Remembering 1958
Step back into a year of transformation and tension, when the first American satellite Explorer 1 soared into orbit, the Hula Hoop swept the nation, and a 14-year-old Bobby Fischer became U.S. Chess Champion. 1958 also saw the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, report for Army duty, and the debut of the iconic radio drama Have Gun – Will Travel. This 29-episode compilation, spanning over 9 hours of audio, captures the spirit of a year that bridged post-war optimism and the dawn of the Space Age. Featuring rare news reports, interviews, and classic programs, this collection offers a vivid time capsule of a pivotal era, from the launch of Explorer 1 to the quiet beginning of the Lego brick and the first whispers of the integrated circuit.
Collection Highlights
- Hear the historic debut of Have Gun – Will Travel on radio, starring Richard Dehner in the role that Richard Boone made famous on television, including the very first episodes "Strange Vendetta" and "Road to Wickenberg."
- Includes rare science fiction from the final broadcasts of X Minus One (the episode "Gray Flannel Armor") and the speculative Exploring Tomorrow, alongside classic suspense from Suspense and light-hearted fun from You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx.
- Features a curated selection of news and interviews from 1958, including an exclusive Aldous Huxley interview on Brave New World, a year-in-review recap, and a sample of Wayne Shuster's comedic "Shakespearean Baseball Game."
Track Listing
Show all 29 tracks (9 hours, 44 min)
- Breakfast Club 58xxxx Don Mcneill Is On Vacation
- Cisco Kid 580401 597 Fight At Devils Canyon
- Exploring Tomorrow 16 580000 Martian Queensnd Decision
- Exploring Tomorrow 21 580000 Space Baby
- FMM 580208 1455 Reincarnated From Great Men, Part 3
- FMM 580223 1460 Taking An Efficiency Course
- FMM 580301 1461 Ten Day Miami Trip
- Grand Ole Opry 580315
- Grand Ole Opry 580322
- Guest Star 580629 0588 Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life
- Guns 580406 ep313 Yorky
- Guns 580629 ep325 What Whisky Drummer Heard
- HGWT 581123 e001 Strange Vendetta
- HGWT 581130 e002 Road To Wickenberg
- News 1958 News Review
- News 580000 Aldous Huxley Brave New World Interview
- News 580000 Wayne Shuster Shakesperean Baseball Game
- News 580714 Big Ben Nancy Mitford
- PAF 580716 Two Times Two Is Four
- Susp 580302 740 Never Follow Banjo Act
- Susp 580309 741 Chain
- Susp 581004 771 Wait
- Susp 581228 783 Thirty Second Of December
- X Minus One 580109 Gray Flannel Armor
- You Bet Your Life 580210 People
- You Bet Your Life 580310 Name
- YTJD 580629 595 Ugly Pattern AFRTS
- YTJD 580907 604 Malibu Mystery AFRTS
- YTJD 580921 606 Johnson Payroll AFRTS
