VERY RARE Sun Ra - Haverford College Jan 25th 1980 Test Pressing Vinyl (2022)
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Feb 5, 2023 Sold Date
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VERY RARE Sun Ra - Haverford College Jan 25th 1980 Test Pressing Vinyl (2022). The seam is split at the top of the sleeve


This test pressing was made on the 23rd December 2022 in preparation for the vinyl release later this year.


This Sun Ra 1980 solo set has been kicking around the internet and in the digital libraries of Ra collectors for years. It has not previously been commercially released.


This is a very unique performance. Sun Ra is notorious for his aggressive keyboard attack and seemingly schizophrenic stylings—which can musically go from A to Z and back to A without transitional bridges. This set offers a marked contrast. Ra's instrument of choice here is the celeste-like Fender Rhodes electric piano, which has a distinct sound (instantly recognizable in the Doors' "Riders on the Storm") and an interesting history. There are few pyrotechnics in this performance, and much restraint. Ra sounds relaxed and contemplative. It's Soothing Sounds for Saturnians.


The meditative concert covers Ra's customary approach to solo outings: 1) original Ra crowd pleasers (Space is the Place , Love in Outer Space); 2) standards (St. Louis Blues, Rhapsody in Blue, Over the Rainbow); and 3) untitled improvisations (here assigned the titles "Haverford Impromptu" numbers one and two).


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