Vinyl Oddity: Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space
Each month on the Vinyl Voyage , we highlight a rare and often strange oddity from the world of vinyl. This month, it is Leonard Nimoy's debut album (yes, he had more) from 1967, Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space . Riding on the popularity of Star Trek at the time, the album features instrumentals, poetry and songs---all with a space theme. There was even a single from the album released. It contained the strange reading, "A Visit to a Sad Planet" with the "Theme from Star Trek" on the B side. Excerpt: " A Visit to a Sad Planet " Excerpt: " Theme from Star Trek " There are some very sixties-type instrumentals, such as "Music to Watch Space Girls By" and a spaced-out version of "Mission Impossible." Also, Leonard Nimoy takes his turn singing with "Where is Love?" from the musical Oliver and a sad tune entitled "Lost in the Stars" Leonard Nimoy had five releases from Dot records, the...