Little known to the civilized world, the great William Shatner (Kirk on the
original Star Trek TV series) recorded a masterpiece of
an album -- The Transformed Man -- back in 1968. In it, Shatner
proves that his talents go far beyond those of film and into the world of
music. I have studied this visionary work time and time again and never
fail to find something new each time I listen. The real treasures of this
album are (1) Mr. Tambourine Man, (2) Lucy in the Sky With
Diamonds, and (3) Theme for Cyrano.
But don't take my word for it: listen to the genius of Kirk for yourself...
King Henry V
Elegy for the Brave
Theme for Cyrano
Mr. Tambourine Man (*)
Hamlet
It Was A Very Good Year (**)
Romeo and Juliet
How Insensitive
Spleen
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (*)
The Transformed Man
(*) Also on the compliation album Golden Throats (Rhino #R2 70187,
1988, Rhino Records Inc., 2225 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica CA, 90404-3555)
(**) Also on the compliation album Golden Throats 2 (Rhino #R2 71007,
1991)
Gees, I sure hope Scotty never released an album of bagpipe music!
You can actually order this legendary CD from the online service The
CD Connection right now by telnet to cdconnection.com!
They have Shatner's work
as well as the CD 'Highly Illogical' by Leonard Nimoy (note: As I
understand it, 'Highly Illogical' is a 'greatest hits' (or maybe greatest
misses) album which contains 'Spock Thoughts' as well as 'If I Had a
Hammer..."
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