Talk:Sun Ra discography

Discog update
i added some info from [this page http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry/discintr.htm]. i've only done #1-25 so far. -- Alex Ov  Shaolin  04:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Record labels
Given that his records are difficult to find, record labels, can be of use in the sleuthing process to find these records. To wit, Savoy, Delmark, Saturn, Impulse ... should be noted. Dogru144 21:50, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

The Horo quartets?!
Why are the late 1970s quartets with John Gilmore, Michael Ray, on the Italian label, Horo Records, omitted?? Dogru144 02:46, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Reorganization
I just re-did the article a bid. THe main list should now include alll albums, live or studio, as well as compilations, posthumous releases, box set, etc. This article could eventually actually be complete. Cosprings (talk) 15:41, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * This article will never be complete :-) ... but I'd like to see the singles listed, or at least an attempt at it.. 72.177.123.145 (talk) 23:27, 25 February 2013 (UTC) Eric
 * I think losing the splitting into periods is a mistake; also, on the issue of live albums, I think that they should be listed in a different section. There are a number of reasons for this; firstly, there are hundreds of live semi-official albums, often sold by Ra to pay for day to day living expenses and the like; they obscure the otherwise fairly consistent development of the arkestra from big band to free jazz to afro-futurist; and they are almost impossible to list categorically, with key gigs appearing on loads of different labels over the years. I would doubt if most of them could even be considered notable enough for wikipedia. Ra's discography is confusing enough without hundreds of dubious quality, badly annotated live recordings added. I think that the Saturn label discs should be prioritised, augmented by the occasional studio sessions recorded for other reputable labels such as Savoy, ESP and Transition. ??Franciselliott (talk) 18:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, but there are not "hundreds of live semi-official albums", there are a few official ones and countless bootlegs which have no place at all on wikipedia.   Lately, Transparanerncy and other labels have been issuing these concerts, and then they become real albums and not boots.   If you want to know what period he is in, you can look at the years he was active in each place.  THis can be written in the article intro or history. Cosprings (talk) 12:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

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Studio vs. Live ?
I just added Beyond the Purple Star Zone to the Studio part of the list. It was recorded over a week during the Detroit Jazz Center residency. Since the Residency box set is listed under the Live part of the list, should the Purple Star Zone album go there too? Changed my mind and moved it to Live. A more general question, what is the difference between "studio" and "live"? I'd answer that it is in setup and venue. Studio albums are in a sound-controlled environment, usually individually miked. Live albums are in an ambient environment, often group-miked or just taken off the house mix. A live venue typically has the purpose of entertaining a present audience. But given that there is an entire spectrum that spans "studio" and "live", is there really any point in trying to separate the two groups? Dmforcier (talk) 19:29, 30 August 2014 (UTC)