“Norton recently took a rocket ride into the vaults of El Saturn Research and arrived back on Earth with a motherlode of unissued early R&B, doo wop, soul and general weirdness featuring Sun Ra and his Arkestra backing a variety of artists. This series consists of two albums of Doo Wop from Saturn and Beyond entitled Interplanetary Melodies and The Second Stop Is Jupiter plus a set of totally twisted sides called Rocket Ship Rock featuring Yochanan ‘The Outer Space Vocalist’ (with his demented Saturn 45 Muck Muck/Hot Skillet Momma) and his way out friends backed by Sun Ra and his Arkestra! Atomic outer space genius from yet another Norton turban headed star!” – Norton

Track listing:
Cosmic Rays – Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie
Cosmic Rays – Dreaming
Cosmic Rays – Bye Bye
Cosmic Rays – Somebody’s in Love
Cosmic Rays – Summertime
Crystals – Honey in the Bee Box
Nu Sounds – Spaceship Lullaby
Nu Sounds – I’m Through with You
Nu Sounds – Africa
Nu Sounds – Dabba Dabba Dabba Du Bay
Qualities – It’s Christmas Time
Qualities – If Only I Hadn’t Sinned
Juanita Rogers – Love Letters Full of Promises
Juanita Rogers and Lynn Hollings – Teenager’s Letter of Promises
Sun Ra – Tony’s Wife

“Norton recently took a rocket ride into the vaults of El Saturn Research and arrived back on Earth with a motherlode of unissued early R&B, doo wop, soul and general weirdness featuring Sun Ra and his Arkestra backing a variety of artists. This series consists of two albums of Doo Wop from Saturn and Beyond entitled Interplanetary Melodies and The Second Stop Is Jupiter plus a set of totally twisted sides called Rocket Ship Rock featuring Yochanan ‘The Outer Space Vocalist’ (with his demented Saturn 45 Muck Muck/Hot Skillet Momma) and his way out friends backed by Sun Ra and his Arkestra! Atomic outer space genius from yet another Norton turban headed star!” – Norton

Track listing:
Cosmic Rays – Somebody’s in Love
Cosmic Rays – Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie
Cosmic Rays – Dreaming
Cosmic Rays – There’s a Small Hotel
Cosmic Rays – The Second Stop is Jupiter
Nu Sounds – Spaceship Ullaby
Nu Sounds – Honeysuckle Rose
Nu Sounds – Baby Won’t You Please Be Mine
Nu Sounds – Black Sky and Blue Moon
Nu Sounds – Dreams Come True
Qualities – Happy New Year to You!
Qualities – She’s My Moonglow
Crystals – Little Sally Walker
Juanita Rogers – I’m So Glad You Love Me
Juanita Rogers – I’m So Glad You Love Me
Sun Ra – Stuff Like That There

I do believe the late great Nathaniel Mayer might’ve referred to the rough-and-tumble R&B numbers on this record as “raggely”. It’s largely comprised of late ‘50s recordings of Sun Ra collaborating with another eccentric visionary – Yochanan, the Space Age Vocalist. Miriam Linna describes the Muck Muck as “a wailing opus that makes Screamin’ Jay Hawkins sound like a milquetoast Mantovani.” Indeed, the muck muck muck will cook your duck! Not to be outdone, a singer known as Ebah howls through an epic “I Am Gonna Unmask the Batman” at what sounds like the tail end of one of Sunny’s 36-hour rehearsals.

Track listing:
Yochanan – Muck Muck
Yochanan – Hot Skillet Momma
Yochanan – Rocket Ship Rock
Yochanan – Is That Me?
Yochanan – Hot Skillet Momma
Yochanan – Muck Muck
Yochanan – The Sun Man Speaks
Yochanan – Message to Earthman #1
Yochanan – Message to Earthman #2
Little Mack – Tell Her to Come on Home
Lacy Gibson – I am Gonna Unmask the Batman
Ebah – I am Gonna Unmask the Batman
Don (Dino) Dean – Space Stroll