Raccolte, catalogate e presentate da Irwin Chusid e Chris Reisman, massimi esperti in materia, brillano di nuova luce le immagini degli album saturniani di Sun Ra - copertine, etichette, bozze e note illustrate - finalmente raccolte in unico volume a Seattle (Stati Uniti) da Fantagraphics: Sun Ra: Art on Saturn.
Sun Ra: Art on Saturn is the first comprehensive collection of all Saturn printed covers, along with hundreds of the best hand-designed, one-of-a-kind sleeves and disc labels, decorated by Ra himself and members of his Arkestra. Essays by Sun Ra catalog preservationist Irwin Chusid, noted Ra scholar John Corbett, and Glenn Jones, who in the 1970s signed Ra to a distribution deal that put countless homemade covers into circulation, add unique insights into the interplanetary life and work of Sun Ra and his Saturn partner Alton Abraham. Historians have written extensively about Sun Ra and his music. This book is a tribute to the covers and to the uncredited visual artists and their rich imaginations. From the simple to the baroque to the absurd, the covers that sheathed Ra's discs reflect the tenaciousness of a genius who refused to compromise or relinquish control of his destiny.