SUN RA
"While the most renown track in this omniversal opus is the atomic expletive-filled repartee "Nuclear War," there is so much more to this dark mysterious journey through the mind of Sun Ra. The sprawling, suite-like 20-minute title track sustains a lyrical edge in spite ...
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MH-8217 | MODERN HARMONIC
"Recital presents a newly unearthed recording of an interview between Sun Ra and composer Charlie Morrow recorded at his New York studio in 1989. This voice-only recording develops more like a kaleidoscopic sermon than any standard interview." (label info) One-time ...
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R106 | RECITAL SEVENTEEN
"A historic release documenting Sun Ra's performance at Hackney Empire on October 28, 1990, the following night after his already legendary performance with a symphony orchestra in Orleans, France." (label info)
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CDLR214/215 | LEO RECORDS
"Recorded live at Teatro Giulio Cesare on March 28, 1980, comprising an astounding 27 compositions, including the highly celebrated "Astro Black", "Mr. Mystery", "Romance of Two Planets", "Space Is the Place", "We Travel the Spaceways", and "Calling Planet Earth", over ...
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HOL136 | HOLIDAYS RECORDS
"Recorded live at Teatro Giulio Cesare on March 28, 1980, comprising an astounding 27 compositions, including the highly celebrated "Astro Black", "Mr. Mystery", "Romance of Two Planets", "Space Is the Place", "We Travel the Spaceways", and "Calling Planet Earth", over ...
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HOL136CD | HOLIDAYS RECORDS
Silk-screened gatefold cover with glued in insert. Glossy black and gold screen print on silver coated white cardboard.
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RRELEVEN | RECOMMENDED RECORDS
"Fourth album in this ultra-deluxe (and fully authorized) Sun Ra/El Saturn reissue program by Artyard. Originally issued as El Saturn 101679, recorded on 10/16/79, never reissued before in any form." (Chris Trent) "A mixture of live recording and studio post-production, ...
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LP-444-COSMOEPIC | ART YARD
"One of the rarer albums in the Sun Ra canon, RTTR originally entered our orbit in 1983, mystifying listeners and confounding Ra fanatics with the minimal info on the Saturn pressing. Recorded at several locations over several years (including legendary avant-garde arts ...
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MH-8222C | MODERN HARMONIC
"This live concert recorded from the audience by a dedicated Sun Ra fan in Jazzatelier, Ulrichsberg, Austria, 1989, is destined to become one of the most famous Sun Ra recordings ever. Why? Because it is astonishing, hilarious, outrageous, unforgettable. It appeals to ...
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CDLR230 | LEO RECORDS
"Sun Ra's Chicago activities from the mid-1950's: a collection entitled Spaceship Lullaby, featuring Ra's work with several vocal ensembles from the period. Although similar musings had heretofore been heard only on the rare 7"s compiled on The Singles (Evidence), ...
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UMS/ALP243CD | ATAVISTIC