The Sound of Alpha
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Title: | The Sound of Alpha |
Publisher: | Ann Hester |
Editor(s): | Ann Hester |
Type: | The Moonbase Alpha Songbook |
Date(s): | 1979 |
Medium: | print zine |
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Fandom: | Space: 1999 |
Language: | English |
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The Sound of Alpha is "The Moonbase Alpha Songbook" based on Space: 1999, edited by Ann Hester. The collection includes a number of popular song parodies with lyrics written by Ron Butler, Ann Hester, Alice M. Newsome, Merilea Mercer, and Michael Wright. Atrocious puns by Ron Butler.
Credits include Typists: Ann Hester and Marilea Mercer; Artists: Alice M. Newsome and Ron Butler; Collators: Ron Butler, Ann Hester, and Marilea Mercer; Proofreaders: Huh?
Parody songs include: "On Top of Old Alpha", "(As) The Eagles Go Crashing Along", "How Do You Solve a Problem Name of Maya?", "Won't You Come Home, Bill Fraser", and "Yes, We Haven't No Dorcons".
The songs were sung at SpaceCon (Space: 1999 convention) in 1979.