tracks

The Magic City
The Shadow World
Abstract Eye (A.K.A. Cosmic Eye)
Abstract "I"
Other Worlds (Alternate)
The Magic City (Mono Version Ending)

notes

"Definitive Remastered and Expanded Stereo Version"

For this definitive edition, historical and technical liner notes are provided by noted jazz historian Ben Young, who restored and remastered the album with his Triple Point Records partner Joe Lizzi. First-generation Saturn pressings of The Magic City were monophonic. A full stereo version had been issued on Sun Ra's Thoth subsidiary label sometime after 1969; however, it suffered from a technical flaw that prevented many copies of the LP from tracking cleanly through the first cut on side B. A 1973 gatefold LP reissue on Impulse featured reprocessed stereo. For this definitive reissue, Cosmic Myth Records used stereo sources which are superior to the Thoth pressing.

credits

Alto Saxophone – Harry Spencer (tracks: A1, B5)
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Danny Davis (tracks: A1, B1, B3, B5)
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: A1, B1, B4, B5)
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Bass Clarinet – Robert Cummings (tracks: A1, B1, B5)
Bass Trombone – Bernard Pettaway (tracks: B1-B4)
Drums – Jimhmi Johnson, (tracks: B1-B4), Roger Blank (tracks: A1, B5)
Effects [Reverb] – Tommy Hunter (tracks: A1, B5)
Harp [Sun Harp], Marimba [Bass Marimba], Celesta [Celesta] – Sun Ra (tracks: B1-B4)
Keyboards [Clavioline] – Sun Ra (tracks: A1, B5)
Oboe, Percussion – Marshall Allen (tracks: B1-B4)
Percussion – Jimhmi Johnson, (tracks: A1, B5), John Gilmore (tracks: B2, B3), Robert Cummings (tracks: B2, B3, B4)
Percussion [Dragon Drum] – Sun Ra (tracks: B2, B3)
Percussion [Tympani] – Pat Patrick (tracks: B2, possibly B3), Sun Ra (tracks: B1)
Piano – Sun Ra
Producer – Sun Ra
Reissue Producer – Irwin Chusid, Michael Anderson (2)
Remastered By – Ben Young (3), Joe Lizzi
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore (tracks: A1, B1, B4, B5)
Trombone – Ali Hassan (tracks: A1, B5), Teddy Nance (tracks: B1-B4)
Trumpet – Chris Capers (tracks: B1, B3, B4), Walter Miller (tracks: A1, B5)

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