A Space Odyssey

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CD1 Pre-Flight
1-1	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Saturn
2-1	–Clarence Williams And His Orchestra	Chocolate Avenue
3-1	–Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harris*	Dig This Boogie
4-1	–Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harris* With Jimmie Jackson & His Orchestra*	Lightnin’ Struck The Poorhouse
5-1	–Lil Green And Her Orchestra	Blowtop Blues
6-1	–Sonny Blount* & Stuff Smith	Deep Purple
7-1	–Andy Tibbs* & The Dozier Boys	In Every Man’s Life
8-1	–Eugene Wright And His Dukes Of Swing	Dawn Mist
9-1	–Dorothy Donegan	D.D.D. (Doroty Donegan's Doughhouse)
10-1	–Sax Mallard & His Sextet*	Aching Heart Vocals – Andrew Tibbs
11-1	–Miss Sharecropper* AKA LaVern Baker	I Want To Rock
12-1	–Red Saunders & His Orchestra	Hey Bartender Vocals – Joe Williams
13-1	–Red Saunders & His Orchestra	Boot 'Em Up
14-1	–Red Saunders & His Orchestra With Dolores Hawkins & The Hambone Kids	Hambone
15-1	–Red Saunders & His Orchestra With Joe Williams	Voodoo Blues
16-1	–Jo Jo Adams	Rebecca
17-1	–Joe Williams With Red Saunders Band*	It's Raining Again
18-1	–Red Saunders & His Orchestra	Summertime
19-1	–Paul Bascomb & His Orchestra*	Alley "B" On 5th Ave.
20-1	–The Nu Sounds	Chicago USA (Version 2)
21-1	–Sun Ra*	Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
22-1	–The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra & Arkestra*	Dreaming
23-1	–The Nu Sounds	Spaceship Lullaby
24-1	–Billie Hawkins With Sun Ra & His Orchestra*	Last Call For Love
25-1	–Yochanan AKA The Space Age Vocalist	Muck Muck (Matt Matt)
26-1	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Medicine For A Nightmare
27-1	–Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra*	Adventure In Space
28-1	–Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*	New Horizons
CD2 Lift-Off
1-2	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	A Call For All Demons
2-2	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Future
3-2	–Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	Planet Earth
4-2	–Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	Overtones Of China
5-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	India
6-2	–Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	Eve
7-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	Kingdom Of Not
8-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	El Is A Sound Of Joy
9-2	–Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	El Viktor
10-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	Sunology
11-2	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Springtime In Chicago
12-2	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Brainville
13-2	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Street Named Hell
14-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	Portrait Of The Living Sky
15-2	–Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*	Ankh
16-2	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Sun Song
17-2	–Sun Ra & The Arkestra*	Advice To Medics
CD3 Future Shock
1-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Great Balls Of Fire
2-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Enlightenment
3-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Velvet
4-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Hours After
5-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Blues At Midnight
6-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*	Ancient Aiethopia
7-3	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Space Loneliness
8-3	–Juanita Rogers & Lynn Hollings With Mr. V's Five Joys	Teenager’s Letter Of Promises
9-3	–Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*	Big City Blues
10-3	–Le Sun-Ra & His Arkestra*	Bassism
11-3	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Where Is Tomorrow
12-3	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	New Day
13-3	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	Tapestry From An Asteroid
14-3	–Sun Ra & His Arkestra*	The Beginning
15-3	–Yochanan	Message To Earthman

Credits

• Liner Notes – Kris Needs

Notes

Subtitled "From Birmingham To the Big Apple - The Quest Begins"
CD1 includes tracks recorded from 1933-1959, CD2 tracks recorded in 1956, CD3 tracks recorded 1958-1961.
4-panel digipack with booklet.

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