Sun Ra - Space Is The Place (Verve By Request Series) Vinyl LP

Space Is the Place by Sun Ra and his Arkestra is a landmark 1973 album that distills the bandleader’s cosmic philosophy into sound. Recorded in 1972, it opens with the sprawling, 20-minute title track, a hypnotic blend of chants, organ swells, and ecstatic horn arrangements that has become an anthem of Afrofuturism. The rest of the record balances free improvisation, experimental textures, and more traditional jazz swing, showcasing the Arkestra’s ability to move fluidly between chaos and order. Bold, otherworldly, and deeply rooted in Black cultural imagination, the album stands as one of Sun Ra’s most definitive and influential works.