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    Sun Ra Of Abstract Dreams

    Strut
    • Sun Ra – Island In The Sun
    • Sun Ra – New Dawn
    • Sun Ra – Unmask The Batman
    • Sun Ra – I’ll Wait For You
    • 1. Island In The Sun
    • 2. New Dawn
    • 3. Unmask The Batman
    • 4. I’ll Wait For You

    Another exclusive from the vast catalogue of cosmic jazz pioneer Sun Ra: a previously unreleased radio session most likely recorded at the WXPN FM radio studios in Philadelphia, 1974-5! This newly discovered session features a new version of Ra’s earlier ‘Island In The Sun’, a romping, raucous rendition of ‘Unmask The Batman’ and the first studio recording of ‘I’ll Wait For You’.

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        • 4×LP Box (1.5kg) STRUT237LPB£52.00
          • Silver foil box, first 2LP set in a foil / magenta sleeve, 2nd set in 2x yellow A4 sheets incl. a 12-page over-sized booklet.

          • Remastered versions of main album and alternative versions cut at 45 RPM across 4xLPs

          • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
        • 2×CD STRUT237CD£16.00
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          • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
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                                  • – Where Pathways Meet
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                                  • – Twin Stars Of Thence
                                  • – There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
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                                    • Silver foil box, first 2LP set in a foil / magenta sleeve, 2nd set in 2x yellow A4 sheets incl. a 12-page over-sized booklet.

                                    • Remastered versions of main album and alternative versions cut at 45 RPM across 4xLPs

                                    • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
                                  • 2×CD STRUT237CD£16.00
                                    • 6-panel foil digipak w/16pp booklet.

                                    • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
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                                    (Strut 25th Anniversary Edition) - Standard Weight, Black Vinyl LP Housed In Tip-On Sleeve With OBI, Poster And Insert.
                                    In stockAdd to Bag
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