Sun Ra
Space Is The Place (+dvd/cd)
The 40th Anniversary Celebration of Sun Ra's 'Space Is The Place'. This limited edition release comprises a hardcover book, a DVD of the film and a CD of the soundtrack. It was forty years ago when Sun Ra's galactic-sploitation epic 'Space Is The Place' was released to theaters around the USA. For the first time, Earthlings were able to look into the reality of jazzman, alien, legend and spaceman Sun Ra. 'Space Is The Place' is a movie beyond explanation, and yet it still remains one of the craziest, psychedelic, music-powered head-twisting fest ever to hit the theaters. NTSC all region, 153 minutes. -DVD: Restored versions of both the original cut of 'Space Is The Place' and the uncut version (both with remixed sound by Gary Hobish). New DVD commentary from producer Jim Newman. Sun Ra & Arkestra home movies. -BOOK: Essays from screenplay writer Seth Hill and director John Coney. Forward by Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips. Interview with Ray Johnson (who played the Overseer in the film). Comments about the film from Arkestra members Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson. Dozens of never-seen-before photos, taken on and off set during the filming of the movie. Over 40 pages of commentary. -CD: Soundtrack with two additional tracks added that were never present on the soundtrack release, but are in the film.