Science Fiction Sound Effects Record

Various Artists FW06250 / FX 6250

This eerie album opens with high pitched sounds followed by crackling and rustling noises. While what produced these noises is not identified, they are assigned possibilities such as “Sound of approach of Missile or Creature” and “Launching Site”: it is left to our imagination how these sounds were created. Recorded by Mel Kaiser in 1959 in the height of science fiction popularity, this futuristic compilation is an interesting listen. No liner notes.

Country(s) United States
Keyword(s) Sound effects

Year of Recording 1958
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Mel Kaiser ; Produced by Mel Kaiser ; Design by Ronald Clyne

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101	Sound of Approach of Missile or Creature	n/a	0:45
102	Launching Site	n/a	1:20
103	Elevator Descending	n/a	1:23
104	Elevator	n/a	1:45
105	Rocket Primer	n/a	1:45
106	Space Ship Hatch: Opening or Closing	n/a	0:42
107	Rocket Blast-Off	n/a	0:38
108	Space Ship Blast-Off	n/a	0:38
109	Exterior of Space Ship in Motion	n/a	3:52
110	Electronic Siren	n/a	0:37
111	Siren: Fast & High Pitch	n/a	1:12
112	Beeper	n/a	2:08
113	Beeper: Fast & High Pitch	n/a	0:51
114	Cosmic Bombardment Indicator	n/a	0:33
115	Same with More Activity	n/a	0:31
116	Electronic Telescope	n/a	1:12
117	Electronic Pathfinder	n/a	0:23
118	Electronic Drone (Background)	n/a	0:22
119	Drone with Variations	n/a	0:14
120	Drone with Variations	n/a	0:47
121	Frequency Sweep: Dual	n/a	0:32
122	Tone Pyramid, Sweeps & Drones	n/a	0:39
201	Continued: Tone Pyramid Etc.	n/a	0:54
202	Low Frequency Sweeps	n/a	0:46
203	Medium Frequency Sweeps with Echo Re-Verb. & Pulses, Drones	n/a	0:26
204	Space Machine (Background)	n/a	0:23
205	Space Sounds	n/a	0:15
206	Space Background: Drifting	n/a	0:07
207	Space Music	n/a	0:20
208	Sonic Search	n/a	0:34
209	Same with Jamming	n/a	0:26
210	Same with Variations	n/a	0:57
211	Space Music (Try with Speed Reduction)	n/a	1:27

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