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Sun Ra - Janus - New Vinyl Record 2017 Org Record Store Day Yellow + Black Swirl Vinyl, LTD to 2500 - Jazz / Avant Garde

Sun Ra - Janus - New Vinyl Record 2017 Org Record Store Day Yellow + Black Swirl Vinyl, LTD to 2500 - Jazz / Avant Garde

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Janus is a compilation of rare material from the Sun Ra Arkestra, drawing from tapes recorded between 1963 and 1970, taken from both live and studio performances. The space-age jazz shaman conjures up a variety of styles and moods along the way. The album is finally making its vinyl debut with this limited edition, psychedelic swirl color vinyl for Record Store Day 2017. The tracks have been remastered, and pressed on audiophile-grade yellow/black swirl vinyl at Pallas in Germany.

Tracklist 

A1 Island In The Sun 5:23
A2a The Invisible Shield 5:43
A2b Janus 6:59
B1 Velvet 7:22
B2 Joy 9:15

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – ORG Music – ORGM-2091
  • Manufactured By – ORG Music – ORGM-2091
  • Pressed By – Pallas – none

Credits

  • Artwork By – Andrew Rossiter
  • Composed By – Sun Ra

Notes

Track A1 - Variety Recording Studio, NYC, between 1968 and 1970.
Track A2a - Recorded mono, probably at a live performance, 1970.
Track A2b - Recorded at Sun Studios, NYC, 1967 or '68 (Sun Ra solo) / Recorded at Choreographers' Workshop, NYC, 1963 (group).
Track B1 - Recorded in early 1968; it is different from a live recording from 1969 previously known to discographers.
Track B2 - Recorded live in NYC, early 1968.

"Sun Ra must have planned Janus as an entity in 1970 or 1971. But it was never released on LP. The first three tracks eventually appeared on one side of some obscure Saturn LP pressings; the last two are just now being issued, allowing us to hear Sun Ra's original conception for the first time."

Record Store Day 2017 Limited Release. Only 2,500 copies.

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