TQвЂ™s own John Doran said to me once: вЂњI didn't listen to Sun Ra for years because someoneВ played me MediaВ DreamsВ and it put me off for decades.вЂќ That such a situation, as anyone who has experienced it and then later had a chance to recant will agree, might remain a permanent barrier to enjoying Sun RaвЂ™s music is a potential tragedy that is best avoided with some helpful pointers.ДЇor those wanting to jump straight in, Robert MuggeвЂ™s wonderful 1980 documentary, A Joyful Noise can be found on YouTube.

When I interviewed Thurston Moore and John Sinclair about Sun Ra in 2014 for this site, Moore described opening up a new Sun Ra record and the fact of not knowing whether it would be a вЂњfully wonderful, amazing ensemble recordingвЂќ or something like sounded like Sun Ra doing the vacuuming, as one of the вЂjoysвЂ™ of collecting his music.ДЇor the uninitiated however, starting in a place that might discourage further investigation is a highly likely possibility.

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