Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sun Ra - Sub Underground (1974)

Sun Ra (p, Mini-Moog, syn, keyb, marimba); Marshall Allen (as, fl, ob); John Gilmore (ts, perc); Eloe Omoe (bcl); poss. Dale Williams (eg); unidentified (b); poss. Tommy Hunter (d); prob. Atakatune (cga, perc); prob. Odun (cga, perc).
Variety Recording Studio, NYC, September 1974

Cosmo-Earth Fantasy (Ra)

Released in 1974 as Side A of Philadelphia Saturn LP 92074, Sub Underground.  The title is confusing because other, unrelated LPs were marketed at one time or another as being in the "Sub Underground Series."  Also known as Cosmo-Earth Fantasy and Temple U.

Sun Ra (p, Mii-Moog, syn, org); Marshall Allen (as, fl, ob); John Gilmore (ts, perc); Eloe Omoe (bcl); unidentified (b); poss. Tommy Hunter (d); prob. Atakatune [Stanley Morgan] (cga, perc); prob. Odun [Russell Branch] (cga, perc); Eddie Thomas [Thomas Thaddeus] (voc -1); unidentified male (voc -1); June Tyson (voc -2); poss. Cheryl Banks (voc -2).
Temple University, Philadelphia, poss. September 20, 1974

Love Is for Always (Ra)
The Song of Drums (Ra) -1
The World of Africa (Ra) -2

Released in 1974 as Side B of Saturn LP 92074, Sub Underground.  Some copies are titled Sub Underground #2... The location for these performances, clearly from a live session, is suggested by still another title, Temple U.  Alden Kimbrough's copy has "Live at Temple University 1974" written on the back cover.
From The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra 2nd ed.

 

Sub Underground (1974)
1. Cosmo - Earth fantasy    21:26 
2. Love is for always    6:49 
3. The song of drums    6:07 
4. The world of Africa    3:03

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Another amazing LP rip courtesy of our friend, Paul W.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks for this beautiful and rare album. For me the highlight is Love Is Always - a feature for Mr. John Gilmore, who surely wins the Most Underrated Tenor-Saxist In Jazz award!

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  2. Nice one!!! Thanks a lot for this upload!!!

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  3. merci, messieurs! c'est tres magnifique!

    I-)

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