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Lanquidity - 4-LP Box Set

SUN RA Lanquidity (2021 UK/EU limited edition 4-LP Box Set remastered by Technology Works. Includes the original 1978 Philly Jazz commercial pressing and the alternate version as 2LP sets, in full original artwork. WIth 12-page large format booklet featuring new liner notes by Michael Ray, Danny Ray Thompson and Bob Blank. Housed inside a silver-foil box, the sleeve shows minor shelfwear and the contents remain in Near Mint condition)

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Release Date 25th Jun 2021
Release Year 2021 - 3 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format Vinyl Box Set
Record Label Strut Art Yard
Complete Stock List Go to Sun Ra
Product Catalogue No STRUT237LPB
Music Genre Progressive, Jazz, 70s Artists, Free Jazz
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Strut present the definitive edition of Sun Ra's classic 'Lanquidity' album from 1978 with brand new 4LP box set.

Recorded overnight at Bob Bank's Blank Tapes on 17th July 1978 after the Arkestra had appeared on Saturday Night Live, the album is unique in the Ra catalogue. “Most critics felt that it was more of a fusion-inspired record,” explains Michael Ray. “As the name suggests, the album is liquid and languid.” Bob Blank continues, “Musically, it was very ad hoc and freeform. There were horn charts but most tracks came out of improvised jams. Sun Ra just did his thing.”

Comprising five effortlessly fluid pieces, the album eases in with Lanquidity. Danny Ray Thompson remembers, “This was one of Sun Ra's on-the-spot compositions. It is almost like an Ancient Egyptian Stargazing Ceremony, mapping out the stars and the planets.” Where Pathways Meet is “Sun Ra's funky version of an Egyptian march. Pharaoh is sending his troops off to fight and this is his pep-talk!” continues Thompson. “The music seems to take different pathways but still converges.” The loping groove of That's How I Feel, features the reflective trumpet lines of Eddie Gale with solos by John Gilmore and Marshall Allen: “Marshall comes in with that snake charming oboe.” Says Thompson. The funky Twin Stars Of Thence weaves around Richard Williams celebrated elastic bassline while the haunting closer, There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of), is pure “space music.” The poet Mama Nzinga described it as 'The essence of light. Spirit takes a ride inside the deep dark space of just being.”

The new box set edition of 'Lanquidity' features the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in limited quantities for a 1978 Arkestra gig at Georgia Tech. Both versions of the album are cut loud at 45 rpm over 2LPs each.

Housed in a silver foil box, both LP sets reflect the original Phlly Jazz artwork. The first comes in a foil / magenta sleeve while the second features 2 x yellow A4 sheets pasted onto a white sleeve. Also included is a 12-page over-sized booklet featuring unseen photos by Veryl Oakland and liner notes by Tom Buchler (Philly Jazz), Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson (Sun Ra Arkestra) and Bob Blank.

Tracklisting:
4LP
A1. Lanquidity
B1. Where Pathways Meet
B2. That's How I Feel
C1. Twin Stars Of Thence
D1. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
E1. Lanquidity (Alternate version)
E2. Where Pathways Meet (Alternate version)
F1. That's How I Feel (Alternate version)
G1. Twin Stars Of Thence (Alternate version)
H1. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (Alternate version)




VINYL LP BOX SET  
Recording Artist Sun Ra
Product Title Lanquidity - 4-LP Box Set
Product Information Sun Ra Lanquidity - 4-LP Box Set UK Vinyl Box Set.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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