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Sun Ra – Space Is The Place (LP Vinyl)

$ 34.95
$ 34.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Recorded in 1972 and released in 1973, this is the soundtrack to Sun Ra's self-produced science fiction film of the same name, and it captures his Arkestra at a particularly electric intersection of cosmic mythology and raw, earthly funk. Herman Poole Blount, who rechristened himself Sun Ra and claimed Saturn as his birthplace, built a decades-long live tradition around the Arkestra's theatrical, all-encompassing performances, and that spirit of communal transcendence is exactly what this music demands to be heard on.

Vinyl LP pressing. Space Is The Place - highlighted by the rousing 21-minute title track - is both an essential album and a great onramp for new listeners to travel the spaceways of Sun Ra's other-worldly blend of avant-garde jazz, experimental rock, and Afrofuturism. The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Space Is The Place (21:14)

Side B

1. Images (6:15)
2. Discipline 33 (4:50)
3. Sea Of Sounds (7:42)
4. Rocket Number Nine (2:59)

UPC: 602455406729
Label: Verve
Release Date: 9.8.23
Format: LP Vinyl