The Sun Ra Arkestra - Strange Strings

Recorded at Richard Alderson Studios, 1965

The LP track "Worlds Approaching," originally released in mono, appears here in clear stereo for the first time. Although there is no date on the previously unreleased "Thunder of the Gods" (found on a different tape, in mono), the style points to this work having been recorded around (and possibly even at) the same time, as the approach is identical to the Strange Strings concept.

The previously unreleased tracks "Cosmos Miraculous" [...] and "Moonshots Across the Sky" were discovered on other tapes (in mono), and also reflect the exploratory Strange Strings instrumentation.

The stereo tapes for the tracks "Strange Strings" and "Strange Strange" could not be located, and while we had to rely on the poorly mastered LP versions, we have succeeded in rectifying some of the sonic flaws of the original pressing.

All titles composed by Sun Ra © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)

Tape and disc transfers by Michael D. Anderson of the Sun Ra Music Archive

Credits and notes taken from the download page.