Label Guide: El Saturn
El Saturn Records was founded in 1957 by Alton Abraham, his brother Atis, and Sun Ra, as an independent, artist-owned record label in Chicago. El Saturn, sometimes shortened to just 'Saturn', is primarily know for Sun Ra recordings over four decades, often released in small numbers with handmade or paste-on sleeves.
The label design varied greatly over the years, only a few examples are shown here in this guide. The label still exists today, now part of Universal Music Group.
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El Saturn Label (I)
El Saturn label (1957)
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El Saturn Label (II)
El Saturn label (1966)
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El Saturn Label (III)
El Saturn label (1965)
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El Saturn Label (IV)
El Saturn label (1966)
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El Saturn Label (V)
El Saturn label (1967)
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El Saturn Label (VI)
El Saturn label (1970)
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El Saturn Label (VII)
El Saturn label (1971)
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El Saturn Label (VIII)
El Saturn label (1971)
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El Saturn Label (IX)
El Saturn label (1973)
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El Saturn Label (X)
El Saturn label (1974)
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El Saturn Label (XI)
El Saturn label (1978)
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El Saturn Label (XII)
El Saturn label (1978)
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El Saturn Label (XIII)
El Saturn label (1978)
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El Saturn Label (XIV)
El Saturn label (1978)
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El Saturn Label (XV)
El Saturn label (1979)
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El Saturn Label (XVI)
El Saturn label (1979)
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El Saturn Label (XVII)
El Saturn label (1983)
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El Saturn Label (XVIII)
El Saturn label (1983)