A well-balanced early 80s album in it's first reissue from Sun Ra with a 16-piece Arkestra, recording at Squat Theater in New York City, 1982 for a mix of Ra original numbers and songs including "Children of the Sun" and "Cosmo-Party Blues", plus a wild Sun Ra solo synthesizer improv, blues and traditional jazz numbers, and a layered percussion jam.
2. When Spaceships Appear (Ra To The Rescue Ch. 1) 5:20
3. Back Alley Blues (Fragile Emotion Blues) 3:48
4. Drummerlistics 2:48
5. Children Of The Sun 4:28
SIDE B
1. Cosmo-Party Blues 4:38
2. Space Shuttle (Ra to the Rescue Ch. 2) 4:17
3. Fate In A Pleasant Mood 8:43
4. They Plan To Leave 6:07
5. When Lights Are Dark (Back Alley Blues Alternate) 4:37
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"One of the rarer albums in the Sun Ra canon, RTTR originally entered our orbit in 1983, mystifying listeners and confounding Ra fanatics with the minimal info on the Saturn pressing. Recorded at several locations over several years (including legendary avant-garde arts enclave, the Squat Theater in NYC), the tracks here include everything from RaÕs sci-fi synthesizer insanity, Marshall AllenÕs skronking sax, an excellent Arkestra vocal track ÒThey Plan To Leave,Ó and so much more. Reissued for the first time, and pressed on colored vinyl!"-Modern Hamronic