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Twisting with Martians and getting down with the Chicken Astronaut: Herb Lester goes way Out There

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Out There from Herb Lester Associates marks a departure from terra firma for my favourite map-makers: they’re anticipating the wave of space tourism of the future with this guide to three Grand Tours of the Solar System.

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Complete with speculative observations from such sci-fi greats as Arthur C. Clarke, HG Wells and Olaf Stapledon (author of the 1930 book The Last And First Men, about the flight of mankind to Venus), Out There voyages from the Tar Pits Of Titan and the Fountains of Enceladus to the “giant space sponge” moon, Hyperion.

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The text is by Matthew De Abatua with design and illustrations by Paul Rogers.

Out There’s publication has been accompanied by Trunk Records’ release of a companion space-themed download album compiled by Nick from the much missed west London record store Intoxica!.

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Here’s the track listing:

The Five Du-Tones – Chicken Astronaut
Terry Dunavan – Rock It On Mars
Allan Bradley Quintet – Space Race
The Jive Five With Joe Rene – People from Another World
Johnny “Guitar” Watson – Space Guitar
Sonny Sheather – Orbit With Me
The Ran-Dells – Martian Hop
Louis Prima – Beep! Beep!
The Starfires – Space Needle
Chuck Dallis – Moon Twist
The Wild Tones – The Martian Band
Sonny Day – Creature from Outer Space

Download the whole album for just 50p here.

Somebody has cut a nice clip to go with Sonny Day’s tune:

Buy a copy of Out There: The Solar System For Tourists here.

Matthew De Abatua’s site is here and Paul Rogers’ is here.

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