Sun Ra - In the Orbit of Ra - LP

Double Vinyl LP pressing. Strut and Art Yard join forces for a special release to mark what would have been Sun Ra's 100th birthday with IN THE ORBIT OF RA, a 2014 collection curated by the longest serving member of the Arkestra and current bandleader, Marshall Allen. Bringing together Ra highlights from over 25 years of music, the album is the first internationally released compilation to provide an introduction to the music of Sun Ra, curated personally by the Arkestra and mastered from the original tapes. Tracks- Disc 1 -1 Somewhere in Space - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra2 The Lady with the Golden Stockings (The Golden Lady) - Sun Ra and His Solar-Myth Arkestra3 Somebody Else's World - Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra4 Spontaneous Simplicity - Sun Ra5 Plutonian Nights - Sun Ra and His Solar-Myth Arkestra6 Angels and Demons at Play - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra7 Island in the Sun (Extended Version) - Sun Ra8 Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra9 Solar Differentials - Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra- Disc 2 -1 Astro Black - Sun Ra2 Have You Heard the Latest News from Neptune? - Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra3 Dance of the Cosmo Aliens - Sun Ra4 Trying to Put the Blame on Me - Sun Ra5 Planet Earth - Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra6 The Nile - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra7 Reflects Motion (Part One) - Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra8 Reflects Motion (Part Two) - Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra9 Ancient Aiethopia - Sun Ra10 Interplanetary Music - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra11 We Travel the Spaceways - Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra