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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Douglas Adams

1979 · Non-Music, Stage & Screen

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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy is a Spoken Word album by Douglas Adams, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Journey Of The Sorcerer1:12
  2. A2The Guide Speaks3:04
  3. A3None At All1:42
  4. A4Gargleblaster Sonata2:17
  5. A5I Don't Like Thursdays5:58
  6. A6Vogon Constructor Fleets3:34
  7. A7The Babel Fish2:50
  8. A8Micturations Of A Vogon3:09

Side B

  1. B1A Short History Of The Earth3:05
  2. B2The Big One1:51
  3. B3Unease By The Sea2:20
  4. B4Heart Of Gold0:47
  5. B5Infinitely Improbable4:01
  6. B6Song Of The Mindless Jerks3:50
  7. B7Waveband On The Run4:48

Side C

  1. C1Yore Kind Of Music3:50
  2. C2Consolation No.11:00
  3. C3Out To Lunch2:56
  4. C4Consolation No.21:51
  5. C5Whale Song No.12:23
  6. C6Whale Song No.22:00
  7. C7Pink Planet1:31
  8. C8Biro Gyro2:40
  9. C9Double Sunset3:04
  10. C10The Dolphins' Farewell1:43
  11. C11The Factory Floor0:31

Side D

  1. D1The Earth, Mk 22:28
  2. D2Tell Us Why5:13
  3. D3Aubade2:44
  4. D4The Answer1:35
  5. D5The Messiah3:28
  6. D6Is There A Lifestyle After Death?6:55
  7. D7Arms Of The Law3:14
  8. D8Journey's End (Journey Of The Sorcerer)1:17

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Comedy
  • whimsical
  • spacey

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"When the events on this record take place, only those who have not made tape copies will stand any chance of being rescued."
A re-worked and re-recorded version. Based on the BBC Radio 4 [first series] broadcast in 1978. [Writer John Lloyd had provided earlier material].
Full-colour gatefold sleeve, varnish-print outer, semi-gloss print paper-pasted inner spreads.
Recorded July - August 1979 at Sound Development Studios.
(Vinyl mastered at CBS Studios, London.)
Tracks A1 & D8; Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Remainder; Original Music Ltd.
Music timings [on labels] within the longer narrative tracks:
A2 - 1:40
A3 - 0:59
A4 - 1:08
A5 - 0:43
A6 - 0:46
A7 - 1:48
A8 - 1:13
B1 - 2:02
B2 - 1:51
B3 - 2:20
B4 - 0:30
B5 - 2:08
B6 - 0:57
B7 - 0:53
C1 - 2:23
C2 - 0:58
C3 - 1:20
C4 - 0:25
C5 - 0:35
C6 - 0:58
C7 - 0:59
C8 - 2:40
C9 - 0:48
C10 - 1:24
C11 - 0:11
D2 - 1:15
D3 - 0:21
D4 - 0:12
D5 - 1:07
D6 - 2:25

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Paddy KingslandMUSIC BY, MUSICIAN
  • Tim SousterCOMPOSED BY, PERFORMER

Production & Engineering

  • Geoffrey PerkinsPRODUCER
  • Adrian SearENGINEER

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