Sun Ra Arkestra July 1978 Philadelphia, PA FM/SBD > ? > CDR Disc One: 1. Tapestry from an Asteroid (Ra) 2. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Ra) 3. When There Is No Sun (Ra) 4. Discipline 27 (Ra) (Ra interview) 5. unidentified title (Ra-p) 6. Lights on a Satellite (Ra) 7. Limehouse Blues (Braham-Furber) 8. Christopher Columbus (Razaf-Berry) 9 There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (Ra) 10. Big John's Special (H. Henderson) 11. The Sound Mirror (Ra) (Ra interview) 12. / 13. (announcer comments) Love in Outer Space (Ra) (Ra interview) 14. Satellites are Spinning (Ra) (incomplete) (Ra interview) Michael Ray-tp; Walter Miller-tp; prob. Tony Bethel-tb; Marshall Allen-as, ob, fl; prob. Danny Davis-as; John Gilmore-ts, cl; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl; James Jacson-bsn, fl, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum; Sun Ra-p; unidentified-b; prob. Luqman Ali-d; June Tyson-voc, dance; Cheryl Banks-dance. [Radio announcements, plus identifications by Trent and rlc] Disc Two: 1. ? [18:08] Free improv {Maybe “Shadow world” or “Sunset on the Nile”. ------- Sun Ra and Friends early July 1977 NYC @ The Axis in SoHo SBD > Video > ? > CDR 2. Precussion improv 3. unknown title (Ra, p) 4. unknown outside title (Gilmore, ts; Ra, p) 5. When There Is No Sun (Ra) (Ra, p, voc; Davis, fl; Gilmore and Thomas, voc) 6. Gone with the Wind (Magidson-Wrubel) (Abdullah, tp; Ra, p) 7. The Mystery of Two (Ra) (Abdullah, tp; Gilmore, ts; Davis, as; Ra, p) 8. A Different Kind of Blues (Ra) (Ra, p; Gilmore, ts; Abdullah, tp; Thomas, voc) 9. Greetings from the 21st Century / Do the Thang / Space Is the Place (Ra) (whole ens incl. June Tyson, voc) Ahmed Abdullah-tp, voc; John Gilmore-ts, voc; Danny Davis-as, fl; Sun Ra-p, perc, voc; June Tyson-voc; Eddie Thomas (Thomas Thaddeus)-voc. [Tune listing by Trent and rlc; personnel and location from credits.] ----------- 1986 OVC Videos: Calling Planet Earth Video short by Bill Sebastian, 1986. Made at Mission Control, Boston. 10. Discipline 27 (Ra p.) 11. Calling Planet Earth (Ra) Ra-keyb, voc; Al Evans-tp; Fred Adams-tp; Tyrone Hill-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs; Eloe Omoe-bcl; James Jacson-bsn, perc; Bruce Edwards-eg; John Brown-d; June Tyson-voc. Dance, gesture, and Virtual Reality: Michael Ray, Barday, Eddie Thomas (Thomas Thaddeus), Atakatune. "Visuals performed by Bill Sebastian on the Outerspace Visual Communicator." [from package insert; thanks to Pleshar for the video]