Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Sun Ra : art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label, [edited by] Irwin Chusid and Chris Reisman ; image restorations by Barbara Economon ; designed by Laura Lindgren

Sun Ra : art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label, [edited by] Irwin Chusid and Chris Reisman ; image restorations by Barbara Economon ; designed by Laura Lindgren

Creator
Editor
Contributor
Summary
"Considered the foremost exponent of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra mastered a wide array of styles that spanned jazz, R&B, exotica, Afro-hybrids, electronic, big band, solo piano, orchestral, experimental, and chamber works. In his 45-year recording career, he issued an epic number of albums and he was one of the first Black musicians to own an independent label, which he named Saturn, after the planet on which he claimed to have been born. The covers of Saturn LPs, issued from 1957 to 1988, are iconic--some rolled off commercial printing presses but many were hand-crafted. These records were sold at concerts, club dates, and by mail order. As collectibles, original handmade Saturn covers sell for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars. More than just packaging for a slab of vinyl, they are works of art in their own right. Sun Ra: Art on Saturn is the first comprehensive collection of all Saturn printed covers, along with hundreds of the best hand-designed, one-of-a-kind sleeves and disc labels, decorated by Ra himself and members of his Arkestra. Essays by Sun Ra catalog preservationist Irwin Chusid, noted Ra scholar John Corbett, and Glenn Jones, who in the 1970s signed Ra to a distribution deal that put countless homemade covers into circulation, add unique insights into the interplanetary life and work of Sun Ra and his Saturn partner Alton Abraham. Historians have written extensively about Sun Ra and his music. This book is a tribute to the covers and to the uncredited visual artists and their rich imaginations. From the simple to the baroque to the absurd, the covers that sheathed Ra's discs reflect the tenaciousness of a genius who refused to compromise or relinquish control of his destiny."--Amazon.com
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Extent
237 pages
Isbn
9781683966586
Instance
Label
Sun Ra : art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label
Title
Sun Ra
Title remainder
art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label
Statement of responsibility
[edited by] Irwin Chusid and Chris Reisman ; image restorations by Barbara Economon ; designed by Laura Lindgren
Title variation
  • Art on Saturn
  • Album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label
Creator
Contributor
Designer
Editor
Restorationist
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Considered the foremost exponent of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra mastered a wide array of styles that spanned jazz, R&B, exotica, Afro-hybrids, electronic, big band, solo piano, orchestral, experimental, and chamber works. In his 45-year recording career, he issued an epic number of albums and he was one of the first Black musicians to own an independent label, which he named Saturn, after the planet on which he claimed to have been born. The covers of Saturn LPs, issued from 1957 to 1988, are iconic--some rolled off commercial printing presses but many were hand-crafted. These records were sold at concerts, club dates, and by mail order. As collectibles, original handmade Saturn covers sell for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars. More than just packaging for a slab of vinyl, they are works of art in their own right. Sun Ra: Art on Saturn is the first comprehensive collection of all Saturn printed covers, along with hundreds of the best hand-designed, one-of-a-kind sleeves and disc labels, decorated by Ra himself and members of his Arkestra. Essays by Sun Ra catalog preservationist Irwin Chusid, noted Ra scholar John Corbett, and Glenn Jones, who in the 1970s signed Ra to a distribution deal that put countless homemade covers into circulation, add unique insights into the interplanetary life and work of Sun Ra and his Saturn partner Alton Abraham. Historians have written extensively about Sun Ra and his music. This book is a tribute to the covers and to the uncredited visual artists and their rich imaginations. From the simple to the baroque to the absurd, the covers that sheathed Ra's discs reflect the tenaciousness of a genius who refused to compromise or relinquish control of his destiny."--Amazon.com
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Sun Ra
Dewey number
741.66
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
ML410.S978
LC item number
S86 2022
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Chusid, Irwin
  • Reisman, Chris
  • Economon, Barbara
  • Lindgren, Laura
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Saturn Records
  • Sun Ra
  • Sun Ra Arkestra
  • Sound recordings
  • Afrofuturism
  • Sound recordings
Label
Sun Ra : art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label, [edited by] Irwin Chusid and Chris Reisman ; image restorations by Barbara Economon ; designed by Laura Lindgren
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1305914872
Dimensions
31 cm
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Extent
237 pages
Isbn
9781683966586
Lccn
2022935192
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1305914872
Label
Sun Ra : art on Saturn : the album cover art of Sun Ra's Saturn label, [edited by] Irwin Chusid and Chris Reisman ; image restorations by Barbara Economon ; designed by Laura Lindgren
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1305914872
Dimensions
31 cm
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Extent
237 pages
Isbn
9781683966586
Lccn
2022935192
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1305914872

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Central LibraryBorrow it
      710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US
      30.2713021 -97.7460168
    • University Hills BranchBorrow it
      4701 Loyola Ln., Austin, TX, 78723, US
      30.3093017 -97.6664785
    • Windsor Park BranchBorrow it
      5833 Westminster Dr., Austin, TX, 78723, US
      30.3116523 -97.6902298

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Austin Public Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.