SUN RA Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 1 1966 JAPAN 1st Press White Label ESP Free Jazz

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SUN RA: “The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra”

Label: ESP Records/ VICTOR RECORDS

Label Number: SMJ-7455

- FIRST 1966 ORIGINAL JAPAN Pressing

- This is the White label issue.

- Clear sounding pressing

- GREAT CONDITION

GRADING:

Record: Excellent, has one hairline scuff beginning side 2

Jacket: Excellent ~ with sharp corners/ straight edges/ fully readabl;e thick spine. Has small lower middle seam crack

Some words on this issue: SUN RA: “Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra – San Ra no Taiyou Chuushin Sekai”. (Victor Records – SMJ-7455) WHITE LABEL Issue!!! Original first time early Japanese press of this essential ESP title, released in Japan in 1966 by Victor. The music needs no introduction I guess, but just in case here is snippet of a review by All Abut Jazz writer Rex Butters: “With its tympanis, bass marimba, bass trombone, bass clarinet, and the bass of the great Ronnie Boykins, Vol 1 cruises the subharmonic. “Heliocentric” opens with Boykins walking Robert Cummings' bass clarinet. Ra's bass marimba, Boykins, and tympani thunder form a trio. Marshall Allen plays the extreme antagonist on piccolo amidst bass trombone blats from Bernard Pettaway. Tuned tympani, Pettaway, and the bass marimba prepare “Outer Nothingness” for Allen's alto, followed by Cummings and Ra. Ra's resonant bass marimba solo leads to a horn flurry and duet with Boykins. Shuffling keys on acoustic piano, Ra surprises with simultaneous runs on an electric keyboard on “Other Worlds.” The blistering pace he powers gives John Gilmore a good blow, before Ra returns for more two keyboard fun. Boykins plays counterpoint then joined in a round with Gilmore and Ra's electric celeste on “The Cosmos.” Johnson's?cymbal work keeps the stars shining. A dreamy solo by Ra leads to worried blues by Boykins, back to Ra rocking on piano. Danny Davis' flute briefly flies out of the bass bias on “Of Heavenly things,” although Boykins and the bass marimba clock most of the track. A wonderful solo by Ra, “Nebulae” features the electric celeste. The short “Dancing in the Sun” lets Gilmore and Allen lead the band in some sideways bebop” Great copy of this quintessential album, first 1966 Japanese press, white label copy. Mid-seventies issues turn up regularly but late sixties first time pressings on high quality Japanese vinyl just about never. Essential.

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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