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1	Bassism	4:01
2	Of Sounds And Something Else	2:51
3	What's That?	2:13
4	Where Is Tomorrow?	2:47
5	The Beginning	6:26
6	China Gates Vocals – Ricky MurrayWritten-By – Adamson*, Young*	3:22
7	New Day	5:49
8	Tapestry From An Asteroid	3:00
9	Jet Flight	3:13
10	Looking Outward	2:48
11	Space Jazz Reverie	4:55
+ Bonus Tracks
12	Early Autumn Vocals – Ricky MurrayWritten-By – Mercer*, Burns*, Herman*	4:50
13	Kingdom Of Thunder Trumpet – Lucious RandolphWritten-By – Allen*, Sun Ra	3:50
14	Distant Stars Written-By – Boykins*, Sun Ra	2:57
15	Onward	3:31
16	Space Aura	3:10
17	We Travel The Spaceways	3:24
18	Space Loneliness	4:32

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Bells – Marshall Allen
• Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Bass, Bells – Ronald Boykins*
• Bells, Percussion, Gong – Sun Ra (tracks: 13)
• Congas – Leah Ananda (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Cover – Harvey
• Drums – John Handy (tracks: 12 to 18)
• Drums, Percussion – Willie Jones (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Euphonium, Trombone, Bells – Bernard McKinney (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Liner Notes – Arthur Kramer, Tom Wilson
• Orchestra – Sun Ra & The Solar / Myth Science / Astro-Infinity Arkestra*
• Piano, Composed By – Sun Ra (tracks: 1 to 12, 14 to 18)
• Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bells – John Gilmore
• Trumpet – George Hudson (tracks: 14 to 18)

Notes

Recorded in New Jersey, October 10, 1961. Tracks 1 to 11 represent the original album (1961, Savoy MG 12169), played by Sun Ra & The Solar/Myth-Science/Astro-Infinity Arkestra. Additional, non-credited, instrumentation: Bells from India, Chinese Wind Chimes, Wood Blocks, Maracas, Claves, Scratchers, Gongs, Cow Bells, Turkish Cymbals, Castanets. Track 6 "China Gates" is really entitled "China Gate".

Tracks 12 to 18 are bonus tracks comprising the three complete sessions preceding the Futuristic Sounds date. Track 12 is recorded at the Wonder Inn, Chicago, July 1960; track 13 in Chicago, 1960, and tracks 14 to 18 are recorded in Chicago, late 1960 or early 1961.

The inlay also contains an undated poem by Sun Ra, titled "Invisibility", and a discographical note concerning the seven bonus tracks.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8436019582343
• Matrix / Runout: LHJ 10234 WWW.MPO.ES 16-12-05/01 05007557 @
• Mould SID Code (inner ring): IFPI 1318

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG-12169	Sun Ra	The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Savoy Records	MG-12169	US	1962
COCB-53958, MG 12169	Sun Ra	The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia, Savoy Jazz	COCB-53958, MG 12169	Japan	2010
BYG 529 111, 529.111	Sun Ra	The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra ‎(LP, Album, RE)	BYG Records, BYG Records	BYG 529 111, 529.111	France	1969
POPPYLP022	Sun Ra	The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Poppydisc	POPPYLP022	UK	2013
SJL 1141	Sun Ra	We Are In The Future ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Savoy Jazz	SJL 1141	US	1984