{"product_id":"sun-ra-sleeping-beauty-lp","title":"Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty - LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Time Reissued in Its Original Artwork!\u003cbr\u003eOne of Ra's Greatest Albums on Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eRemastered by Technology Works!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1979 on his independent Saturn label,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures Sun Ra and his Arkestra at their most soulful and serene. A masterclass in cosmic jazz, the album blends lush grooves, celestial soul, and meditative funk with Ra's singular spiritual vision — a sound both grounded and otherworldly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereissued in its original artwork for the first time, housed in a heavyweight card sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures insert with liner notes from the Arkestra's Knoel Scott \u0026amp; Ra expert Paul Griffiths. Remastered by Technology Works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Sun Ra's most celebrated albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote cite=\"https:\/\/elusivedisc.com\/sun-ra-sleeping-beauty-lp\/www.allmusic.com\"\u003eThese songs are all built on the simplest of structures, and the playing from everyone is understated and sublime. Sleeping Beauty is truly a high point in an unwieldy discography, and something of an anomaly at the same time. There's a good reason copies of this album go for several hundred dollars on the collector's market, but it really deserves a proper release so more people can hear it. 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