Is It ... Man or Astroman?

Is It ... Man Or Astroman?
Studio album by
Man or Astro-man?
Released1993
GenreSurf rock
Length41:44 (CD)
45:16 (LP)
LabelEstrus Records
Man or Astro-man? chronology
Possession by Remote Control
(1992)		 Is It ... Man Or Astroman?
(1993)		 Amazing Thrills! in 3-Dimension
(1993)
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Is It ... Man or Astroman? is the first album released by the surf rock group Man or Astro-man?. First pressing was on clear blue vinyl; all subsequent pressings were on black vinyl. In deference to "vinyl junkies", the vinyl release sports two additional tracks. "Illudium Q-36" references the Chuck Jones character, Marvin the Martian. The title refers to the weapon of choice of the hostile Looney Tunes alien. The cover art was painted by American science fiction and fantasy illustrator Richard Powers

Track listing

CD release

  1. "Taxidermist Surf" – 2:53
  2. "Invasion of the Dragonmen" – 2:15
  3. "Nitrous Burn Out" – 3:17
  4. "Clean up on Aisle #9 (Turn up the Monitors)" – 2:35
  5. "Journey to the Stars" (The Ventures) – 2:28
  6. "Cowboy Playing Dead" – 1:55
  7. "Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb" – 2:46
  8. "The Human Calculator" – 2:56
  9. "Organ Smash" – 1:46
  10. "Cattle Drive" – 2:51
  11. "Escape Through the Air Vent" – 2:23
  12. "Mermaid Love" – 3:21
  13. "Eric Estrotica" – 3:23
  14. "Alien Visitors" – 6:54

Vinyl release

  1. "Taxidermist Surf" – 2:53
  2. "Invasion of the Dragonmen" – 2:15
  3. "Nitrous Burn Out" – 3:17
  4. "Clean up on Aisle #9 (Turn up the Monitors)" – 2:35
  5. "Journey to the Stars" (The Ventures) – 2:28
  6. "Cowboy Playing Dead" – 1:55
  7. "Illidium Q-36" [bonus track] – 1:08
  8. "Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb" – 2:46
  9. "The Human Calculator" – 2:56
  10. "Organ Smash" – 1:46
  11. "Cattle Drive" – 2:51
  12. "Escape Through the Air Vent" – 2:23
  13. "Rudy's Lounge" [bonus track] – 2:24
  14. "Mermaid Love" – 3:21
  15. "Eric Estrotica" – 3:23
  16. "Alien Visitors" – 6:54

Man or Astro-Man? could be

This, in turn, translates to:

Also credited

B-movie actor John Agar is credited "because his name is in everything else".

Audio samples

Alien Visitors contains dialogue audio samples from the b-movies Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Plan 9 from Outer Space, and the television series The Outer Limits. Nitrous Burn Out contains dialogue from the movies Viva Knievel! and Death Race 2000.

Notes

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "grunnenrocks". Evert Nijkamp]. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ Chantry, A., & Rochester, M. R. (2015). Art Chantry Speaks : A Heretic’s History of 20th Century Graphic Design. Port Townsend, WA: Feral House.
  4. ↑ "Sources of Voice Samples in Music". s107.net. Retrieved January 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)