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Great Compact Discs: Sun Ra

A simple listing of Sun Ra's albums as divided into three sections (studio, concert, and compilation/ archival), accompanied by (if applicable) scans of either C. D. surfaces, hype stickers, or obis. The arrangement within each section is chronological by release date with exceptions: in the case of the "two-for" reissues put out by the Evidence label in the early Nineties, the two albums in question are placed together, even if they were originally released in different years.

This is the second Sun Ra discography in a series, the first being ‘Tonal Views of the Atonal: Twelve Hybrid and–or Variable Sun Ra Albums’ at my personal website, the World's Wide Web.

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studio albums

Sun Song
originally entitled Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1, 1957 (Discogs); retitled 1967; reissued 1990 (Discogs) with one bonus track

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Le Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Super-Sonic Jazz
Originally released 1957, reissued 1991 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Jazz in Silhouette
originally released 1959, reissued 1991 (Discogs)

Reissued 2023 (Discogs) with 14 bonus tracks, six of which, however, are merely the album Sound Sun Pleasure!!

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Sun Ra, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
Originally released 1962 (Discogs); some editions titled We Are in the Future

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Sun Ra and His Myth-Science Arkestra, When Sun Comes Out
Originally released 1963, reissued 1993 as a "two-for" with Fate in a Pleasant Mood (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Myth-Science Arkestra, Fate in a Pleasant Mood
Originally released 1965, reissued 1993 as a "two-for" with When Sun Comes Out [see above]

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1
Originally released 1965, reissued 2010 as part of The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra (Discogs)

Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Volume 2
Originally released 1966, reissued 2010 as part of The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra [see above]

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Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, When Angels Speak of Love
Originally released 1966, reissued 2000 (Discogs)

Reissued 2019 with three bonus tracks (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, Other Planes of There
Originally released 1966, reissued 1992 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, The Magic City
Originally released 1966, reissued 1993 (Discogs)

Reissued 2017 Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth
Originally released 1966, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" (Discogs); this album's content overlaps with that of Sound of Joy; see the discography of hybrid and partial Sun Ra albums at the World's Wide Web

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Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, Interstellar Low Ways
Originally released 1967, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" with Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth [see above]

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Sun Ra and His Myth-Science Arkestra, The Nubians of Plutonia
Originally released 1966, reissued 1993 as one of a "two-for" (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, Angels and Demons at Play
Originally released 1967, reissued 1993 as one of a "two-for" with The Nubians of Plutonia [see above]

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Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, We Travel the Spaceways
Originally released 1967, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Strange Strings
Originally released 1967; reissued 2007; reissued 2024 (Discogs) with four bonus tracks

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Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Bad and Beautiful
Originally released 1972, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" with We Travel the Spaceways [see above]

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Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
Originally released 1967, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
Originally released 1965, reissued 1992 as one of a "two-for" with Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy [see above]

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Sun Ra and the Arkestra, Sound of Joy
Originally released 1968, reissued 1994; this album's content overlaps with that of Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth; see the discography of hybrid and partial Sun Ra albums at the World's Wide Web

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Sound Sun Pleasure!!
Originally released 1970, reissued 1991 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Holiday for Soul Dance
Originally released 1970, reissued 1991 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Atlantis
Originally released 1970, reissued 1993 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, My Brother the Wind
Originally released 1970, reissued 2018, titled My Brother the Wind Vol. 1 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, The Night of the Purple Moon
Originally released 1970, reissued 2007 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, My Brother the Wind Vol. II
Originally released 1971, reissued 1992 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Monorails and Satellites
Originally released 1973, reissued 1991 (Discogs) and 2019 [below]

Sun Ra, Monorails and Satellites Volume II
Originally released 1974, reissued 2019 [see below]

Sun Ra, Monorails & Satellites: Works for Solo Piano Vols. 1, 2, 3
Released 2019 (Discogs); in addition to the first and second Monorails albums, on the first disc, includes a previously-unleased third volume, on the second disc

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Sun Ra and His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, Discipline 27-II
Originally released 1973, reissued 2017 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Astro Black
Originally released 1973, reissued 2018 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Pathways to Unknown Worlds
Originally released 1975, reissued 2000 as part of a "two-for" with the previously-unreleased album Friendly Love (Discogs) [see disc image below]; reissued 2019 (Discogs)

Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Pathways to Unknown Worlds + Friendly Love

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Sun Ra, Lanquidity
Originally released 1978, reissued 2000 (Discogs)

Reissued 2021 (Discogs) with bonus disc

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Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra, Omniverse
Originally released 1978, reissued 2021 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, God Is More than Love Can Ever Be
Originally released 1979, reissued 2018 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Ra to the Rescue
Originally released 1983, reissued 2022 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra, A Fireside Chat with Lucifer
Originally released 1983, reissued 2014 as a download, 2020 on C. D. (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra, Celestial Love
Originally released 1984, reissued 2015 as a download, 2020 on C. D. (Discogs)

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John Cage/ Sun Ra, John Cage Meets Sun Ra
Originally released 1987, reissued 2016 (Discogs), titled John Cage Meets Sun Ra: The Complete Concert June 8, 1986 Coney Island, NY

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concert albums

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, Dark Myth Equation Visitation (Live in Egypt Vol. I)
Originally released 1972, reissued 2008 as one of a "two-for" with Nidhamu (Discogs) and 2020 as part of Egypt 1971 (Discogs)
Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, Nidhamu (Live in Egypt Vol. II)
Originally released 1972, reissued 2008 as one of a "two-for" with Dark Myth Equation Visitation [see above] and 2020 as part of Egypt 1971 [see above]
Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Horizon
Originally released 1972, reissued 2008 (Discogs) with four bonus tracks and 2020 as part of Egypt 1971 [see above], also in the 2008 11-track configuration

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Sun Ra, Haverford College Jan. 25, 1980
Released 2023 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976-1977
Released 2024 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Excelsior Mill
Released 2024 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Research Arkestra, Planets of Life or Death: Amiens '73
Released 2015 (Discogs)

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compilations and archival albums

Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra, Soundtrack to the Film Space Is the Place
Released 1993 (Discogs)

Reissued 2023 (Discogs) with an additional album, The Mathematics of the Altered Destiny, on the second disc as well as D. V. D. and Blu-Ray copies of the film, with bonus audiovisual content

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Sun Ra, The Singles
Released 1996 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums: Cymbals & Crystal Spears
Released 2000 (Discogs)

Cymbals reissued 2018 with bonus disc, titled The Cymbals/Symbols Sessions: New York City 1973 (Discogs)

Crystal Spears reissued 2018 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Greatest Hits: Easy Listening for Intergalactic Travel
Released 2000 (Discogs)

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Henry Dumas/ Sun Ra, The Ark and the Ankh
Released 2001 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes
Released 2005 (Discogs), reissued as part of The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra [see above]

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Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, Other Strange Worlds
Released 2014 (Discogs); label hype sticker seen above also used for the other three Roaratorio releases [see below]

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Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, Sign of the Myth
Released 2014 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1991
Released 2016 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, The Intergalactic Thing
Released 2016 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Thunder of the Gods
Released 2017 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Of Abstract Dreams
Released 2018 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, Sun Embassy
Released 2018 (Sun Embassy)

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June Tyson, Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra
Released 2019 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Prophet
Released 2022 (Discogs)

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Sun Ra, Inside the Light World: Sun Ra Meets the OVC
Released 2024 (Discogs)