USA: Sun Ra – Singles (Strut Records 2016)

the immense output of Sun Ra and his many backing bands, coupled with the limited production of many of his releases has long defied dedicated collectors. Parallel to a vast list of LP releases, Sun Ra released numerous 45 RPM singles; one-off meteorites from his prolific cosmic journey. Working closely with Sun Ra LLC and Art Yard Records, it is with great pride that Strut presents a definitive collection of the rare singles released by Sun Ra across his illustrious career, spanning 1952 to 1991.

Tracklist:
01 – I Am An Instrument
02 – I Am Strange
03 – Chicago USA
04 – Spaceship Lullaby
05 – Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie (Demo Version)
06 – A Foggy Day
07 – I’m Coming Home
08 – Last Call For Love
09 – Soft Talk
10 – Super Blonde
11 – Saturn
12 – Call For All Demons
13 – Demon’s Lullaby
14 – Supersonic Jazz (Super Blonde)
15 – Medicine For A Nightmare
16 – Urnack
17 – It’s Christmas Time
18 – Happy New Year To You!
19 – M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt)
20 – Hot Skillet Moma
21 – Bye Bye (45 RPM Version)
22 – Somebody’s In Love
23 – Hours After
24 – Great Balls Of Fire
25 – October
26 – Adventure In Space
27 – Dreaming
28 – Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie
29 – Round Midnight (Take 3)
30 – Back In Your Own Back Yard (Take 1)
31 – Saturn
32 – Velvet
33 – The Sun One
34 – Message To Earthman (Alternate Take)
35 – The Sun Man Speaks
36 – Space Loneliness
37 – State Street
38 – The Blue Set
39 – Big City Blues
40 – A Blue One
41 – Orbitration In Blue
42 – Out There A Minute
43 – Tell Her To Come Home
44 – I’m Making Believe
45 – The Bridge
46 – Rocket #9
47 – Blues On Planet Mars
48 – Saturn Moon
49 – Journey To Saturn
50 – Enlightenment
51 – I’m Gonna Unmask The Batman
52 – The Perfect Man
53 – Love In Outer Space
54 – Mayan Temple
55 – Sky Blues
56 – Disco 2021
57 – Rough House Blues
58 – Cosmo-Extensions
59 – Quest
60 – Outer Space Plateau
61 – Nuclear War
62 – Sometimes I’m Happy
63 – On Jupiter Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 1)
64 – Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 2)
65 – I Am The Instrument