{"product_id":"sun-ra-we-travel-the-space-ways","title":"Sun Ra - We Travel The Space Ways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Travel the Space Ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was primarily recorded in 1960 and features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarshall Allen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Gilmore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhil Cochran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Priester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJon Hardy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and others, with all compositions by Sun Ra. It brings together several eras and personnel of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArkestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and was probably mostly produced by Ra himself during rehearsals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mechanical sound at the end of the title track comes from a toy robot, as explained in the book From Sonny Blount to Sun Ra: The Chicago Years: \"The bizarre whirring and quacking heard at the end of '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Travel the Space Ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' comes from a toy robot with flashing lights; John Gilmore told John Corbett that around this time the Arkestra would release the 'robots' into the audience during their performances. The band also used mechanical 'flying saucers' as props\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFetauring the bonus tracks '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMessage To Earthman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \/ '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig City Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \/ '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHours After\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \/ '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blue Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \/ '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sun One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAZZ WAX","offers":[{"title":"180g Vinyl LP","offer_id":59935191499097,"sku":"SDZ-54738","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/8435723702405_5186b9bb-666f-4bd6-951b-cdfe932fc1b8.jpg?v=1792144602","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sun-ra-we-travel-the-space-ways","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}