Sun Ra | Singles Volume 1 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1961) (LP)
Sun Ra | Singles Volume 1 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1961) (LP)
Vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve, includes digital download. Strut presents a new definitive collection of Singles released by jazz maverick Sun Ra during his Earth years, spanning 1952 to 1991. Released prolifically during the 1950s and more sporadically thereafter, primarily on the Saturn label, the 45s offer one-off meteorites from Ra's prolific cosmic journey, tracing the development of his forward-thinking "Space-Bop" and his unique take on jazz and blues traditions which sounded unlike anything else from the period. As with his LPs, most 45s were only pressed in small runs and were sold at gigs and have since become extremely rare and sought after. Only a small handful of copies of "Love In Outer Space" b/w "Mayan Temple" and "The Blue One" b/w "Orbitration In Blue" have ever been seen; some have only been discovered in physical form in recent years; some were planned and penciled in but allegedly never made it to vinyl (including "Saturn" and "Velvet" from the Jazz In Silhouette LP) and some appeared as limited one-off magazine singles and posthumous releases, including "Hell #1" aka "Out There A Minute." The set is the most comprehensive collection of Ra's singles to date. Sleeve note writers Francis Gooding and Paul Griffiths brilliantly illustrate the role of the single within Ra's career and break down each release with detailed track by track notes. Working with Sun Ra LLC and Sun Raarchivist Michael D. Anderson, Strut has also assembled the best possible master sources for each track.
Tracklist
A1 I Am An Instrument
A2 I Am Strange
A3 Chicago Usa
A4 Spaceship Lullaby
A5 Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
A6 A Foggy Day
A7 I'm Coming Home
A8 Last Call For Love
B1 Soft Talk
B2 Super Blonde
B3 Saturn
B4 Call For All Demons
B5 Demon's Lullaby
B6 Supersonic Jazz
C1 Medicine For A Nightmare
C2 Urnack
C3 It's Christmas Time
C4 Happy New Year To You!
C5 M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt)
C6 Hot Skillet Moma
D1 Bye Bye
D2 Somebody's In Love
D3 Dreaming
D4 Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
D5 October
E1 Adventur In Space
E2 Hours After
E3 Great Balls Of Fire
E4 Round Midnight
E5 Back In Your Own Back Yard
F1 Saturn
F2 Velvet
F3 The Sun One
F4 Message To Earthman
F5 The Sun Man Speaks
*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.
Label: SUT
Rel. Date: 11/25/2016
UPC: 730003314810
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Jazz
- Released: 11/25/2016
- Format Detail: LP
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