THE HUMAN ELEMENTWhat we sent into space on the Voyager mission…In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft was launched, carry with it two golden phonograph records containing sounds and images intended to explain to any intelligent extraterrestrial life that found them the diversity of life and culture on earth. Here is the entire audio tracklisting:1. A greeting from Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations 2. Greetings in 55 languages (in order: Sumerian, Ancient Greek, Portuguese, Cantonese, Akkadian, Russian, Thai, Arabic (Modern Standard), Romanian, French, Burmese, Hebrew, Spanish, Indonesian, Kechua, Punjabi, Hittite, Bengali, Latin, Aramaic, Dutch, German, Urdu, Vietnamese, Turkish, Japanese, Hindi, Welsh, Italian, Sinhalese, Nguni, Sotho, Wu, Armenian, Korean, Polish, Nepali, Mandarin, Ila, Swedish, Nyanja, Gujarati, Ukrainian, Persian, Serbian, Oriya, Ganda, Marathi, Amoy, Magyar, Telugu, Czech, Kannada, Rajasthani, English3. United Nations greetings / whale songs 4. The sounds of the earth (including: Harmonices Mundi by Joseph Kepler; volcanoes, earthquake and thunder; mud pots; wind, rain, surf; crickets, frogs; birds, hyena, elephant, whale; chimpanzee; wind; wild dog; footsteps, heartbeat, laughter; the first tools; tame dog; herding sheep, blacksmith, sawing; tractor, riveter; morse code (per aspera ad astra – ‘through hardships to the stars’), ship’s horn; horse and cart; train; tractor, bus, automobile; F-111 flyby, Saturn V lift-off; kiss, mother and child; life signs, pulsar5. Musical tracks (in order: Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach (Germany); Ketawang: Puspåwårnå by Mangkunegara IV (Indonesia); Cengunmé (traditional Benin); Alima Song (traditional Mbuti); Banumbirr and Moikoi Song (traditional Australia); El Cascabel by Lorenzo Barcelata (Mexico); Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry (USA); Mariumang (traditional, Papua New Guinea; Sokaku Reibo by Kinko Kurosawa (Japan); Partita for Violin Solo No 3 in E Major by Johann Sebastian Bach (Germany); The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austria); Chakrulo (traditional, Georgia); Roncadoras and Drums (traditional, Peru); Melancholy Blues by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (written by Marty Bloom and Walter Melrose, USA); Mugam (traditional, Azerbaijan); The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky (Soviet Union); The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach (Germany); Symphony No 5 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany); Iziel E Delyo Haydutin (traditional, Bulgaria); Navajo Night Chant / Yeibichai Dance (traditional, USA); The Fairie Round by Anthony Holborne (UK); Naranaratana Kookokoo (traditional, Solomon Islands); Wedding Song (traditional, Peru); Liu Shui by Bo Ya (China); Bhairavi: Jaat Kahan Ho (traditional, India); Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson (USA); String Quartet No 13 in B-Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany)6. An hour-long recording of the brainwaves of Ann Druyan, future wife of Carl Sagan, chairman of the NASA committee responsible for the recordings.The Voyager Golden Record recordings are now available to the public as a vinyl boxset or double CD with booklet from: ozmarecords.com/pages/voyager