SUN RA HELIOCENTRIC WORLDS OF SUN RA VOL 1 on ESP AVANT-GARDE NICE 1965
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Here is a NEAR MINT MINUS / EXCELLENT PLUS! copy of the LP from SUN RA titled THE HELIOCENTRIC WORLDS OF SUN RA VOL. 1. It is an US pressing on the ESP-DISC label, with the catalog #ESP-1014 in STEREO sound. This ORIGINAL LP was released in 1965. The vinyl is in NEAR MINT MINUS! condition, shiny and black and should have excellent playback. The original cardboard cover is in EXCELLENT PLUS! condition with some partial light dirt/ring on rear cover, some light edge and corner wear. It is a NEAR MINT MINUS / EXCELLENT PLUS! copy of this CLASSIC SUN RA LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this condition. It’s a true gem for the AVANT-GARDE / FREE JAZZ collector! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Lindsay Planer
The German Happy Bird label issued this pirate of Heliocentric Worlds, Vol. 1 (1965) during the mid-'80s when the majority of Sun Ra platters were not widely available. Surprisingly, one distinct disparity is the radically improved sound quality of Other Worlds (1983), allowing greater attention to the subtle detail in the overtones and interplay. These seven sides became the first of what many free and avant-garde jazz enthusiasts had heard from Ra. At the heart of his post-bop performances is the flexibility of the support from the Arkestra, whose percussive talents were equal only to their unquestionable abilities on other respective instruments. The probing nature of longer selections such as "Outer Nothingness" and "The Cosmos" contrasts "Of Heavenly Things," providing Ra a chance to steer the combo's intrepid excursions from the all-too-rare perspective of a percussionist. His tympani leads motivate the cut, which is also highlighted by Ronnie Boykins (bass) and John Gilmore (tenor sax). All the more impressive is the consistent level of improvisational skills that each member brings to the ensemble. Jimmy Johnson's (drums) timekeeping ranges from appropriately propulsive and bombastic to a spurious foil for Ra's seemingly maniacal prodding. Indeed, this material solidifies the progression that the bandleader had made from his former tuneful, yet ever intricate big-band type of arrangements. While Sun Ra and His Arkestra may not be for everyone, parties whose tastes fall within Ra's unique realm are encouraged to locate Other Worlds and/or The Sun Myth (1983), which replicates the running order of Heliocentric Worlds, Vol. 2 (1965).
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