{"product_id":"sun-ra-lights-on-a-satellite-new-7","title":"Sun Ra –   Lights On A Satellite – New 7\"","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTHESE COPIES HAVE BLUE LETTER AGAINST SILVER BACKGROUND.  Actual jacket in photos.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3861301231\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spacekey.bandcamp.com\/album\/lights-on-a-satellite\"\u003eLights On A Satellite by Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra \/ Sun Ra and his Spirit of Jazz Cosmos Arkestra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPACE KEY presents two previously unreleased versions of the classic RA composition \"Lights On A Satellite\" : the echo-drenched \"single version\" from the Fate In A Pleasant Mood sessions (1960), paired with a sprawling celestial performance for WUHY radio in 1978. The A side is glued by a heavy tape echo, giving the familiar tune a different rhythmic framework and pacing, and adding beautiful new layers of chordal harmony and sparkling decay. It was recorded June 1960 at RCA Studios, Chicago and was apparently slated for release as a single on Saturn, never yet materializing until today. The B side is an excerpt from a very special WUHY radio broadcast in Philadelphia, performed by the 22-piece Spirit Of Jazz Cosmos Arkestra (its only known iteration). Here the percussion is up-front, the horn lines take a more fluid and free rhythm, and layers of flutes swell and hocket around the orbit of Sun Ra's twinkling piaon. A crucial rendition of a forever enduring song in an especially pleasant mood. Beautifully mastered for 7\" by Adam Gonsalves and Telegraph Audio, and expertly pressed by Smashed Plastic in Chicago. Packed in hand-assembled silk-screened metallic silver and midnight blue ink jackets printed by Seizure Palace, with 4 different cover variations. Includes picture sleeve and ephemera. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A recorded June 1960 at RCA Studios, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePERSONNEL:\u003cbr\u003eSun Ra (piano)\u003cbr\u003eJohn Gilmore (tenor sax, clarinet, percussion)\u003cbr\u003eRonnie Boykins (bass)\u003cbr\u003ePhil Cohran (trumpet, cornet)\u003cbr\u003eMarshall Allen (alto sax, flute, bells)\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Hudson (trumpet)\u003cbr\u003eNate Pryor (trombone, bells)\u003cbr\u003eEddy Skinner (possibly drums)\u003cbr\u003eJon Hardy (drums)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B recorded at WUHY-FM Studios, Philadelphia, ~July 1978\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ann Mintz and Jack McGann\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Dan Laughlin and Jay Goldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel from radio announcements; additional identifications by Christopher Trent, Robert L. Campbell, and Michael D. Anderson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePERSONNEL:\u003cbr\u003eSun Ra: piano, Rocksichord, vocal\u003cbr\u003eJohn Gilmore: tenor sax, clarinet, timbales\u003cbr\u003eByard Lancaster: alto sax, flute\u003cbr\u003eMarshall Allen: alto sax, flute, oboe, piccolo, percussion\u003cbr\u003eDanny Davis: alto sax, flute, percussion\u003cbr\u003eDanny Ray Thompson: baritone sax, flute, percussion\u003cbr\u003eWalter Miller: trumpet\u003cbr\u003eMichael Ray: trumpet, flugelhorn\u003cbr\u003eLeroy Taylor (Eloe Omoe): bass clarinet, flute, percussion\u003cbr\u003eJames Jacson: bassoon, flute, Ancient Infinity Lightning Drum\u003cbr\u003eRichard (Radu) Williams: bass violin\u003cbr\u003eOscar Fleming (Bobo) Brown: poss. bass\u003cbr\u003eLuqman Ali: drums, percussion\u003cbr\u003eRicky Joyce (?): drums\u003cbr\u003eStanley Morgan (Atakatune): bass drum, conga, percussion\u003cbr\u003eEddie Thomas: prob. percussion\u003cbr\u003eMichael Anderson: percussion\u003cbr\u003eRobin Eubanks poss. trombone\u003cbr\u003eCraig Harris: poss. trombone\u003cbr\u003eTony Bethel: poss. trombone\u003cbr\u003eJune Tyson: vocals, dance\u003cbr\u003eCheryl Banks: vocals, dance\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"leftColumn\" id=\"trackInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Space Key Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46873591382177,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/files\/F40EED18-71D3-4F14-98E9-4E133F7815E8.jpg?v=1786582233","url":"https:\/\/store.greennoiserecords.com\/products\/sun-ra-lights-on-a-satellite-new-7","provider":"Green Noise Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}