SUN RA
AND HIS SOLAR ARKESTRA "Classic Chicago Saturn release, issued in 1965, recorded at the Choreographers' Workshop, all but the last two tracks in the basement. Recorded in New York 1961/1962." (label info) "This music, performed by a jazz band in the early 1960's, ...
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SR-LP-9956 | SATURN RESEARCH
"Exact repro reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Originally released In 1977." (label info) "Cosmos is Sun Ra's philosophy embedded in plastic, courtesy of Inner City Records. It is an unprecedented look at the inner and outer worlds of sound; a magic mixture of the exotic and ...
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IC1020 | INNER CITY
"An amazing live date from Sun Ra & The Arkestra recorded in Cairo in 1971, with a very transcendent sound overall! Ra and the group are clearly inspired to be working in the shadow of the pyramids and their music sometimes has Eastern overtones, a bit in the manner of ...
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ARTYARDCD008 | ART YARD
record store day 2016 release "Thanks to some inspired detective work by Art Yard Records, an intimate trio performance by Sun Ra in Rome in 1977, 'In Some Far Place', is receiving its first release for this year's Record Store Day on April 16th. Recorded from the sound ...
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STRUT122LP | STRUT
RECORDED AT BLANK TAPES STUDIO, NYC, 1978 "The album was originally on the 'micro-label' Philly Jazz, owned by a Philadelphia recording engineer who knew Sun Ra from his live performances on University of Pennsylvania's WXPN. The album has become a much in demand rarity ...
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PJ-666 | PHILLI JAZZ
Sun Ra (piano, organ, synth, rhythm machine); Michael Ray (trumpet, vocals); John Gilmore (tenor sax, drums, vocals); Luqman Ali (drums, vocals). Live in Italy, January 1978. "Sun Ra's Media Dreams is a real pinnacle of creativity for Sun Ra, presenting him in a quartet ...
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AYOOT002 | ART YARD
"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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ARTYARD-444-COSMO EPIC | ART YARD
"REPRESSED! Live in Buffalo in 1966, beamed down the same year as Batman And Robin, Strange Strings and Nothing Is. Featuring Ra's X-rated clavioline synth, though John Gilmore, Pat Patrick and Marshall Allen are all outstanding. Fabulous sound, beautifully re-mastered ...
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ARTYARD10001 | ART YARD
"Another much sought after and long unavailable title recorded in 1974 with a smallish ensemble consisting (probably) of stalwarts Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Danny David, James Jacson, Akh Tal Ebah, Clifford Jarvis, Artakatune, and a new electric guitarist, Sly, and ...
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ARTYARDCD010 | ART YARD
"Though the genres showcased here are more pop than the world has come to expect from Sun Ra, the vibe and feel is purely cosmic, producing some of the wildest, strangest R&B ever created on this side of the sun." Label info)
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JD103LP | JEANNE DIELMAN
