Astro Launch

Infobox Album
Name = Astro Launch
Type = EP
Artist = Man or Astro-man?


Released = 1994
Recorded = Zero Return 1994
Genre = surf rock
Length =
Label = Estrus Records
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "The Various Boss Sounds from Beyond the Far Reaches... and Then Some!" (1994)
This album = "Astro Launch" (1994)
Next album = "The Brains of the Cosmos" (1994)

"Astro Launch" is one of many 7" EPs Man or Astro-man? released in 1994. [http://www.zerotec.com/astroman/Pages/discography.html Man or Astro-man? Discography] ] It was released on Estrus Records on clear orange vinyl and black vinyl. [http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/bands/m/manorast.htm Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks] ] As the black vinyl copies are pressed onto translucent black vinyl, some discographies list the vinyl color as "rootbeer" or "clear rootbeer". There are also some copies pressed on opaque gray vinyl. "Transmission from Venus '94" is a re-recording of a song Man or Astro-man? recorded in 1993 and released on a Roger Corman tribute compilation. The back cover states that a secret vocal version of "Philip K. Dick" on cassette can be obtained from Man or Astro-man? for $1. The cover art was designed by Art Chantry. [http://www.zerotec.com/astroman/Pages/discography.html Man or Astro-man? Discography] ]

Track listing

A Side

*"Philip K. Dick in the Pet Section of a Wal-Mart"
*"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (Jerry Goldsmith)

B Side

*"Transmission from Venus '94"
*"Time Bomb" (The Avengers VI)

Line Up [Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve]

*Star Crunch - Lead Guitar & "Han" Solos
*Birdstuff - Space Skins and Apologies for stepping on the Hi Hat during the intro of "Transmissions," when Coco said to be quiet
*The Amazing Dr. Deleto - 4-string US bass, 3-string English bass, 2-string Belgian bass and the organ where every key works, most of the time
*Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard - Tubes

References