Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra
Horizon LP

In the years leading up to 1971, Sun Ra wrote many compositions and poems specifically inspired by the ancient African Kingdoms and many others with associated mythological and heliocentric connotations. As such, a visit to Egypt and the opportunity for the Arkestra to play there was a matter of necessity. Ra's first ever concerts outside of the US had occurred in late summer and autumn of 1970 with performances in France, Germany and the UK and a second European tour was arranged for late 1971. At the end of that second tour, Ra caught wind of cheap flights from Denmark to Cairo. This release comprises recordings made by Arkestra member Thomas "Bugs" Hunter made in December 1971 in the streets around the Mena House Hotel, Giza, from a concert held at the house of Goethe Institute ex-pat Hartmut Geerken in Heliopolis, from a live Cairo TV channel broadcast and a concert at the Ballon Theatre in Cairo. The impact and significance of these few weeks upon Sun Ra can be measured by the growth and development of his output over the next few years; the immediate post-Egypt period included new studio and live recordings on the Saturn, Blue Thumb, Atlantic and Impulse labels and the 'Space Is The Place' movie. Ra also edited the three LPs of the 'Live In Egypt' series which were subsequently released on his Saturn record label and its affiliated twin, Thoth Intergalactic: 'Dark Myth Equation Visitation', 'Nidhamu' and 'Horizon'. These three albums are now reissued as single LP editions in their original artwork.

NEW / Released in 1972 / Reissue 2020

Tracklist:

A1 Lady Rain

A2 Insomnia Blue

A3 Fine Anyway

A4 Express Line

A5 My Baby, She Is As Down As I Am

A6 Everything You Want

A7 Waiting For It Everyday

A8 Dancer On The Ceiling

A9 Sad Sad Songs

A10 Little Woman By My Side

B11 Every Body Is Going Home

B12 Sitting In The Sun

B13 Had To Come Back Wet

B14 The Wizard

B15 (Such A) Trip Thru Time

B16 Keep Going

B17 Gone Away Again