Sun Ra Singles Volume 1: The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1961

• 1. Sun Ra – I Am An Instrument
• 2. Sun Ra – I Am Strange
• 3. The Nu Sounds – Chicago Usa
• 4. The Nu Sounds – Spaceship Lullaby
• 5. The Cosmic Rays – Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
• 6. The Nu Sounds – A Foggy Day
• 7. Billie Hawkins – I'm Coming Home
• 8. Billie Hawkins – Last Call For Love
• 9. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Soft Talk
• 10. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Super Blonde
• 11. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Saturn
• 12. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Call For All Demons
• 13. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Demon's Lullaby
• 14. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Supersonic Jazz
• 15. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Medicine For A Nightmare
• 16. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Urnack
• 17. The Qualities – It's Christmas Time
• 18. The Qualities – Happy New Year To You!
• 19. Yochanan – M Uck M Uck (Matt Matt)
• 20. Yochanan – Hot Skillet Moma
• 21. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Bye Bye
• 22. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Somebody's In Love
• 23. The Cosmic Rays – Dreaming
• 24. Sun Ra – Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
• 25. The Sun Ra Arkestra – October
• 26. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Adventure In Space
• 27. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Hours After
• 28. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Great Balls Of Fire
• 29. Hatty Randolph – Round Midnight
• 30. Hatty Randolph – Back In Your Own Back Yard
• 31. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Saturn
• 32. The Sun Ra Arkestra – Velvet
• 33. Yochanan – The Sun One
• 34. Yochanan – Message To Earthman
• 35. Yochanan – The Sun Man Speaks

Strut present the definitive collection of singles released by Sun Ra across his illustrious career.This is Volume 1, 1952-1961. Released prolifically during the 1950s and more sporadically thereafter, primarily on the Saturn label, the 45s offer one-off meteorites from Ra’s prolific cosmic journey, tracing the development of his forward-thinking “Space-Bop” and his unique take on jazz and blues traditions.