Jazz By Sun Ra Vol 1 + 2 reissue by Sam Records (Transition / Delmark)

[jimmyjrg]

Available Feb 1, Sam Records is reissuing Sun Ra's first album on Transition, along with a matching volume 2 that was intended for Transition but eventually released by Delmark instead. It's limited to 500 copies, but I don't believe it contains anything that isn't already available elsewhere apart from the matching artwork.

There's some previews of how it looks on Instagram now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFA0eh9O7Ay/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DE5lEjMvaTw/

[mjazzg]

It's in their Artisan range (single LP at €100) so that's going to €150 at least I'd guess. I hope I'm wrong...

[clifford_thornton]

Very nice, though I already have the trusty Delmark issues of this material. 

El is a Sound of Joy indeed.

[JSngry]

Great records both. Essential.

But...

[clifford_thornton]

cool to see the silver print design for vol. 2, but now that I've seen it I don't need it

would be kinda neat if they reused the Sonet design (I do think that's a wonderfully appealing alternative), but... yeah, this stuff has been out so many times I don't see a reason to do it again. Maybe not private jet wasteful, but pretty wasteful.

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said:

cool to see the silver print design for vol. 2, but now that I've seen it I don't need it

Hello!

[mjazzg]

What's the best way to hear both sessions at the moment?

[colinmce]

3 hours ago, mjazzg said:

What's the best way to hear both sessions at the moment?

Sun Song and Sound of Joy on Delmark CD. both possibly out of print technically, but not hard to find, and not expensive. 

[clifford_thornton]

they're both listed as available on CD or LP via the Delmark website.

[mjazzg]

Thanks both. I suspected that the Delmarks were the best but it's good to get the confirmation as there's so many reissues about these days.

Now to fill the inexplicable gap on my shelves

Edited 4 hours ago by mjazzg

[romualdo]

pity they didn't add the Ra Transition acetate tracks covering alts/outtakes etc from the same sessions - they need a proper issue

https://musicpriceguide.com/12572/sun-ra-outtakes-1957-acetate-lp-unreleased-transition-unknown-recordings-hear/

[sidewinder]

I'll stick with my Delmark LPs !