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Culled from the collection of Rhino Records’ Cheryl Pawelski, “Spaced Out! The

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Vespa. French horn. Tux. Pure space awesomeness.
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Vespa. French horn. Tux. Pure space awesomeness.
Vespa. French horn. Tux. Pure space awesomeness.
On the moon, of course, The Weavers' traditional tune Sixteen Tons has been changed to 2.6666 Tons.
Although not dead at the time of this album's original release, Wernher von Braun is today turning over in his grave.
Welcome to Planet X! Would you like to visit our disco or Judy Garland museum? She is considered a goddess on our planet! Is this your ward...
Whatever happened to those days when records were pre-tested for children?
Nothing says cutting-edge technology like polka.
The sad part? The Spacemen never even made it onto American Bandstand.
Sometimes distant galaxies appear exactly like a lava lamp.
More artifacts from the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle.
You knew our space-age World's Fair icon would be included, didn't you?
Later, when the kids grew into teenagers and they came home stoned one night, this album cover freaked them out!
Don't stare into her eyes! Don't stare into her eyes!
Yes, there is something disturbing about her head.
Ah, the lunar ballet; there's just something about the moon that makes you want to dance!
Little-known fact: Mel Torme actually recorded this album on the moon.
Before rock opera: space opera.
Budding astronauts need to know their ABCs. U is for Uranus...

Culled from the collection of Rhino Records’ Cheryl Pawelski, “Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers” cheerfully plunges us into the post-war era of Sputnik, NASA, and the advent of long-playing records (remember those?). The show continues through January; images courtesy of Pawelski/EMP-SFM. Experience Music Project, 325 Fifth Ave. N., 724-3428, empsfm.org. $12-$15. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Read more in The Weekly Wire.Published on August 26, 2009

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