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Official expanded 2xLP / 2xCD edition with fourteen tracks of alternate versions and studio takes, and the CD version contains an additional four CD only tracks. Liner notes by avid fan Ira Kaplan from Yo La Tengo, and additional essay from longtime Ra blogger Rodger Coleman (NUVOID Sun Ra Sundays). Vinyl gatefold jacket includes a 12x12 insert reproduction of the original LP jacket art.When Sun Ra released his debut Saturn in 1957, it signaled the Arkestra's mission for the future. The cover declared the album a Inch21st Century Limited Edition.Inch The compositions on Supersonic Jazz conveyed optimism and hope, bringing a message auguring the World of Tomorrow. Ra declared this the first dimension of a fresh art form, as he set about evolving a new American music - a composite of the past and future, the known coalescing with the unknown. The album, not very well received upon , reveals a vibrant universe of sound, with highly developed arrangements and sophisticated musicianship, especially Ra's innovative keyboard work and John Gilmore's astonishing soloing. Album Tracks 1. LP One 2. India 3. Sunology 4. Advice to Medics 5. Super Blonde 6. Soft Talk 7. Sunology, Part 2 8. Kingdom of Not 9. Portrait of the Living Sky 10. Blues at Midnight 11. El Is the Sound of Joy 12. Springtime in Chicago 13. Medicine for a Nightmare 14. 15. LP Two 16. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 1) 17. New Horizons (Take 1) 18. El Viktor (Take 1) 19. Adventure in Space 20. Delilah 21. Soft Talk (Take 1) 22. Medicine for a Nightmare (Alternate) 23. Saturn #2 24. Delight (Take 2) 25. Space Aura (Take 2) 26. State Street (Alternate) 27. Stratosphere 3 01 28. Velvet (Alternate) 29. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 2)
