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Four Classic Albums [Box set]

Sun Ra Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (2 July 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Real Gone Jazz
  • ASIN: B007VA1YE8
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 48,034 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc 1:

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Listen  1. Brainville (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 4:14£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Call for All Demons (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 5:15£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Transitions (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 3:42£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Possession (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 4:57£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Street Named Hell (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 3:39£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Lullaby for Realville (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 4:42£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Future (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 2:54£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Swing a Little Taste (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 4:25£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. New Horizons (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 3:05£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Fall Off the Log (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 3:59£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Sun Song (From "Jazz by Sun Ra") 3:37£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen12. India (From "Supersonic Jazz") 4:50£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Sunology (From "Supersonic Jazz") 5:42£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Advice to Medics (From "Supersonic Jazz") 2:04£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Super Blonde (From "Supersonic Jazz") 2:37£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Soft Talk (From "Supersonic Jazz") 2:43£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen17. Sunology, Pt. II (From "Supersonic Jazz") 7:06£0.69  Buy MP3 


Disc 2:

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Listen  1. Kingdom of Not (From "Supersonic Jazz") 5:33£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Portrait of a Living Sky (From "Supersonic Jazz") 1:51£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Blues at Midnight (From "Supersonic Jazz") 6:32£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. El Is a Sound of Joy (From "Supersonic Jazz") 3:58£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Supersonic Jazz (From "Supersonic Jazz") 3:53£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Medicine for a Nightmare (From "Supersonic Jazz") 2:25£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Enlightenment (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 5:04£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Saturn (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 3:39£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Velvet (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 3:21£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Ancient Aiethopia (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 9:06£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Hours After (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 3:44£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Horoscope (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 3:46£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Images (From "Jazz in Silhouette") 3:51£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Blues At Midnight (From "Jazz in Silhouette")11:59£0.69  Buy MP3 


Disc 3:

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Listen  1. Bassism (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 4:01£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Of Sounds and Something Else (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 2:50£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. What's That (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 2:12£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Where Is Tomorrow? (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 2:46£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. The Beginning (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 6:26£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. China Gate (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 3:21£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. New Day (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 5:51£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Tapestry from an Asteroid (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 2:59£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Jet Flight (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 3:12£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Looking Around (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 2:48£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Space Jazz Reverie (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 4:51£0.69  Buy MP3 


Disc 4:

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Listen  1. Daddy's Gonna Tell You no Lie (I) 1:49£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. A Foggy Day in London Town 1:02£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Dreaming 2:43£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Daddy's Gonna Tell You no Lie (II) 3:03£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Bye Bye 2:48£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Somebody's in Love 1:46£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Happy New Year to You 1:47£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. It's Christmastime 2:43£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Medicine for a Nightmare 2:14£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Urnack 3:44£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Great Balls of Fire 5:27£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Hours After 2:45£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Muck Muck (Matt Matt) 2:46£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Hot Skillet Mama 3:11£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen15. The Sun One 2:29£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Message to Earthman 2:23£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen17. The Blue Set 4:40£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen18. Big City Blues 3:12£0.69  Buy MP3 


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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Four Classic Albums 4 Oct 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In case you were wondering...

This four-CD box-set comes in a plastic double jewel case. The sleeves shown on the booklet front cover are not reproduced within. Also, there is only a very minimal listing of dates and musicians. No real sleevenotes or context information, which is a shame given the historical importance of the records. Overall, the design is poor. The music is, of course, wonderful.

The disc content is as follows:

DISC 1:
Jazz by Sun Ra (1956 album; all 11 tracks)
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The first six tracks from Supersonic Jazz (another 1956 album)

DISC 2:
The remaining six tracks from Supersonic Jazz
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Jazz in Silhouette (1959 album; all 8 tracks)

DISC 3:
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (1961 album; all 11 tracks)

DISC 4:
"bonus singles" - 18 of them. Not sure how many of these have appeared on other releases (such as The Singles), but maybe a Ra scholar can advise?

On the plus side, there is some amazing music here for a very reasonable price (mine came for £6.70!). But you may find it annoying to have a classic album split across two discs. And there are undoubtedly better reissues on which to enjoy these great LPs.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the price. 18 Jan 2013
By toomanyrecords - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Clunky packaging (old style fat jewel case), unattractive artwork, personnel and dates but no liner notes (the booklet is just ads for other product). On the plus side sound quality is excellent (in Sun Ra reissue terms). I have about a hundred Sun Ra CDs and sound quality is all over the place. For instance I have most of the "Evidence" reissues from a few years ago and this sounds better than those. This is a good way to check out Sun Ra in the fifties for not too much money.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable listening! 26 Feb 2013
By Jason - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
...These four albums are prime slabs of Sun Ra. Being of late-50s/early-60s vintage, the intricate, yet succinct, tunes mainly focus on acoustic horns/reeds and percussion, with an ethereal Martin Denny or Moondog production vibe. The real gem here for me is the "Bonus Singles" disc. It chronologically traces, through complete A and B-side couplets, Ra's evolution from Doo Wop(?!?) to the space-jazz for which he is known. I love hearing shimmering Arkestra-style cymbals and shakers float in underneath a classic four-part harmony! In regards to packaging, the durable 4-CD plastic case is appreciated as it prevents scratching (unlike paper sleeves). The CDs themselves look cool, with vinyl-style groove artwork. Liner notes are indeed basic (no additional Sun Ra photos or art besides the cover image) but are thorough in regards to session information including recording/release dates, studios, and musicians. Only possible downside to the whole collection may be how the album "Supersonic Jazz" is split over disc one and two, but no biggie as the music flows well regardless. In conclusion, I really dig this release!
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