Sun Ra: Singles Volume 2 (The Definitive 45s Collection 1962-1991)

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

A1 & A2: Recorded at Elks Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 14th June 1960. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Space Loneliness’ b/w ‘State Street’ (Saturn LO8W-0114/0115). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1960 Saturn.
A3 & A4: Recorded at Elks Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 14th June 1960. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘The Blue Set’ b/w ‘Big City Blues’ (Saturn SA-1001). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1960 Saturn.

B1 & B2: Recorded at Choreographers Workshop, New York City, early 1962. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘A Blue One’ b/w ‘Orbitration In Blue’ (Saturn SRA-9991/2) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1964 Saturn.
B3: Recorded at Choreographers Workshop, New York City, 1962-1964. Originally featured as part of Blast First EP sampler included with Chemical Imbalance magazine (New York) in 1989, Vol. 2, no. 1 (Chemical Imbalance CI 006). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1989 Blast First.
B4 & B5: Recorded in New York City, 1962. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Tell Her To Come On Home’ b/w ‘I’m Making Believe’ (Saturn 144-M) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.

C1 & C2: Recorded at Sun Studios, New York City, 1967. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘The Bridge’ b/w ‘Rocket # 9’ (El Saturn 3066). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.
C3 & C4: Recorded at Sun Studios, New York City, 22nd September 1968. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Blues On Planet Mars’ b/w ‘Saturn Moon’ (Saturn 911-AR) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1969 Saturn.
C5: Recorded live at unknown location, 1972-1974. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Journey To Saturn’ b/w ‘Enlightenment’ (Saturn ES 538). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.
C6: Recorded at Sun Ra’s house, Philadelphia, 1970 to 1974. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Journey To Saturn’ b/w ‘Enlightenment’ (Saturn ES 538). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ Saturn.

D1: Recorded at WXPN, Philadelphia, 4th July 1974. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘I’m Gonna Unmask The Batman’ b/w ‘The Perfect Man’ (Saturn ES 537). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1974 Saturn.
D2: Prob. recorded at Variety Recording Studio, New York City, 24th May 1973. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘I’m Gonna Unmask The Batman’ b/w ‘The Perfect Man’ (Saturn ES 537). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1974 Saturn.
D3: Recorded at unidentified venue, 1975. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Love In Outer Space’ b/w ‘Mayan Temple’ (Saturn 256/62775) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1975 Saturn.
D4: Recorded at Variety Recording Studio, New York City, 27th June 1975. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Love In Outer Space’ b/w ‘Mayan Temple’ (Saturn 256/62775) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1975 Saturn.

D5 & E1: Recorded live at Teatro Ciak, Milan, 23rd January 1978. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Sky Blues’ b/w ‘Disco 2021’ (Saturn 2100) [not in the database yet]. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1978 Saturn.
E2 & E3: Poss. recorded live in Montreal, early May 1979. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Rough House Blues’ b/w ‘Cosmo-Extensions’ (Saturn SR-51879). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1979 Saturn.
E4: Recorded at WKCR-FM, New York City, 8th July 1977. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Quest’ b/w ‘Outer Space Plateau’ (Saturn SUN-RA1982 Z). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1982 Saturn.
E5: Recorded at Sun Ra’s house, 1982. Originally released on the Saturn 45 ‘Quest’ b/w ‘Outer Space Plateau’ (Saturn SUN-RA1982 Z). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1982 Saturn.

E6 & F1: Recorded at Variety Recording Studio, New York City, September 1982. Originally released on the ‘Y’ Records 12″ single ‘Nuclear War b/w ‘Sometimes I’m Happy’ (Y Records Y RA-1). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1982 Saturn.
F2: Live recording, Philadelphia, 1978. Originally released on the Norton Records 45 ‘Sun Ra Sentennial 1914-2014 / Prophetica Memorial Souvenir’ (Norton 45-1901). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 2014 Norton Records.
F3: Live recording, Soundscape, New York City, 1979. Originally released on the Norton Records 45 ‘Sun Ra Sentennial 1914-2014 / Prophetica Memorial Souvenir’ (Norton 45-1901). Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 2014 Norton Records.
F4: Recorded at the Sun Ra House, Philadelphia, 1991. Originally released in arrangement with The Wire Magazine May 1994. Enterplanetary Koncepts. ℗ 1994 Blast First