Album

Exotica

Sun Ra

2017 · Jazz

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Exotica by Sun Ra

Exotica is a Jazz album by Sun Ra, originally released in 2017. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Kingdom of Thunder3:50
  2. A2Space Mates4:43
  3. A3Star Bright2:25
  4. A4The Nile, Part 14:48
  5. A5Eve 5:50

Side B

  1. B1Tiny Pyramids3:38
  2. B2The Lady With The Golden Stockings7:42
  3. B3Paradise 4:27
  4. B4New Horizons3:02
  5. B5Portrait Of The Living Sky1:48

Side C

  1. C1India4:48
  2. C2Ancient Aiethopia9:14
  3. C3Planet Earth4:55
  4. C4April In Paris3:55

Side D

  1. D1Island In The sun10:21
  2. D2Africa 5:05
  3. D3Friendly Galaxy 4:51

Side E

  1. E1Interstellar Low Ways8:24
  2. E2The Conversion Of J.P.7:00
  3. E3Cha-Cha in In Outer Space4:36

Side F

  1. F1Brazilian Sun3:56
  2. F2Lights On A Satellite 3:38
  3. F3Somewhere In Space6:13
  4. F4Spontaneous Simplicity 3:01
  5. F5Overtones Of China4:18

Sound DNA

  • Jazz

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Released for Record Store Day Black Friday 2017. Limited to 1000 copies. Tracks C2, C3, E1, F4 Stereo. All other selections Mono.
Recordings produced by Sun Ra for Saturn Records, under the business aegis of Alton Abraham
Album produced by Irwin Chusid
Audio transfers by Michael D. Anderson, Sun Ra Music Archive
Audio restoration by Michael D. Anderson and Irwin Chusid
Mastered by Brendan Ford at Sundazed Studios North
Project Management: Jay Millar
Text Editing: Austin Gray and Brian Thompson
Production Coordination: Stephanie Kennedy
Art direction: Laura Lindgren
Cover art: "Antares" by Chesley Bonestell, restoration by Laura Lindgren. Original cover artwork reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC
Back cover photo of Ronnie Boykins photographer unidentified, courtesy Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. Thanks to Christine Colburn and Patti Gibbons
Thanks to Christopher Trent, Robert Campbell, John Szwed, Br. Cleeve, Paul Youngquist, Piet Schreuders, Garrett Shelton, Peter Dennett, Lisa Capuano, Jim Elferdink, and Byron Werner

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Alton AbrahamCO-PRODUCER [RECORDINGS]
  • Irwin ChusidCOMPILATION PRODUCER
  • Irwin ChusidPRODUCER [ALBUM]
  • Irwin ChusidPRODUCER [ALBUM], ENGINEER [AUDIO RESTORATION]
  • Michael D. HendersonTRANSFERRED BY, ENGINEER [AUDIO RESTORATION]
  • Sun RaPRODUCER [RECORDINGS PRODUCED BY]
  • Sun RaPRODUCER [RECORDINGS]

Songwriting

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