Spaceship Lullaby

Tracklist

1	–The Nu Sounds	Spaceship Lullaby	2:19
2	–The Nu Sounds	Stranger In Paradise	2:57
3	–The Nu Sounds	Just One Of Those Things	1:58
4	–The Nu Sounds	Honky Tonk	2:44
5	–The Nu Sounds	Haunted Heart	2:30
6	–The Nu Sounds	Evelyn	1:54
7	–The Nu Sounds	Honeysuckle Rose	2:10
8	–The Nu Sounds	Honey	2:50
9	–The Nu Sounds	Black Sky & Blue Moon	1:05
10	–Sun Ra / Roland Williams	Ra Coaching Roland Williams	1:17
11	–The Nu Sounds	Holiday For Strings (Ra Dynamics Demo)	1:14
12	–The Nu Sounds	Holiday For Strings	1:00
13	–The Nu Sounds	I Fall Asleep Counting My Blessings	0:50
14	–The Nu Sounds	Nice Work If You Can Get It	1:45
15	–The Nu Sounds	Somebody Loves Me	3:09
16	–The Nu Sounds	Chicago USA	2:55
17	–The Nu Sounds	Chicago USA	2:48
18	–The Lintels	C'est Si Bon	0:49
19	–The Lintels	Blue Moon	1:32
20	–The Lintels	Baby Please Be Mine	1:16
21	–The Lintels	Blue Skies	1:45
22	–The Lintels	My Only Love	2:28
23	–The Nu Sounds	A Foggy Day	0:56
24	–The Nu Sounds	A Perfume Counter	1:27
25	–The Nu Sounds	Love Is...	1:22
26	–The Nu Sounds	Wordless Piece	0:52
27	–The Nu Sounds	I Was Wrong	1:40
28	–The Nu Sounds	Louise	1:07
29	–The Nu Sounds	St. Louis Blues	1:41
30	–The Nu Sounds	The Wooden Soldier & The China Doll	1:24
31	–The Cosmic Rays	Africa	1:40
32	–The Cosmic Rays	Somebody's In Love	2:11
33	–The Cosmic Rays	Bye Bye	3:15
34	–The Cosmic Rays	Black Sky & Blue Moon	2:55
35	–The Cosmic Rays	Honey	3:18
36	–The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And The Arkestra*	Honey	4:04
37	–The Cosmic Rays	Come Rain Or Come Shine	3:26

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Airwave Recording Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Marshall Allen (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Artwork [Cover] – Claude Dangerfield
• Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: 17, 37)
• Bass – Ronnie Boykins (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Design – ATAWorld
• Drums – Robert Barry (tracks: 1 to 17, 31 to 37)
• Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Sun Ra (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Liner Notes, Producer – John Corbett
• Piano – Sun Ra
• Producer [Assistant] – Hal Rammel, Terri Kapsalis
• Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Timpani – Jim Herndon (tracks: 31 to 37)
• Transferred By [Tape Transfer], Other [Salvage], Engineer [Restoration], Mastered By – John McCortney

Notes

Subtitled "the vocal groups - featuring Nu Sounds, The Lintels & The Cosmic Rays. Chicago 1954-1960".
Part of Atavistic's Unheard Music Series. A compilation of obscure recordings from the mid-1950’s, featuring Ra’s work with several vocal ensembles from the period. The recordings were not well documented at the time of recording, so not all the musicians featured on this release are known...
Tracks 1 to 17 and 18 to 22 are home recordings, circa 1955.
Tracks 23 to 30 are home recordings from the mid-50s.
Tracks 31 to 37 are rehearsal recordings, circa late-50s to 1960.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 735286224320

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