Sun Ra Singles CD

SUN RA Singles the Definitive 45's Collection 1952 - 1991 - 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.

1. Sun Ra - I Am An Instrument 2. Sun Ra - I Am Strange 3. Sun Ra ; the Nu Sounds - Chicago USA 4. Sun Ra ; the Nu Sounds - Spaceship Lullaby 5. Sun Ra ; the Cosmic Rays - Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie 6. Sun Ra ; the Nu Sounds - a Foggy Day 7. Billie Hawkins with Sun-Ra ; His Orchestra - I'm Coming Home 8. Billie Hawkins with Sun-Ra ; His Orchestra - Last Call for Love 9. Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Soft Talk 10. Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Super Blonde 11. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Saturn 12. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - a Call for Demons 13. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Demon's Lullaby 14. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Supersonic Jazz 15. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Medicine for a Nightmare 16. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkistra - Urnack 17. The Qualities - It's Christmas Time 18. The Qualities - Happy New Year to You 19. Yochanan (The Space Age Vocalist) - M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt) 20. Yochanan (The Space Age Vocalist) - Hot Skillet Mama 21. Sun Ra ; the Cosmic Rays - Bye Bye 22. Sun Ra ; the Cosmic Rays - Somebody's in Love 23. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Hours After 24. Le Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Great Balls of Fire 25. Un Ra ; His Astro Infinity Arkestra - October 26. Sun Ra ; His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Adventur in Space 27. The Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra ; Arkestra - Dreaming 28. The Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra ; Arkestra - Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie 29. Sun Ra ; His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Round Midnight 30. Sun Ra ; His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Back in Your Own Back Yard 31. Le Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Saturn 32. Le Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Velvet 33. Yochanan with Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - the Sun One 34. Yochanan with Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Message to Earthman 35. Yochannan with Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - the Sun Man Speaks 36. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Space Loneliness 37. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - State Street 38. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - the Blue Set 39. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Big City Blues 40. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra Featuring Pat Patrick - a Blue One 41. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra Featuring Pat Patrick - Orbitration in Blue 42. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Out There a Minute 43. Little Mack with Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Tell Her to Come on Home 44. Little Mack with Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - I'm Making Believe 45. Sun Ra ; His Outer Space Arkestra - the Bridge 46. Sun Ra ; His Outer Space Arkestra - Rocket # 9 47. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Solar-Infinity Arkestra - Blues on Planet Mars 48. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Solar-Infinity Arkestra - Saturn Moon 49. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Journey to Saturn 50. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Enlightenment 51. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - I'm Gonna Unmask the Batman 52. Sun Ra ; His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - the Perfect Man 53. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Love in Outer Space 54. Sun Ra ; His Arkestra - Mayan Temple 55. Sun Ra Quartet - Sky Blues 56. Sun Ra Quartet- Disco 3000 57. Sun Ra - Rough House Blues 58. Sun Ra - Cosmo-Extensions 59. Sun Ra ; His Outer Space Arkestra - Quest 60. Sun Ra ; His Outer Space Arkestra - Outer Space Plateau 61. Sun Ra Arkestra - Nuclear War 62. Sun Ra Arkestra - Sometimes I'm Happy 63. Sun Ra Arkestra - on Jupiter / Cosmo Drama 64. Sun Ra Arkestra - Cosmo Drama 65. Sun Ra - I Am the Instrument