Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space
Studio album by Leonard Nimoy
Released	June 1967
Genre	Outsider music Spoken word
Label	Dot
Producer	Charles Randolph Grean
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Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space was the debut album of Leonard Nimoy, recorded in his Mr. Spock persona. The album was released in June 1967 by Dot Records.

Background

The album capitalized on the popularity of the Spock character on Star Trek. The songs also contain many outer-space elements along with science fiction-themed narrations, and space sound effects.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Theme from Star Trek" (Alexander Courage / Gene Roddenberry)
2. "Alien" (Cy Coben)
3. "Where is Love?" (Lionel Bart)
4. "Music to Watch Space Girls By" (Anthony Velona / Sidney Ramin)
5. "Beyond Antares" (Wilbur Hatch / Gene Coon)
6. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz / Leonard Nimoy)

Side two

1. "Mission: Impossible" (Lalo Schifrin)
2. "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill)
3. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Alexander Courage)
4. "You Are Not Alone" (Don Christopher)
5. "A Visit to a Sad Planet" (Charles R. Grean / Don Christopher)

Re-release

Re-released in the UK in 1973 on the Rediffusion label. The track listing is identical to the original Dot release, but with a new sleeve design by Stephen Hill Design Services, including a different photo of Nimoy as Spock (front), and new liner notes by Ron Edwards (rear).

Re-released on October 10, 1995 by Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc. This re-issue features Side 1 of the LP Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy as a bonus.

1. "Theme from Star Trek" (Alexander Courage / Gene Roddenberry)
2. "Alien" (Cy Coben)
3. "Where is Love?" (Lionel Bart)
4. "Music to Watch Space Girls By" (Anthony Velona / Sidney Ramin)
5. "Beyond Antares" (Wilbur Hatch / Gene Coon)
6. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz / Leonard Nimoy)
7. "Mission: Impossible" (Lalo Schifrin)
8. "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill)
9. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Alexander Courage)
10. "You Are Not Alone" (Don Christopher)
11. "A Visit to a Sad Planet" (Charles R. Grean / Don Christopher)
12. "Highly Illogical" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz)
13. "The Difference Between Us" (Cy Coben)
14. "Once I Smiled" (Charles R. Grean / Leonard Nimoy)
15. "Spock Thoughts" (Charles R. Grean)
16. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz)
17. "Follow Your Star" (Charles R. Grean / Fred Hertz)
18. "Amphibious Assault" (Charles R. Grean / Mason Williams)

External Links

Review of Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space at maidenwine.com, a detailed Leonard Nimoy fan site.