Chuck Daniels & The Downbeats - Saturday Nite On The Moon
Ray Ellis & his Orchestra and Chorus - The First Man Into Space
Eddie Hill - Monkey Business
Buck Griffin - First Man To Stand On The Moon
Sam Lazar Trio - Space Flight
Lenny Welch - Rocket To The Moon
The Spotnicks - The Rocket Man
Johnny Kay - Rocket To The Moon
Rusty Wellington - Rockin' Chair On The Moon
Jesse Stone - The Rocket
Jimmy Stewart - Rock On The Moon
Les Vogt - Moon Rocketin'
Kid Burbank - Madison Rocket
Neil Alan & The Cosmos - Light My Rockets And Send You To The Moon
Trade Martin - We'll Be Dancin' On The Moon
Jackie Lowell with Duane Diamond & The Astronauts - Rocket Ship
Bob Roubian - Rocket To The Moon
Les Baxter - Lunar Rhapsody
Neil Armstrong - 'One Smal Step'
Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds - In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)