Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra* – The Invisible Shield

The Sun Ra Arkestra - The Invisible Shield album cover

Label:	Enterplanetary Koncepts – none
Format:	9 x File , FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	May 1, 2014
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Space-Age

Tracklist

1	State Street Composed By – Sun Ra	3:48
2	Sometimes I'm Happy Composed By – Youmans*	6:37
3	Time After Time (Stereo) Composed By – Cahn-Styne*	3:35
4	Easy To Love (Stereo) Composed By – Cole Porter	3:28
5	Keep Your Sunny Side Up (Stereo) Composed By – Henderson-Brown-DeSylva*	3:36
6	But Not For Me Composed By – George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin*	6:48
7	Island In The Sun Composed By – Sun Ra	10:23
8	The Invisible Shield Composed By – Sun Ra	5:35
9	Janus (Stereo) Composed By – Sun Ra	7:02

Companies, etc.

Licensed From – Sun Ra LLC
Copyright © – Enterplanetary Koncepts
Recorded At – Choreographers Workshop

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Marshall Allen (tracks: 8)
Alto Saxophone, Alto Clarinet – Danny Davis (tracks: 7)
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: 1)
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 9)
Bassoon [Neptunian Libflecto/Adapted Bassoon] – Danny Ray Thompson (tracks: 8)
Drums – Clifford Jarvis (tracks: 1 to 6, 8)
Flugelhorn – Al Evans (tracks: 1)
Flute – Marshall Allen (tracks: 7)
Keyboards, Electronics, Percussion – Sun Ra
Liner Notes – I.C.*
Percussion – Pat Patrick (tracks: 9)
Percussion, Effects [Tape Reverb] – Tommy "Bugs" Hunter* (tracks: 9)
Piccolo Flute – Marshall Allen (tracks: 9)
Restoration [Digital Restoration] – Michael D. Anderson*
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore (tracks: 1 to 7)
Transferred By [Tape Transfers] – Michael D. Anderson*
Trombone – Ali Hassan (tracks: 1)
Trumpet – Walter Miller (tracks: 1, 3 to 6)
Violin – Michel White* (tracks: 1)
Voice [Space Voice] – Art Jenkins (tracks: 9)

Notes

2014, Enterplanetary Koncepts
All tracks produced by Sun Ra
Tracks 1–7 and 9 recorded 1961-1963 at the Choreographer's Workshop, New York.
Track 8 recording location and date unknown, ca. 1966–68, possibly live concert excerpt.

The Neptunian Libflecto is a bassoon with French Horn mouthpiece

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (Sun Ra compositions): BMI

Other Versions (5)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Invisible Shield (LP, Album)	El Saturn Records	144000, 529	US	1974
	The Invisible Shield: A Tonal View Of Times Tomorrow (LP, Album)	El Saturn Records	144000, 529	US	1974
Recently Edited	The Invisible Shield (LP, Album)	El Saturn Records	144000, 529	US	1974
Recently Edited	The Invisible Shield (9×File, AAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono)	Cosmic Myth Music	none, SATURN 529	US	2014
Recently Edited	The Invisible Shield (LP, Album, Repress)	El Saturn Records	144000, 529	US	Unknown