Sun Ra
The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums (Cymbals & Crystal Spears) (2CD)
LabelEvidenceGenreJazz & Improvisation
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This 2-CD box is comprised of two albums originally intended for release on ABC's Impulse Records but never issued. After Impulse abruptly ended a licensing agreement with Sun Ra's El Saturn label, the two unreleased album masters were boxed up and returned to Saturn, where they languished in obscurity for the next 27 years. Evidence has remixed the original four-track tapes down to two-track stereo. Former Impulse Records head Ed Michel wrote the notes, which chronicle the short, strange history of Sun Ra's major label tenure.
Format
Disc 1 was planned for release as "Cymbals" on Impulse. 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 previously appeared on "Deep Purple" (Saturn). 1-2 and 1-4 are previously unissued. Recorded at Variety Recording Studios, NYC in 1973.
Disc 2 was planned for release as "Crystal Spears" (Impulse). All tracks previously unissued. Recorded at Variety Recording Studios, NYC in 1973.
Released in double thick jewel case. Comes with a 16 page booklet.
Release notes
Disc 1 was planned for release as "Cymbals" on Impulse. 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 previously appeared on "Deep Purple" (Saturn). 1-2 and 1-4 are previously unissued. Recorded at Variety Recording Studios, NYC in 1973. Disc 2 was planned for release as "Crystal Spears" (Impulse). All tracks previously unissued. Recorded at Variety Recording Studios, NYC in 1973. Released in double thick jewel case. Comes with a 16 page booklet.
| 1-1 | The World Of The Invisible | 6:51 | |
| 1-2 | Thoughts Under A Dark Blue Light | 16:31 | |
| 1-3 | The Order Of The Pharaonic Jesters | 7:21 | |
| 1-4 | The Mystery Of Two | 7:35 | |
| 1-5 | Land Of The Day Star | 3:57 | |
| 2-1 | Crystal Spears | 6:01 | |
| 2-2 | The Eternal Sphynx | 4:48 | |
| 2-3 | The Embassy Of The Living God | 10:20 | |
| 2-4 | Sunrise In The Western Sky | 20:19 |
- Gary Bernard
- Artwork
- Ronnie Boykins
- Bass (1-1 to 1-5)
- Atakatune
- Congas
- Derek Morris
- Congas (1-2, 1-3)
- Odun
- Congas
- Clifford Jarvis
- Drums (2-1, 2-3, 2-4)
- Harry Richards
- Drums (1-1 to 1-5)
- Ed Michel
- Liner Notes
- Robert L. Campbell
- Liner Notes
- Roger Seibel
- Mixed By, Mastered By
- Marshall Allen
- Oboe, Alto Saxophone
- Sun Ra
- Organ, Written-By, Arranged By
- Alton Abraham
- Producer
- Jerry Gordon
- Reissue Producer
- John Gilmore
- Tenor Saxophone (2-2 to 2-4)
- Akh Tal Ebah
- Trumpet, Percussion (1-2, 1-4, 2-2, 2-3)
