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    Sun Ra Of Abstract Dreams

    Strut
    • Sun Ra – Island In The Sun
    • Sun Ra – New Dawn
    • Sun Ra – Unmask The Batman
    • Sun Ra – I’ll Wait For You
    • 1. Island In The Sun
    • 2. New Dawn
    • 3. Unmask The Batman
    • 4. I’ll Wait For You

    Another exclusive from the vast catalogue of cosmic jazz pioneer Sun Ra: a previously unreleased radio session most likely recorded at the WXPN FM radio studios in Philadelphia, 1974-5! This newly discovered session features a new version of Ra’s earlier ‘Island In The Sun’, a romping, raucous rendition of ‘Unmask The Batman’ and the first studio recording of ‘I’ll Wait For You’.

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