Sun Ra - Space Is The Place (Boxset, Silver, Gold, Green LP Vinyl, DVD & BluRay)

$178.00

Sun Ra - Space Is The Place

First ever US BluRay release of this iconic beacon of Afro-futurism!
3LPs (one previously unissued)

One Gold LP in its own jacket
One Silver LP in its own jacket
One lime green LP in it’s own jacket

A BluRay Disc of the Entire Film with bonus content
A DVD Disc of the Entire Film with bonus content
A large format 8 page booklet with liner notes by esteemed Afro-Futurism scholars.
An Outer Space Employment Agency Tote Bag
All secured in a pizza box style package
LP Box Set limited to 3300 units world wide
Includes Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny, a full LP of unheard music from Sun Ra featuring June Tyson!

RELEASE DATE: 5/12/2023 postponed to 05/26/2023

DESCRIPTION

A celestial journey is just what Sun Ra and his Arkestra have created with Space is the Place. Sun Ra’s opus is at its simplest, a trip through outer bound melodies! Planetary bodies, eras in time, crystals, space caravans…

Allow yourself to envision or feel a world away with this deluxe package of 3LPs, a BluRay Disc & DVD of the film, and lots more!

The audio portion contains the original music composed for the film, which was eventually released as a soundtrack in 1993. It also features The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny a third previously unissued LP recorded in the same soundtrack sessions but is finally being released half a century after it was recorded. This newly discovered LP is heavy on the prose of Sun Ra, as he and June Tyson bestow countless bits of information and inspiration onto the listener. The film soundtrack is an entirely different journey than the 1973 Blue Thumb LP it shares its title with. We suggest you take both journeys. These recordings were sourced from the Sun Ra tape vault, then were digitally restored to make an album this special sound the best it possibly could.The BluRay contains the entire glorious film complete with film artifacts, and was sourced from the restoration prepared by Rapid Eye Movies of Germany. The bonus features on the BluRay are composed of Ra and Ra-centric material from the Modern Harmonic archives, including video from the Outer Space Visual Communicator footage. An additional track from these sessions, “The Idea Of The Greater Age” can be found on the CD version of this album or on the album Some Skin: A Modern Harmonic Bongo & Percussion Party.

TRACKLIST

Disc 1
1 It’s After The End Of The World 3:25
1 It’s After The End Of The World 3:25
2 Under Different Stars 3:55
2 Under Different Stars 3:55
3 Discipline 33 3:22
3 Discipline 33 3:22
4 Watusa 7:11
4 Watusa 7:11
5 Calling Planet Earth 3:04
5 Calling Planet Earth 3:04
6 I Am The Alter-Destiny 1:08
6 I Am The Alter-Destiny 1:08
7 Satellites Are Spinning 2:33
7 Satellites Are Spinning 2:33
8 Cosmic Forces 3:09
8 Cosmic Forces 3:09
9 Outer Spaceways Incorporated 3:00
9 Outer Spaceways Incorporated 3:00
10 We Travel The Spaceways 2:28
10 We Travel The Spaceways 2:28
11 The Overseer 3:04
11 The Overseer 3:04

Disc 2
1 Blackman / Love In Outer Space 16:53
1 Blackman / Love In Outer Space 16:53
2 Mysterious Crystal 5:53
2 Mysterious Crystal 5:53
3 I Am The Brother Of The Wind 5:54
3 I Am The Brother Of The Wind 5:54
4 We’ll Wait For You 4:11
4 We’ll Wait For You 4:11
5 Space Is The Place 4:23
5 Space Is The Place 4:23

Disc 3
1 The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny 13:18
1 The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny 13:18
2 Listen Intently To The Things I Do Not Say 7:09
2 Listen Intently To The Things I Do Not Say 7:09
3 Creation Is Fabrication 13:46
3 Creation Is Fabrication 13:46
4 My World Is The Space Way 6:29
4 My World Is The Space Way 6:29

LABEL: Modern Harmonic
UPC: 090771826718