Space Escapade Explained

Space Escapade
Type:	studio
Artist:	Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Cover:	Space Escapade.png
Released:	1958
Genre:	Space age pop^[1] exotica lounge
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Pharaoh's Curse
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Next Year:	1958

Space Escapade is an album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Capitol label (catalog no. T-968). Baxter also composed the music.^{[2] [3]}

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Matthew Greenwald wrote: "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."^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Shooting Star"
2. "Moonscape"
3. "Mr. Robot"
4. "The City"
5. "A Distant Star"
6. "The Commuter"

Side 2

1. "Winds of Sirius"
2. "The Other Side of the Moon"
3. "A Look Back at Earth"
4. "Earth Light"
5. "The Lady Is Blue"
6. "Saturday Night on Saturn"

Notes and References

1. Book: Adinolfi, Francesco. The Moon in Stereo. Pinkus. Karen. April 25, 2008. Mondo Exotica - Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation. Duke University Press. Durham. 146.
2. Web site: Les Baxter – Space Escapade. Discogs. December 30, 2020.
3. Web site: Space Escapade. AllMusic. December 30, 2020.