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The Atomic Cafe Soundtrack LP Rounder with Insert. Condition is Good plus, with very light wear.

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“Like its film counterpart, the ATOMIC CAFE soundtrack is an ingenious blend of music and documentary news clips. It is also the single greatest collection of Atomic Music ever assembled and released. The pre-Internet methodology employed by the producers to locate these wonderful songs was simple: They went to the Library of Congress music copyright file and looked under "Atomic." From this search they produced a "want list" of 200 titles. This list was sent out to various collectors who would invariably reply with even more suggestions. From the master tape, they elected to include 17 tunes mixed with radio broadcasts and newsreel audio*. Lamentably, this atomic anthology is long out-of-print with no active plans of a reissue. This is due in part to copyright difficulties Rounder Records experienced in releasing the album in the first place. If you would care to gently nag the company, please e-mail them.

Album Liner Notes [Excerpt]:

"Bomb songs expressed people’s political hopes and fears, their religion, and even their sexual fantasies. People boogied with the Bomb, and they prayed with the Bomb. Here is a cross-section of the best of that music, interspersed with short documentary news clips from the time. It is a reflection of an earlier, more innocent America trying to come to grips with the new atomic era. Just as important, it is a collection of seldom-heard vintage music which remains exciting and dynamic today."

- Charles Wolfe

SIDE ONE:

ATOM AND EVIL by the Golden Gate Quartet

Audio Clip: Maj. Thomas Ferebee, "Enola Gay" bombardier, 08/15/45

WHEN THE ATOMB FELL by Karl and Harty

Audio Clips: President Harry S Truman, 08/09/45; Capt. Kermit Beehan, "Great Artiste" bombardier, 08/15/45

WIN THE WAR BLUES by Sonny Boy Williamson

Audio Clip: David E. Lilienthal, the first Chairman of the A.E.C.

ATOMIC POWER by the Buchanan Brothers

Audio Clip: Winston Churchill, 03/31/49

JESUS HITS LIKE AN ATOM BOMB by Lowell Blanchard and the Valley Trio

Audio Clip: Rep. James E. Van Zandt (Republican), Penn., 05/08/53

WHEN THEY DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB by Jackie Doll and His Pickled Peppers

ATOMIC SERMON by Billy Hughes and his Rhythm Buckeroos

OLD MAN ATOM by Sons of Pioneers

SIDE TWO:

URANIUM by The Commodores

50 MEGATONS by Sonny Russell

ATOM BOMB BABY by The Five Stars

SATELLITE BABY by Skip Stanley

SPUTNIKS AND MUTNIKS by Ray Anderson and the Homefolks

ATOMIC COCKTAIL by Slim Gaillard Quartette

ATOMIC LOVE by Little Caesar with the Red Callendar Sextette

ATOMIC TELEPHONE by Spirits of Memphis Quartet

RED'S DREAM by Louisiana Red”