Cat No:
MOVLPB3487
Format Details: Black
Release Date: 11 September 2026
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8719262046528
Genres: R&B
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Description
Life On Mars is the 1976 debut album by the American R&B/jazz fusion singer, arranger, musician, composer and conductor Dexter Wansel. The album is considered to be a "space-funk" classic, inspired by David Bowie's "Life on Mars?". Wansel composed his own sci-fi sounds with swirling, ring-like oscillators, cosmic sub tones, and metallic, otherworldly leads using his signature ARP 2600 synthesizer. Wansel's pioneering synth sound was shared on numerous records with artists like MFSB, Billy Paul, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Teddy Pendergrass, and The Jones Girls. The album inspired other artists and Wansel's "Theme From The Planets" drum beat intro is hailed as being one of the first foundation beats of hip-hop. His sampled music has been used by Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, and Ice Cube amongst others. Life On Mars is available on black vinyl.
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Tracklisting
- 1. A Prophet Named K.G.
- 2. Life on Mars
- 3. Together Once Again
- 4. Stargazer
- 1. One Million Miles from the Ground
- 2. You Can Be What You Wanna Be
- 3. Theme from the Planets
- 4. Rings of Saturn
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Roger Waters
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Songs Of Joy & Peace
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A State Of -- Trance 25 Years - Selected Highlights
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Stargazer: The PhiladeLPhia International Records An...
Dexter Wansel
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Time Is Slipping Away
Dexter Wansel
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