Sun Ra Original Pressings/hand-made labels
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“Rose Hued Mansion of the Sun” was probably recorded in the early 1980s. It is a one- of-a-kind El Saturn Label recordings complete with hand-made art on the cover. The label is rubberstamped by hand. El Saturn was Sun Ra’s independent Record Label that he co-founded together in the late 1950s. The pressing were small and the finished product at times contained the hand-made personalized details that this album contains. These are rapidly seen as collector’s items. I have never seen another copy of this particular album.
I purchased this album in 1985 from “Recommended Records” in London, England which attached a label boasting “The Specialists of Sun Ra Private Pressings.” The label is still on the back cover.
For further reading on the Sun Ra phenomenon I suggest you read Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn and Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68.
Often, Sun Ra, philosopher and jazz legend (1914–93), made multiple presentations for the packaging of his recordings. This unique copy of “S.B.” has a hand-designed cover with original markings on the label itself. It has only been played twice (for recording purposes) in 25 years.
The cover and the vinyl are in great condition. The label on the plastic is slightly yellowed which bespeaks the story of how long Sun Ra kept this album in his archives.
I first met Sun Ra twenty-five years ago at one of his favorite spots during European tours, the world-famous Jazzhus Monmatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. He played there that night with his core entourage of reediest, percussionists, bassists, guitarists and dancers. Even his great vocalist June Tyson was there on that occasion, although, her voice is not heard on this recording.
While relaxing and enjoying a thoughtful conversation on the current state of the universe together with he and Alto Sax player John Gilmore (chief influence upon Coltrane’s “Sheets of Sound”) Sun Ra sent me along with 30-year-band-member (and multiple-reed-player) Danny Thompson to the back of a car filled with El Saturn pressed albums where I received several works. This one was purchased in the old-fashioned manner – at the record store.
Enjoy your purchase and “Prepare Yourself For The Moon Ship Journey!” A notarized Affidavit/Certificate of Authenticity is provided with this unique record. Please contact me for more info. I love to exchange my thoughts on the secretiveness of his sessions and musical theories.
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