SUN RA Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy 1967/69 SATURN RECORDS Nr MINT
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211
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£ 211
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Nov 7, 2011
Sold Date
Oct 28, 2011
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£ 40
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SUN RA Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy 1967/69 SATURN RECORDS Nr MINT
SILVER LABELS (KH 2772), Richard Pedreguera COVER
Sun Ra And His Myth Science ArkestraCosmic Tones For Mental Therapy
1967/69 SATURN RECORDS PRESSING (408) OF SUN RA'S 'Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy' LP
ONE OF THE LOOSEST AND 'SPACIEST' RECORDING I HAVE HEARD FROM RA
Originally released in a sleeve with a Sun Ra doodle, this better known cover, designed by Richard Pedreguera, was in place by around 1969
IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION THROUGHOUT - I DON'T THINK THIS COPY HAS EVER BEEN PLAYED
Sun Ra - Hammond B-3 Organ, Clavioline, Percussion
Marshall Allen - Oboe, Percussion
Danny Davis - Alto Sax, Flute
John Gilmore - Bass Clarinet, Percussion
Bernard Pettaway - Bass Trombone
Pat Patrick - Baritone Saxophone
Robert Cummings - Bass Clarinet
Ronnie Boykins - Bass
Clifford Jarvis - Drums
James Jacson - Pecussion
Tommy Hunter - Percussion, Reverb
* FROM A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAZZ LPs I RECENTLY ACQUIRED (and will be listing over the coming days) - FROM A SINGLE OWNER WHO TAPED THEM ONTO REEL-TO-REEL - SO ONLY PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE - AND THEN CAREFULLY STORED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES (so all the covers are practically like-new) - I GUARANTEE YOU WON'T FIND BETTER COPIES
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE SILVER SATURN LABELS
MARTIX: KH - 2772 = A (Infinity Series) / KH - 2772 - B (Infinity Series)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL THICK CARD MATT SLEEVE WITH "El Saturn Records P.O. Box 7124 Chicago, Illinois 60607" ADDRESS
Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy was recorded in 1963 but not released until 1967 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, the record has become one of the most discussed of Ra's New York recordings.
Cosmic Tones functions as a kind of blueprint for the sort of large-scale jazz weirdness that would inform much of Sun-Ra's subsequent works, featuring the woozy reeds of And Otherness and the afro-jazz experiments of Thither And Yon.
On Adventure-Equation a space echo treatment on the recording (which is reprised for the sax flurries on Voice Of Space) makes the whole experience even more disorientating than it already is.
A truly exceptional record demonstrating how far the man was light years ahead of his contemporaries
Side A:
And Otherness
Thither And Yon
Adventure-Equation
Side B:
Moon Dance
Voice Of Space
LABELS: MINT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with no spindle traces or signs of use - this copy has possibly never been played (the spindle hole is still quite tight)
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen.
There are some superficial light pressing blemishes and one or two pressing 'dimples' but none of these have any audio consequence
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+
Tremendous copy which plays beautifully throughout with no major audio issues of note - the sound performance is crystal clear, clean and incredibly immediate - sounds stunning.
To be hyper critical there is the barest hint of surface noise at the very end of 'Adventure-Equation' and a couple of light clicks on the beginning of 'Moon Dance', but these are all very, very minor and non-intrusive and there are no other audible distractions present - this is a really sensational playing copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The original thick card matt cover is clean and unmarked with no splits and only the lightest of rubbing to the surfaces and corners - otherwise, like-new
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
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454 (GS 6.3 (454))
