''Astro Launch'' is one of many 7-inch EPs

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 ...

released in 1994. It was released on

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on clear orange vinyl and black vinyl.Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks
/ref> As the black vinyl copies are pressed onto translucent black vinyl, some discographies list the vinyl color as "rootbeer" or "clear rootbeer". There are also some copies pressed on opaque gray vinyl, and at least one copy on dark, ruby-red vinyl. "Transmission from Venus '94" is a re-recording of a song Man or Astro-man? recorded in 1993 and released on a

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tribute compilation. The back cover states that a secret vocal version of "Philip K. Dick" on cassette can be obtained from

for $1. The cover art was designed by

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Track listing

A Side

*" Philip K. Dick in the Pet Section of a Wal-Mart" *"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (

Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the Rambo (franchise) ...

)

B Side

*"Transmission from Venus '94" *"Time Bomb" ( The Avengers VI)

Line Up

*Star Crunch - Lead Guitar & "Han" Solos *Birdstuff - Space Skins and Apologies for stepping on the Hi Hat during the intro of "Transmissions," when Coco said to be quiet *The Amazing Dr. Deleto - 4-string US bass, 3-string English bass, 2-string Belgian bass and the organ where every key works, most of the time *Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard - Tubes Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve

References

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