sidewinder Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Looks like that site/mega-corporation is run by Chris Cutler of Henry Cow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 This is going to be a "Transparency" release. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I got a strange email offer this morning..... ONE-OFF ART OFFER PERFECT XMAS GIFT SOUND INVESTMENT HISTORIC EVENT ,US IMPORT. EXCLUSIVE TO ReR IN EUROPE. SUN RA LIMITED EDITION 28 CD sets £45 on this pre-announcement. Plus Postage Costs Scheduled release in 2 weeks Please order as soon as possible, there are only 300 in total, we only have a few of them and I’m sure they’ll vanish fast. SUN RA and the Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra The Complete Detroit Jazz Centre Residency December 26, 1980 - January 1, 1981 28 high quality CD-Rs with three-colour printing on each disc in custom-made cases with poster-size insert with track listings. Good quality desk recordings. Total time: over 26 hours Only a few extracts from these eleven concerts have ever been previously released. On the three New Year's shows there is no song overlap, and they perform at least NINETY (!) Sun Ra compositions in one night. We managed to secure some of these, while they last and are offering them to our mailing list before anyone else. IT’S NOT ON THE WEBSITE - CONFIRM YOUR BOX BY REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL! Total edition limited to 400 copies. ReR Megacorp 79 Beulah Rd. Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 8JG UK 44 (0) 208 771 1063 www.rermegacorp.com Just received this box set last night from Michael of Transparency. Cost me 55 dollars including Priority Mail postage. Interesting packaging: a plastic box with a painting of RA as a front cover, a description of the set as a back cover, and inside 28 cdrs in plastic envelopes set up as a binder. 55 plus hours of music. Two 11 x 17 sheets of paper printed front and back show the contents of each disc and the personnel information. I've listened to the first two discs. Sound is not great, but not bad. . . . It probably will actually get better sounding as we go along as this is the complete shows of a week's residency at the Detroit club. Interesting music! I've usually not explored this time period of Ra too heavily. . . now I can at a great price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) I don't recall seeing this posted yet, but Atavistic is reissuing Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue and lists it as available in January. It is already available for order, so I'm assuming they'll ship early, as they did for Purple Moon. Edited December 14, 2007 by John B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanks for the headsup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Lon, have you had any time to listen to more of the new box?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 I don't recall seeing this posted yet, but Atavistic is reissuing Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue and lists it as available in January. It is already available for order, so I'm assuming they'll ship early, as they did for Purple Moon. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Lon, have you had any time to listen to more of the new box?? I've listened to about five more discs. Lots of organ. Sound is okay. Interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Lon, have you had any time to listen to more of the new box?? I've listened to about five more discs. Lots of organ. Sound is okay. Interesting stuff. I love this period of Sun Ra. I got the set as well -- apparently disc 19 is flawed, so I am getting a replacement. Unwrapping a sheet of tin foil, putting it on my head and kicking on the stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Unwrapping a sheet of tin foil, putting it on my head and kicking on the stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Unwrapping a sheet of tin foil, putting it on my head and kicking on the stereo. I'd like a copy, but it's ltd ed. I was holding a copy a few days ago. The ring binder bit is a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 i emailed them last week, havent heard back, ill email transparency again right now yeah the early 80s stuff, sun actually started to play hammond again on it i think- it wasnt like crazy solar organ but more like jazz organ at that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 The sound isn't perfect, but clear enough. Everyone is playing in top form, at least on the first three discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Does Transparency have a website? I've Googled it, but came up with nothing. Email address to be put on a mailing list? Any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Matthew, You can reach Michael at transparency2008@yahoo.com Here's the last email he sent out announcing the next set: SUN RA LIVE AT THE HORSESHOE TAVERN (Toronto 1978) Discs 1-4: March 13, 1978 Discs 5-7: September 22, 1978 Discs 8-10: November 4, 1978 TRANSPARENCY 0310 Superb sound quality on all three concerts --The Arkestra always played EXTREMELY well at this venue!!! Total time: Eight hours, seven minutes and ten seconds Collectors do NOT have these recordings!!! The cover images are a surprise this time (but are awesome) Marshall Allen directly receives compensation for this release Ten high-quality CD-Rs dubbed on Pioneer hard drive equipment 500 numbered box sets begin shipping in early January 2008 --Low-numbered copies assigned in order of paypal transfer received, beginning with copy number 019 24 dollars per ten-disc box set, --plus 5 dollars priority mail within the US (29 total) ----or, plus 9 dollars priority mail to Canada (33 total) ------or, plus 11 dollars priority mail to Europe (35 total) Please transfer to paypal address: meridianavenue@yahoo.com This is the second of two homemade Sun Ra box sets on Transparency. Factory-replicated discs resume after this - several more with Sun Ra and slowly expanding to release other artists as well. Much gratitude and wishing an excellent year to one and all, Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) Thanks Lon. Nice to see the comment about Marshall Allen getting paid for this. I pre-ordered through DMG, so I should be in good shape. Edited December 28, 2007 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I've bought all the Transparency releases in the "Lost Reels" series (and a few more), and the only one that I could have done without was the one disc with the Sun Ra "lesson" at the blackboard. . . weirds me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 JESUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizum Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 lanquidity sleeping beauty atlantis sound of joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue is excellent! Kudos to Atavistic and John Corbett for reissuing this one. I believe it's one of Ra's absolute rarest titles. I sure have never seen the vinyl offered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Got my copy of Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue yesterday in the mail. Awesome! Four additional tracks, and this one is mastered from the master tapes. (Last one was from an lp). Yay Atavistic and keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Got my copy of Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue yesterday in the mail. Awesome! Four additional tracks, and this one is mastered from the master tapes. (Last one was from an lp). Yay Atavistic and keep them coming! Got to get this one, love that Atavistic Sun Ra reissue series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 JESUS What label is that one on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Here is the newest from ReR Megacorp: SUN RA Update 1. The 28 CD set became snagged in mechanical reproduction breakdowns and was unhappily delayed – we are assured that it will be shipping to us within 10 days. Our apologies. But, Transparency is a reliable label. Meantime, this: ANOTHER REMARKABLE SUN RA OFFER SUN RA Live at the Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto 1978) 10 CDs [ £22 plus postage] Transparency 0310 An opportunity to assess Ra – and the Arkestra’s – work in context. Earlier LPs and. CDs have always had to be always extracts or edits from Ra’s typically long concerts. These 10 CDs document three full concerts from March, September & November 1978 at the Horseshoe Tavern - offering over 8 hours of excellent music, well recorded and available for the first time to the public (none have ever even been on bootleg lists). This is a chance to experience the flexibility and vast repertoire of the Arkestra, the way sets were organised and how they constantly changed. In a limited edition of 500 copies, so please order quickly. If you want to order this or to add it to your order, please mail us. This set is apparently ready and being packed; it will ship with the other set. We will not deduct any money for this until the goods are mailed to you but recommend you order soon if you want it. News of two more forthcoming Ras: 1. Deluxe re-mastered reissue of the classic Media Dreams, with an extra CD of previously unreleased material from the same sessions. Exquisite new packaging based on hand-drawn cover of original Saturn release. One of the great small ensemble releases. Pre-order for double CD, £15. 2. Deluxe reissue of the vanishingly rare 1978 El Saturn release Some blues but not the blues that's blue; small ensemble with Ra. Allen, Gilmore, Davis, Jacson ,Omoe, Ebah and rhythm section. Studio recordings. This carefully made reissue comes with three extra tracks and a booklet with rare photos and liner notes by John Corbett. Pre-order £10. Order now and we supply as soon as they are released; we don’t take money before the goods are sent. Reply to rermegacorp@dial.pipex.com or mail us to pre-order. Thanks, and Happy New Year! ReR Megacorp 79 Beulah Rd. Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 8JG UK 44 (0) 208 771 1063 www.rermegacorp.com --- And "Media Dreams" from ArtYard too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 JESUS What label is that one on? Jazz Galore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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