Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra* – Jazz In Silhouette

for 12,50 EUR at amzon nothing to say... I am always little bit septic with colored vinyl but this one is a nice pressing; good quality and no surface noise.

After a couple plays and some cleaning, it plays pretty well - I would like to use an enzymatic-based cleaner to see if it plays quiet. There is a dimple(?) in the vinyl on the last track - usually don't see major flaws like that in pressings.....guess the 180g sticker is for show, not an indication of quality -
I'll still keep this one -
1 more thing - I do agree with the comment that Sun deserves better!

My 1975 copy of this on Impulse ABC Impulse ASD-9265 varies in sound quality quite markedly from track to track. On side 1, for instance, track #1 is very good but tracks #2 and #3 are a bit 'mushy'; the marvellous track #4, Ancient Aethiopia is of significantly better sound quality. I don't know to what extent this reflects the master tapes -- Impulse states in the liner notes that the sound quality is not what might be expected of a 'state-of-the-art' mid-70s recording -- or a failure to be able to clean up the sound when remastering at The Village Recorder in 1973.

Anyway it's great early Chicago period Sun Ra but I am tempted to try a cheap second-hand CD and see how a more recent remastering might compare.

This is an eye-opening record. As other reviewers have mentioned, this release is an ideal gateway into the world of Sun Ra and his Arkestra. This release is also a great value because it's really three albums in one: sides A and B comprise "Jazz In Silhouette," most of side C is actually another release ("Sound Sun Pleasure"), and the rest of side C plus side D presents a set of bonus tracks. Awesome.

Looking for the cover only, please reach out... if you find

the arkestra's finest... one of their most entry-level accessible works for those interested. beautiful music tuned to the cosmos. nice and flat pressing, i dig the blue

I own this too. I really like these ScorpioReissues and their facsimileapproach. The tracking order follows the listing on the backcover which is a replica of the '61 Saturn. I always think that these Scorpios are very highclass needledrops what also would explain a lot of the surface noise. So is it possible that the 'mixed up' tracking order follows the '61 release? Does anyone have a copy to compare?

Terrific sound! One of the best nowadays reissued records I have.

Buy with confidence, this is a gateway to Saturn and beyond. Just does so much right musically that you are drawn in, greater that the sum of the parts.

Looking for a copy, please me if anyone has one for sale.