is 1978 too late? billy thorpe’s children of the sun!
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Planet Caravan (1970) and Into the Void (1971) by Black Sabbath
Or their album, Hope.
The Kinks: “Supersonic Rocket Ship”
Montrose: “Space Station #5”
Police: “Walking on the Moon”
Jonathan King: “Everyone’s Gone to the Moon”
Impossible to link to, but there is an entire concept album out there nobody has ever heard of called the Intergalactic Touring Band. Albums people have heard of are ones like Blows Against the Empire.
ETA: What do you know? Some of the songs are actually on Youtube!
Reaching Out featuring Annie Haslam on vocals.
Kak – “Electric Sailor”
And, of course, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds.
The Ran-Dells: The Martian Hop
Anyone remember Mr Spaceman by the Holy Modal Rounders?
Jimmy Webb’s The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress was covered by many. The link is to Linda Ronstadt’s version.
I’m not sure about The Byrds “Eight Miles High” being included. It’s about flying across the Atlantic for their first European tour.
I know it’s too early to fit your time criteria, but I gotta mention the classic from 1935: Dancing on the Moon.
From 1977, so slightly past the cut-off date, ‘Cygnus X-1’ by Rush.
I though that they were angels…
“Mission (A World Record)” by the Electric Light Orchestra
CCR: “It Came Out of the Sky” (it’s about a UFO that lands in a farmer’s field, but we never find out what it was)
And how’d I forget “Children of the Sun” by Billy Thorpe?
'39 by Queen
Chance for a lifetime by Kayak
Pink Floyd’s A Saucerful of Secrets
Any song by Jefferson Starship.
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Good one! Or Floating from the same album:
[/QUOTE] I'll see "Higher and Higher" and "Floating" and raise you "[Gypsy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWuwUhSis1U)," "[Eternity Road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrSw0jr2zw)," and "[The Best Way To Travel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoYbGPO_KKs)."And maybe toss in their instrumental, “Beyond.”
Another one just past the cut-off date: ‘Olias of Sunhillow’ by Jon Anderson.
Released in July 1976.
First thing that came to mind, since I just watched The Martian, was David Bowie’s “Starman”. 1972.
Maybe, maybe not: “I’m The Urban Spaceman” by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (1968)
A bit late for your time period, but “Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)” by Q-Feel is a lot of fun.
And…how has nobody mentioned Parliament/Funkadelic? Pretty much every album from Mothership Connection on is adding to the P-Funk Mythology.