Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy

Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy is a 1968 vinyl LP. 
In 1995, the first side (but not the second) of this LP was re-released with 1967's Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space.
 
The album is Leonard Nimoy's second album released shortly after "Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space." It is a continuation of the "Spock and Space" sound, Nimoy's first album.
The record was plugged heavily in Star Trek newsletters and fanzines; fans were not only begged to buy it, but encouraged to call "their local deejays" and request to have their favorite tracks from it played on the radio.
At that time, contemporary music radio stations were usually staffed by live, local announcers ("disc jockeys" or "DJs" as they played vinyl records) who often became media stars or "personalities" and generated substantial fandoms in their own right.Among them were Heavy Harvey Miller and Wolfman Jack. As many of these stations were on AM frequencies, they could often be heard loud and clear on even inexpensive pocket radios hundreds of miles from the transmitter. While radio announcers did not personally choose the music you heard (except on college and community stations where announcers created their own programs), many stations did set aside an hour or two for listener requests and if they were getting a lot of requests for Nimoy they might have played him. Buying the records had a lot more impact than calling the station. His first two albums did chart on Billboard's top 200 album list, which meant that people were indeed buying them: Music from Outer Space spent 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #83 on August 4, 1967 and Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy came in at #97, March 29, 1968 and was on the chart for 13 weeks.
==The Tracks==
Original liner notes:
SIDE 1
: 1. Highly Illogical; Spock's reactions to some earth-behavior.
: 2. The Difference Between Us: Could Spock ever feel hidden, deep, emotional love problems? Could he react as a human in a romantic situation?
: 3. Once I Smiled: Once Spock's emotional barriers were broken down, and for a short while he tasted a bitter-sweet romantic experience.
: 4. Spock Thoughts: Some excellent vulcanian advice and philosophy.
: 5. By Myself: As "alien" to the planet earth, Spock is not always completely at home, and feels his loneliness at times.
: 6. Follow Your Star: Aim high in life. Make your goal a star and follow it.
: 7. Amphibious Assault: A surrealistic battle of the future. Will war come to this?
SIDE 2
: 1. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins: Long an admirer of the "Hobbits", Nimoy sings of the adventures of the bravest Hobbit of them all.
: 2. Cotton Candy: A modern, thought-image in musical setting, written by one of the camera crew of the Star Trek series.
: 3. Gentle On My Mind: The kind of song that Nimoy personally loves to sing.
: 4. Miranda: A lovely Bart Howard song in a classic-folk tradition.
: 5. If I Were a Carpenter: Another "modern" folk song, sung by Nimoy in an unusual rhythmic setting.
: 6. Love of the Common People: A song that Nimoy enjoys singing on personal appearances, since it reflects his own philosophy. The Musical Touch of Leonard Nimoy, also from Chatter Boxes #7 (03/-04/1968) 
==The Tolkien Connection: Bilbo Baggins==
One of the tracks is "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins."
"From approximately 1968 to 1973, several Nimoy and Star Trek fanzine writers and editors (notably contributors to Regina Marvinny's Nimoyan Federation and members of the Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans) discussed the idea of a live-action The Lord of the Rings film, with Nimoy playing Aragorn, and there was a brief letter-writing campaign." 
==Reactions and Reviews==
===The Entire LP===
===The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins===
See The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.
===Notes & References===
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Professional Works
Category:Star Trek TOS Albums