Tuesday, July 21, 2009

luna reduxe: and the moon is full of wrinkles

"It was forty years ago today..."
 
Well, almost. Essentially a re-up of a post from a year back; on this
occasion simply to commemorate what many continue to regard as an elaborate
hoax designed to cement President John F. Kennedy's vision of the USA's
triumph in the Space Race and set in stone the mission statement
first put before a joint congress on May 25th, 1961.

from Wiki:


"On September 9, 2002, filmmaker Bart Sibrel, a proponent of the Apollo moon landing hoax theory, 

confronted Aldrin and his granddaughter outside a Beverly Hills, California hotel. 
Sibrel confronted Aldrin, shouting, "You're the one who said you walked on the moon and you didn't!" 
He then called Aldrin a "thief, liar and coward".
Aldrin, at that time 72 years of age, responded by punching Sibrel in the face."


"I saw the new moon late yestreen,
Wi' the auld moon in her arm:
And if ye gang to sea, maister,
I fear we'll suffer harm."

From the anonymous Scottish ballad by Sir Patrick Spens.

Credit to DJ Danny from Office Naps for unearthing following Johnny Harris composition.

THE POGUES: SUMMER IN SIAM from "Hell's Ditch" LP (Island) 1990 (UK)
THE ROLLING STONES: CHILD OF THE MOON from "Jumpin' Jack Flash b/w Child Of The Moon" 45 (Decca) 1968 (UK) 
BIG STAR: BLUE MOON from "Third: Sister Lovers" LP (PVC) 1978 (US) 
THE JOHNNY HARRIS ORCHESTRA: FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON from "Chance b/w Footprints On The Moon" 45 (Warner Bros) 1969 (UK) 
ELVIS PRESLEY: BLUE MOON from "Elvis Presley" LP (RCA Victor) 1956 (US) 
KRONOS QUARTET: MARQUEE MOON from "Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary" CD (Elektra / WEA) 1990 (US) 
NICK DRAKE: PINK MOON from "Pink Moon" LP (Island) 1972 (UK) CUL DE SAC: THE MOON SCOLDS THE MORNING STAR from "ECIM" CD (Northeastern) 1992 (US)

HELL'S DITCH REMASTERED
;
STONES: SINGLES 1968-1971 BOX SET;
THIRD / SISTER LOVERS REMASTERED;
JOHNNY HARRIS: MOVEMENTS;
ELVIS PRESLEY REISSUED;
RUBAIYAT 2 x CD;
PINK MOON REMASTERED;
ECIM REISSUED

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The rich vein of form continues. You're spoiling us today.

Eric.

ib said...

Thanks, Eric. Having had my web connection crash on me over the weekend, I've been bubbling over with frustration.

It was back on yesterday, but running painfully slow. Add to this the fact I missed out on the anniversary of the '69 Splash Down as a result and you have a recipe for anxiety... Or Could it be I was just too hungover yesterday to get my shit together ?