a collection of all sun ra singles from 1952 - 1961 on triple vinyl with download code included.

limited heavyweight 7 inch, spiritual jazz by sun ra. tip!

limited edition of 1999 numbered copies on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve, signed by marshall allen.

a strut reissue of the 1983 album from sun ra arkestra, salah ragab and the cairo jazz band.

spiritual / cosmic & soul jazz

remastered reissue of the 1978 sun ra album.

deluxe edition 4lp box-set of the 1978 sun ra album. remastered original album and alternative versions, cut at 45rpm.

all the material on this album comes from live performances from january 1978, when the quartet of sun ra was in italy with a quartet michael ray, john gilmore and luqman ali making recordings for aldo sinesio and the horo label

first ever vinyl reissue of the iconic sun ra album from 1983.

originally released in 1972

legendary sun ra

polish jazz group eabs pay their tribute to the mighty sun ra.

first studio album from the mighty sun ra arkestra in over 20 years. limited pressing on gold coloured double vinyl.

first studio album from the mighty sun ra arkestra in over 20 years. regular pressing on black double vinyl.

fist ever lp , reissue! collectors piece!

album of the works of spiritual legend sun ra!

all the material on this album comes from live performances from january 1978, when the quartet of sun ra was in italy with a quartet michael ray, john gilmore and luqman ali making recordings for aldo sinesio and the horo label

remastered reissue of the classic 1973 album from sun ra.

when the sun rose on sun ra in the mid-20th century, his innovative style cast a shining light that spurred the development of modern jazz and other forms of popular music. just listen to the captivating sound of india on this album. crashing cymbals herald a haunting theme established by the composer, playing an electric piano, which draws the listener into a mysterious soundscape that haunts the imagination. such exotic use of percussion and instrumental effects was way ahead of its time when the album super-sonic jazz was first released in 1957.

sun ra was a true innovator, releasing music that was a bit different to his peers from his earliest output. but what would sun ra have made of today’s music scene? if he is looking down from his cosmic realm, he’ll be pleased to know that his music from the past still sounds eerily futuristic.

space is the place

»janus« ist eine zusammenstellung seltenen materials von sun ra und seinem arkestra, das aus aufnahmen von 1963 bis 1970 stammt, die sowohl während live- als auch studioauftritten eingespielt wurden. der space-age jazzschamane bringt hier eine vielzahl von stilen und stimmungen auf die bühne. die tracks wurden remastert und auf audiophiles vinyl bei pallas in deutschland gepresst.

the albums one of ra s greatest from the 70s recorded in italy in 1978, and featuring some incredibly otherworldly keyboards that are some of his most enigmatic on record! original tracks from the album include disco 3000, an incredible workout on synthesizer, with a tiny bit of drum machine, a little space is the place breakdown, and all of the wild sound you d expect from a sun ra album plus more long tracks the sweetly soulful friendly galaxy, a great soul jazz number, and dance of the cosmo aliens, which has spooky organ, frenetic bass, and somber percussion. check!

»janus« ist eine zusammenstellung seltenen materials von sun ra und seinem arkestra, das aus aufnahmen von 1963 bis 1970 stammt, die sowohl während live- als auch studioauftritten eingespielt wurden. der space-age jazzschamane bringt hier eine vielzahl von stilen und stimmungen auf die bühne. die tracks wurden remastert und auf audiophiles vinyl bei pallas in deutschland gepresst.

a mixture of live recording and studio post-production, on jupiter sounds unique to any other album sun ra made. the arkestra reflects a disco pulse right back on itself, and delivers one of the most cohesive albums of their career. the title track is a masterpiece of gentle atonal harmony, while ufo pushes along at a cracking disco-ish pace with fierce brass and spacey dub effects. this is a timeless ra classic.

strut and art yard present another exclusive from the vast catalogue of cosmic jazz pioneer sun ra: a previously unreleased radio session most likely recorded at the wxpn fm radio studios in philadelphia, 1974-5.

(2017 repress/remastered) one of the more delicate recordings of sun ra s 28-strong arkestra, sleeping beauty drifts in on a cloud of cosmic dust, sounding unlike anything before or after. with drummer luqman ali keeping the narcotic funk, but with dreamy solos from other key arkestra players like john gilmore, michael ray, and marshall allen, no sun ra collection is complete without this lp. inspired space-age lullaby music. tip!

this is a previously unreleased sun ra solo piano improvisation recorded in june 1990 during an interview with presenter and dj jez nelson at the studios of jazz fm in london.

previously unreleased album recorded live in rome, 1977. mastered from the original tapes. 180 gram double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with cd format as bonus.

2014 anthology of classics & rarities curated by longest serving member & current arkestra leader, marshall allen. newly mastered from the original tapes.

hidden fire from the ra archives! a double 10” set featuring sun ra recordings from the outer limits and the underground. initially released on2 seperate 10-s back in 2010/13 respectively and both quickly became collectors items. don t miss them this time around...tip! . volume 1 features ‘along came ra’, was a previously unissued live track recorded in paris in 1983. with june tyson in full voice, the arkestra announce sun ra’s arrival on a sleeping planet. the flip features two previously unreleased cuts from the legendary disco 3000 concert tapes, a mind-blowing quartet session that releases the full power of sun ra’s crumar mainman synth. volume 2 lifts three fine selections from the ultra-deep sub-underground series of saturn lps. the transcendent ballad ‘love is for always’ and the driving, rootsy ‘the world of africa’ come from 1974’s live at temple u, while the myth-science poetics of ‘space is the place/we roam the cosmos’ is beamed down to earth from the 1975 what’s new set.

2017 remastered and fully authorized edition !

a collection of sun ra singles from 1962 - 1991 on triple vinyl with download code included.

art yard records continues its voyage into the omniverse of unreleased sun ra tapes with i roam the cosmos – an unreleased, previously unheard 1972 live session recorded at slug’s saloon in new york. limited 180 gram vinyl pressing only with tip on sleeve. check!! fronting a stellar 18-piece incarnation of the arkestra, i roam the cosmos finds sun ra taking us on a poetic journey to the outer limits of planetary awareness. while the captain of the space-ship declaims his message with arkestra vocalist june tyson as co-pilot, the arkestra voyage into the solar centres of esoteric astro-black knowledge aboard a comet-trail jam on ‘discipline 27-ii’. as current arkestra member knoel scott observes in his liner notes, sun ra was a teacher, come down to earth to spread the enlightenment of the ancients and advance the alter-destiny of humankind. this earth was not his home: he was here to wake the sleepers, and to make sure no-one would forget his message. the universe sent him to converse with us, and i roam the cosmos is another unique message from saturn, delivered for tomorrow’s world by art yard records.