SUN RA – The Magic City (Reissue with 2 Bonus tracks) – LP – Gatefold 180g Vinyl [OCT 25]

LP – Limited Edition 180g Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve featuring The complete LP + 2 bonus tracks.

According to many enthusiasts and scholars, this album is among Sun Ra‘s most definitive studio recordings. The Magic City contains just four tracks, with the title-theme taking up the whole of the A side at a little over 27 minutes. Then on the B side comes The Shadow World, followed by Abstract Eye and Abstract I, which are two variants of the same composition. These pieces are essentially ensemble improvisations recorded live.

Although “Magic City” in the album’s title was widely believed to reference New York, it was in fact Sun Ra’s birthplace, Birmingham, Alabama, and the inspiration for the title came from to a large metal sign with the words “Birmingham, The Magic City“, which was displayed in front of the city’s railway station.

Limited Special Gatefold Edition 180g Vinyl. Featuresthe complete LP + 2 bonus tracks “Big City Blues” and “Message To Earthman“.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. The Magic City

Side B
1. The Shadow World
2. Abstract Eye
3. Abstract “I”
4. Big City Blues (Bonus Track)
5. Message To Earthman (Bonus Track)