Change: No. 1, Fall/Winter 1965
Detroit, Michigan: Artists' Workshop Press, 1965. 8.5" x 11" pp. [3], ii-viii, 78, including a tipped in fold-out petition for jazz musicians and two pages of black and white jazz musician photography. Pumpkin orange wrappers with black and white Archie Shepp on the front cover and Shepp poem printed on the back; overall very good condition with slight wear along the edges and light toning along the top of the back cover. Bound with two staples, secure.
The maiden publication for editors John Sinclair and Moore, representing "New Music" and jazz. Hailing from Detroit, Sinclair was the leader of the White Panther Party, activist, MC5 rock group manager, and poet.
Includes 10 pages of Sun Ra material, including poems and narrative from Ra's original liner booklet for the 1956 Transition album, which includes: "INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PEOPLES OF EARTH," in which Sun Ra prescribes, "Open your ears so that you can see with the eye of the mind." Item #2651
Price: $1,200.00