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Tracklist
Volume 1 / 3rd August 1970
A1 Sun Interlude 1:53
A2 Love In Outer Space 6:57
A3 Shadow World (Except) 2:32
A4 Cosmic Explorer 8:53
B1 Cosmic Explorer (Continuation) 4:40
B2 Piano Solo (Untitled) 4:17
B3 Friendly Galaxy No. 2 12:05
C1 Why Go To The Moon? / It's After The End Of The World 5:54
C2 Spontaneous Simplicity 7:19
C3 Watusi 4:57
D1 Percussion Interlude 4:46
D2 Interstellar Low Ways 6:18
D3 Somewhere Else 9:10
E1 They'll Come Back 5:09
E2 Tone Science Interlude 3:02
E3 Satellites Are Spinning 4:09
E4 Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space 0:20
E5 Calling Planet Earth 0:23
E6 Imagination 1:07
E7 I'll Wait For You 1:37
E8 We Travel The Spaceways 2:44
F1 The World Of Lightning 6:55
Blackmyth
i Shadows Took Shape 1:23
ii Strange Worlds 1:17
iii Journey Through The Outer Darkness 5:41
F3 Myth Tone Poem (Untitled) 1:57
F4 Sky 2:02
F5 Three Cheers For Ra 1:46
Volume 2 / 5th August 1970
G1 Prelude 7:16
G2 Theme Of The Stargazers 3:14
G3 Shadow World 11:34
H1 Saterllites Are Spinning 3:59
H2 Second Stop Is Jupiter 0:37
H3 Tone Science 8:31
H4 Next Stop Mars 4:56
I1 Spontaneous Simplicity 10:39
I2 Friendly Galaxy No. 2 8:41
J1 Pleasant Twilight 15:40
J2 Outer Spaceways Incorporated / You Better Get Ready 6:19
K1 Enlightenment 2:39
K2 Calling Planet Earth 3:51
K3 Space Bop (Untitled) 7:50
K4 Space Ballad (Untitled) 7:50
K5 Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space / Theme Of The Stargazers / I'll Wait For You 3:35
L1 Somebody Else's Idea / Walking On The Moon / It's After The End Of The World 7:57
L2 We Travel The Spaceways 1:42
L3 Tone Science Interlude 2:28
L4 Days Of Wine And Roses 7:23
L5 Satellites Are Spinning 1:30
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Danny Davis
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute, Oboe, Percussion, Vocals – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Laurdine "Pat" Patrick
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bassoon [Neptunian Libflecto], Percussion, Vocals – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Vocals – Robert Cummings
Bass, Cello, Electric Harp [Space Harp], Vocals – Alan Silva
Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone – Abshalom Ben Shlomo
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Lex Humphries
Drums, Timpani, Vocals – John Goldsmith
Flute, Oboe, Percussion, Vocals – James Jacson
Hand Drum, Percussion, Vocals – Nimrod Hunt, Rashid Salim IV
Piano, Organ [Farfisa 'Spacemaster' Organ], Synthesizer [Mini-Moog], Electric Piano [RMI Roksichord], Electric Harp [Space Harp], Gong, Hand Drum – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Drums, Vocals – John Gilmore
Trumpet, Cornet, Percussion, Vocals – Akh Tal Ebah
Trumpet, Percussion, Vocals – Kwame Hadi
Vocals – Gloristeena Knight, June Tyson, Verta Grosvenor
About this release
Strut / ArtYard – STRUT193LPB
Performed and recorded in Hans Walter Müller's inflatable experimental theatre as part of Nuits De La Fondation Maegth 06-Saint-Paul, le festival international de mystique et d'art contemporaine, Fondation Maegth, St. Paul-De-Vence, France, August, 1970.
Festival artistic direction: Francis Miroglio
Recorded for the Public French Radio ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion Television Française) by Radio Producer André Francis.
Originally released across two edited volumes by Shandar in 1971
Thanks to snobb for the addition and js for the updates