SINGLES VOL.1 (DEFINITIVE 45S COLLECTION 1952-91) by SUN RA
Tracks
- Sun Ra - I Am An Instrument
- Sun Ra - I Am Strange
- The Nu Sounds With Sun Ra - Chicago Usa
- The Nu Sounds With Sun Ra - Spaceship Lullaby
- The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And Arkestra - Daddy%u2019S Gonna Tell You No Lie
- The Nu Sounds With Sun Ra And Arkestra - A Foggy Day
- Billie Hawkins With Sun-Ra And His Orchestra - I'M Coming Home
- Billie Hawkins With Sun-Ra And His Orchestra - Last Call For Love
- Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Soft Talk
- Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Super Blonde
- Le Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Saturn
- Le Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Call For All Demons
- Le Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Demon'S Lullaby
- Le Sun-Ra And His Arkistra - Super-Sonic Jazz
- Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra - Medicine For A Nightmare
- Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra - Urnack
- The Qualities - It'S Christmas Time
- The Qualities - Happy New Year To You!
- Yochanan (The Space Age Vocalist) - M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt)
- Yochanan (The Space Age Vocalist) - Hot Skillet Momma
- The Cosmic Rays With Le Sun Ra And Arkestra - Bye Bye
- The Cosmic Rays With Le Sun Ra And Arkestra - Somebody'S In Love
- Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Hours After
- Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Great Balls Of Fire
- Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - October
- Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Adventur In Space
- The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And Arkestra - Dreaming
- The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And Arkestra - Daddy'S Gonna Tell You No Lie
- Hattie Randolph With Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Round Midnight
- Hattie Randolph With Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Back In Your Own Back Yard
- Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Saturn
- Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Velvet
- Yochanan - Space Age Vocalist%u201D With Sun Ra And His Arkestra - The Sun One
- Yochanan - Space Age Vocalist%u201D With Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Message To Earthman
- Yochanan With Sun Ra And His Arkestra - The Sun Man Speaks
Description
Strut present the part one of the definitive collection of singles released by Sun Ra across his illustrious career, spanning 1952 to 1991 - including all Saturn releases, planned singles, posthumous releases and magazine giveaways!
Strut present the definitive collection of singles released by Sun Ra across his illustrious career, 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 forwardthinking 'Space-Bop' and his unique take on jazz and blues traditions. The collection is hugely varied, ranging from Ra's spoken word recitations and his early work with Chicago vocal groups to the different phases of his Arkestra, small group and duet recordings. The singles are also unpredictable vehicles for Ra's music, combining different tracks from different sessions and occasionally making available music which was recorded many years beforehand.
As with his LPs, most 45s were only pressed in small runs 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 pencilled 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 Ra archivist Michael D. Anderson, Strut has also assembled the best possible master sources for each track.
Fully remastered tracks, rare photos, original 45 artwork, Francis Gooding's extensive sleeve notes, an interview with Saturn Records founder Alton Abraham by John Corbett and detailed track by track and session notes by Paul Griffiths.