Sun Ra: Singles Volume 1 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1961)

New copy. Pickup possible at our Helsinki store (by selecting the “local pickup” option).

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A1 & A2: Recorded early 1950s. Originally released on the Norton Records 45 ‘I Am Strange’ b/w ‘I Am An Instrument’ (45-153). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 2009 Norton Records.
A3 & A4: Home recording, Chicago, between 1952 and 1962. Originally released on the Stop Smiling 45 ‘Chicago USA’ b/w ‘Spaceship Lullaby’ (SS24). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 2005 Stop Smiling.
A5: Recorded in Sun Ra’s apartment, Chicago, 1958-9. Originally released on the El Saturn Records 45 ‘Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie’ b/w ‘A Foggy Day’ (Saturn 9-1954). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1959 Saturn.
A6: Recorded at Club Evergreen, Chicago, 1954 or 1955. Originally released on the El Saturn Records 45 ‘Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie’ b/w ‘A Foggy Day’ (Saturn 9-1954). Frankie G. Songs / Nokawi Music / W B Music Corp. / Ira Gershwin Music. ℗ 1983 El Saturn Records.
A7 & A8: Recorded at RCA Studios, Chicago, April or May 1956. Originally released on the Heartbeat 45 ‘I’m Coming Home’ b/w ‘Last Call For Love’ (Heartbeat H-3 G7OB-5168). Heartbeat Music Publishing. ℗ 1956 Heartbeat.

B1 & B2: Recorded at Balkan Studio, Chicago, March 1956. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Soft Talk’ b/w ‘Super Blonde’ (Saturn Z-1111). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1956 Saturn.
B3 & B4: Recorded at RCA Studios, Chicago, 16th May 1956. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Saturn’ b/w ‘Call For All Demons’ (Saturn G7OW-5257/5259) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1956 Saturn.
B5 & B6: Recorded in Chicago, 1956. Reputedly released on the Saturn 45 ‘Demon’s Lullaby’ b/w ‘Super Sonic Jazz’. Catalogue number unknown [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1956 Saturn.

C1 & C2: Recorded at RCA Studios, Chicago, 16th May 1956. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Medicine For A Nightmare’ b/w ‘Urnack’ (Saturn Z-222). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1956 Saturn.
C3 & C4: Recorded in Chicago, 1956, 1960 or 1961. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘It’s Christmas Time’ b/w ‘Happy New Year To You!’ (Satur[n] MO8W-4052/3).
C5 & C6: Recorded in Chicago, prob. 1957. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘M uck M uck (Matt Matt)’ b/w ‘Hot Skillet Momma’ (Saturn 4236/4237). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.

D1 & D2: Recorded at RCA Studios, Chicago, mid-1958. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Somebody’s In Love’ b/w ‘Bye Bye’ (Saturn SR-222/223). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1958 Saturn.
D3: Recorded in Chicago, 1955 or 1959. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Dreaming’ b/w ‘Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie’ (Saturn SR-401/402). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.
D4: Recorded at Sheldon Studio, Chicago, 1955 or 1959. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Dreaming’ b/w ‘Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie’ (Saturn SR-401/402). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.
D5: Recorded at Arkestra rehearsal, Chicago, 1959. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘October’ b/w ‘Adventur[e] in Space’ (Saturn 87) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1967 Saturn.

E1: Recorded in Chicago, 1956. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘October’ b/w ‘Adventur[e] in Space’ (Saturn 87) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1967 Saturn.
E2: Recorded in Chicago, mid-1958. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Hours After’ b/w ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ (JO8W-0245/0246) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1958 Saturn.
E3: Recorded in Chicago, August or September 1958. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Hours After’ b/w ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ (JO8W-0245/0246) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1958 Saturn.
E4: Studio recording, Chicago, 6th March 1959. Reputedly released on a Saturn 45 ‘Round Midnight’ b/w ‘Back In Your Own Backyard’. Catalogue number unknown [not in the database yet]. Thelonious Music Corp. ℗ Saturn.
E5: Studio recording, Chicago, 6th March 1959. Reputedly released on a Saturn 45 ‘Round Midnight’ b/w ‘Back In Your Own Backyard’. Catalogue number unknown [not in the database yet]. Bourne Co. / Larry Spier Music LLC. ℗ Saturn.

F1 & F2: Studio recording, Chicago, 6th March 1959. Reputedly released on a Saturn 45 ‘Saturn’ b/w ‘Velvet’. Catalogue number unknown [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.
F3 & F4: Studio recording, Chicago, around 1960. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Message To Earthman’ b/w ‘The Sun One’ (Saturn 1502) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1961 Saturn.
F5: Studio recording, Chicago, around 1960. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘The Sun Man Speaks’ b/w ‘Message To Earthman’ (Saturn 986). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1986 Saturn.