Most of Sun Ra's Saturn releases are very difficult to come by - they were in print for a very short time in extremely limited quantities and sold primarily at concerts. Many thanks to our friend, Paul W. for the flac rip of his treasured LP. Enjoy!
A Fireside Chat with Lucifer
Saturn Gemini 19841; A/B1984SG-9
matrix numbers Sun Ra 1984A/B
Side A:
Nuclear War (Ra) -1
Retrospect (Ra)
Makeup (Ra)
Side B:
A Fireside Chat with Lucifer (Ra)
Sun Ra (voc -1; p, syn, org); Walter Miller (tp); Tyrone Hill (voc -1; tb); Vincent Chancey (Fr hn); Marshall Allen (as, fl); John Gilmore (ts); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl); James Jacson (bsn, Inf-d); Hayes Burnett (b); Samarai Celestial (d); Atakatune [Stanley Morgan] (cga, perc); June Tyson (voc -1).
Variety Recording Studios, NYC, September 1982.
Personnel were not credited on this release. Vincent Chancey identified himself, Miller, Gilmore, Allen, Jacson, and Thompson in an interview on the WKCR Sun Ra Festival. Sun Ra mentions Tyrone Hill by name on "Nuclear War." Michael Shore says that Burnett, Samarai, and Atakatune were regulars with the Arkestra in 1982; Samarai confirms his presence.
According to Danny Thompson, CBS Records expressed an interest in this material, but Nuclear War was too much for Dr. George Butler!
From The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra 1st & 2nd ed.
A Fireside Chat with Lucifer
1. Nuclear war 7:46
2. Retrospect 5:44
3. Makeup 4:58
4. A fireside chat with Lucifer 20:24
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Another great post! Yotte it would be great if you could at some point give us "Celestial Love", which along with the (commercially available) "Nuclear War" completes these 1982 sessions.
ReplyDeleteThe title track here is, as far as I know, the last-recorded large scale Arkestral epic in the grand tradition of "The Magic City", "Atlantis", "Cosmo Earth Fantasy", etc. It is an understated piece, seems a bit diffuse at a first listen, you feel like your attention might wander. - But it shouldn't: Sun Ra provides a rumbling underground base on organ and then piano, while the various horns come and go - a particularly nice stretch occurs about 15 minutes in the piece, with trombone (Tyrone Hill?) and trumpet dancing over The Ra's sparse accompaniment. Second Stop Is Lucifer!
Many many thanks for this fantastic gem !
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you guys are enjoying these. I know I have been!
ReplyDeleteNikos, thanks for your info. It's always nice to give this music another listen after reading your comments.
Sadly, I don't have Celestial Love. I'm hoping that when Paul W returns from vacation he will offer it to us.
If not, then perhaps another kind reader will?
What a wonderful title! Thanks very much for this!
ReplyDeleteHere it is guys: Celestial Love
ReplyDeletehttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=AXL60JNC
Sadly, only mp3@vbr, until the real deal [flac] shows up. Enjoy!
Wow! Duxiland, THANKS! I'm excited to finally get a chance to hear these tunes - I haven't had Celestial Love in any form (now THAT'S a sad statement if I've ever heard one!) HA!
ReplyDeleteA great journey, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Duxiland!
ReplyDeleteI'm no aficionado but I do love Sun Ra. :-) TYVM
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteHey, the orange scan is of my own personal copy. Almost sold it to some punk overseas when I was broke but didn't have the heart to complete the transaction.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favorite recordings!
Hi Curious Mutation,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I picked up the orange pic via google images. I agree that this is an AMAZING album.
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Thanks so much for the re-up, Yotte!
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