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I want some Sun Ra records but they are usually pretty rare and expensive last time I checked

• fortyfivan 2y ago
  Indeed they are. Anything on Saturn goes for big bucks, especially ones with handmade covers. Impulse did a solid run of re-releases in the mid 70s that are much more accessible. This is a good read on Saturn: https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/beginners-guide-to-the-saturn-label/ https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/beginne...
• Metalnem 2y ago
  You can find over a hundred of his records on Bandcamp: https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com.
  • dmix 2y ago
    Sweet, thank you! Much better prices than local record stores
• buildsjets 2y ago
  I mean the original pressings for sure, if you are a completionist you will go mad. He had a lot of early recordings that had no distribution and were only sold at live shows, and he was known for recording everything he ever did even if some are pretty lofi. But all the popular recordings are available as repressings, and you can find plenty affordably new online or used at discogs. I’ve never found any Sun Ra in the $2 Goodwill bins but I’ve found plenty of other great jazz records there.