Man or Astro-man?
Man or Astro-man? is an American surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade.
Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s like ...
promo 7" that was given away with the first 1,000 copies of their debut album, Is It ... Man or Astroman?. It was released on Estrus Records in 1993 on black vinyl only.Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks /ref> By some counts, 1,000 copies is a generous estimate, as the Estrus website places the actual number pressed as only 400 (200 given to the band and 200 distributed to the first 200 people to order the first LP directly from Estrus).Estrus Records scroll down page to "Estrus promo singles" or search page for catalogue # ESP7 This is the first time Man or Astro-man's cover of the
Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. ...
theme song was released. It was later re-released on ''
Destroy All Astromen!
''Destroy All Astromen!'' is a compilation album by the surf rock group Man or Astro-man?. Often cited as their second album, it is actually a compilation of tracks that appeared on 7"s recorded the previous year (1993). The first pressing was ...
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Track listing
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Out of Limits
"Out of Limits" is a 1963 surf rock instrumental piece written by Michael Z. Gordon and performed by The Marketts.
Background
While on tour with a band called the Routers, Gordon wrote the Marketts' first release on the Warner Bros. label and the ...
Weinstein Weinstein is a German or Yiddish surname meaning wine stone, referring to the crystals of cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) resulting from the process of fermenting grape juice.