【 駐韓美軍(미8군/유엔사), 한국관련 군가반 】
세계제2차대전을 끝내면서 국내에 주둔하기 시작한 미군과 이어 한국전쟁을 계기로 국내에 들어온 유엔군 자격의 많은 외국군대들이 있었지만 한국관련 음악이 들어간 음반을 제작한 것은 한두장이 고작인 것 같읍니다. 나는 상당한 기간 우리군가, 국내반를 모으면서 눈여겨 보고 또 보이면 수집을 했고.. 그게 여기 소개하는 미군부대에서 제작된 두장인데 오늘 그중 이 한장을 올립니다. 이 말고 내가 모르는 것이 더 있는지도 모르겠읍니다. 하여튼 이것 수집하는것도 몇 년이 걸렸는지? 족히 이십여년은 넘게 걸렸지 싶고. 혹자는 이게 우리나라와 무슨 관련이 있다고? 할지 모르겠지만 우선 외국군대로서 우리나라에 주둔해 있었고, 한미군사 자료로.. 또 음반에 우리의 대표적인 전통음악, 아리랑을 수록하였다는것에다가 국내 레코드사에 의뢰 제작된것일뿐만 아니라 상업적이 아닌 비매/증정용인걸 감안하면 숫자가 상당히 제한적일것으로 다시 보기가 쉽지 않을것 같읍니다. 특히 근간엔 아리랑이 세계에서 제일 아름다운 리듬으로 선정이 되었다고도 하고.
◆ (THE EIGHT US ARMEY)“Pacific Victory Salutes) THE US ARMEY on its 200th Anniversary. 지구레코드(1975.April). 문공부등록제1호.
1st SIDE.
America The Beautiful and Intinduction.
REVOLUTIONANRY WAR
The Spirit of 76.
“Washington March at Tredon”
“Yankee Doodle”
WAR OF 1812.
Hail columbia
MEXICAN WAR.
The Girl I Left Behind.
CIVIL WAR
The Blue and The Cray
“Kingdom Comming”
“Marching Throuhg Georgia”
“Tenting Tonight”
“The Yellow Rose of Texas”
“Bonnie Blue Flag”
“Aura Lee”(“Army Blue”).
“Battle Cry of Freedom”
“Dixie”
“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
2nd SIDE.
INDIAN WARS
Gany Owen.
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.
WORLD WAR Ⅰ
Over Theme.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Grand old Flag.
WORLD WAR Ⅱ
American Salute
Chimes of Liberty.
KOREAN WAR
Arrirang.
VIETNAM
The Ballard of the Green Bereta.
TODAY’S ARMY.
The official Army Song.
*** COMMANDER’S MESSAGE
(RICHARD G. STILWELL, General, United States Army Commanding) 서명 있음.
Two centuries ago, our first citizen –soldier took flintlock from the wall, bade his family goodbye and marched out to the first muster of the United States Army. The echo of his footsteps has been the inspiration for six generations of Americans.
Each time our nation’s security and honor have been threatened, Americans have rallied to the colors. and each time , the rolls have included men- and women- of every color, creed, race and social strata, for patriotism knows no prejudice. The unifying motivation has been a shared conviction that America- its value system, it's a territory, its citizens- was worth defending and, if need be, dying for. It was this unwavering belief in Country- and, for most, in God- that sustained our fightig men in the face of all privations and hazards- even the hall of battle.
Out debt to the American soldiers of yestyear is finalculable. They brought America safely through every criets in her long history, albeit at terrible cost- as tens upon tens of thousand of heroes graves bear mute evidence. And when the guns were silent, they contribued their versatkle skilla and diaciplined strenghtto develop and expand our economy and our institutions. Year by year- at home and abroad , in battle and out- they forged the Unitde States Army’s rocord of allegiance, of valor, of professionalism. This heritage is our legacy, the wellspering of our enormous pride in service. His heritage in also our challenge to be equal to tommorrow’s teats.
Our American military heritage finds partal expression in music- in songs that shortened the route march, in ballads that eased pain and brought laughter: in hymns that revitalized faith, and in marrial airs that stiffened the spine. In their make-up , our Armies have always been a crose-section of American society. So, too, has Army music generally reflected the pulse and mood of the nation.
This album of favorites is at once a salute to the United States Army on its 200th Birtheday and to the Americaa society from which that Army has traditionally drawn its values and its purpose.
