SUN RA Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow ORIG Saturn LP

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Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra - Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow (a.k.a. Art Forms from Dimension Tomorrow) Cover: strong VG++(nice tight seams, light-to-medium ringwear)

Disc: again, strong VG++ (a few light marks, a couple of small scratches and one big scuff on side A which is probably a manufacturing imperfection and does not affect play)

Nice used-but-not abused copy of a great original Chicago Saturn LP, featuring percussion heavily echoed through Thomas "Bugs" Hunter's tape machine.

Information from the Online Sun Ra discography:

Saturn LP 9956 (1965)
matrix numbers KH 98766; CPLS 95421 F
Side A:

Cluster of Galaxies (Ra)
Ra-sun harp, spiral percussion gong; Pat Patrick-thunder drums; Tommy Hunter-thunder drums. 1962. Ankh (Ra)
Ra-p; Ali Hassan-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Pat Patrick- bs; Ronnie Boykins-b; C. Scoby Stroman-d. 1962.

Solar Drums (Ra)
Ra-p, sun harp, dragon drum; Marshall Allen-bells; John Gilmore-space drums; Ronnie Boykins-b; C. Scoby Stroman-perc. 1962.

The Outer Heavens (Ra)
Ra-p; Manny Smith-tp; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Pat Patrick- cl; Ronnie Boykins-b. 1962.

Side B:
Infinity of the Universe (Ra)
Ra-p percussion solo; Clifford Thornton-tp; Marshall Allen-sticks, perc; John Gilmore-dragon drums, bcl; Pat Patrick-perc; Ronnie Boykins-b; Clifford Jarvis-d. 1962.

Lights on a Satellite (Ra)
Ra-p; John Gilmore-ts; Pat Patrick-bs; Ronnie Boykins-b; John Ore-b; Tommy Hunter (acc. to Hunter, jacket says Stroman)-d. 11 or 12/1961.

Kosmos in Blue (Ra)
Ra-p; John Gilmore-ts; Robert Boykins-b (1st solo); John Ore-b (2nd solo; Hunter says no, but there are two basses and the 2nd solo doesn't sound like Boykins); Tommy Hunter (jacket says C. Scoby Stroman, but Hunter says otherwise)-d.

Cut was abridged on Saturn; uncut on Blast First and Evidence. 11 or 12/1961.

Choreographers' Workshop, all but the last two tracks in the basement (where Ra liked the piano sound); the last two on the 3rd or 4th floor. New York 1961/1962. Recorded by Tommy Hunter.

[Personnel from jacket; Simosko and others give 1962; 1961 is rlc guess, confirmed by Hunter, based on listening to Lights and Kosmos, which are from the same Choreographers' Workshop room as Bad and Beautiful.]

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