Secrets Of The Sun: Vinyl LP
- Artist:
- Roy Ayers
Release date: 10 April, 2026
Secrets Of The Sun features four previously unreleased Roy Ayers studio tracks from the 1970s, along with four reinterpretations of Ayers’ deeper cuts by ROCMIX. Released on LIMITED EDITION vinyl, with a gatefold jacket and a special lithograph print.
A major figure in jazz-funk, Ayers, was a much-celebrated composer, vibes player and vocalist, who had great success under his own name and with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was also a producer of many sought after recordings by the likes of Bobbi Humphrey, RAMP, Silvia Striplin, Rick Holmes, Eighties Ladies, amongst others. The list of his studio collaborations include Fela Kuti, Masters At Work, Guru, The Roots, Erykah Badu, and Tyler, the Creator. With a career stretched over five decades, his music has been much sampled on many hip hop recordings, including his “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” anthem.
The four previously unreleased recordings are “Pathfinder,” (1973) “Pleasure,” (1977) “Intermission,” (1972) and “Dragon’s Nest” (1978), and they are all instantly recognisable as classic 1970s Ayers' period recordings. The four new ROCMIX versions originally date from his prolific recording output in the 1970s too.
- Moving, Groving (ROCMIX)
- Pathfinder*
- You Came Into My Life (ROCMIX)
- Pleasure*
- Intermission*
- Tarzan (ROCMIX)
- Dragon's Nest*
- Don't Let Our Love Slip Away (ROCMIX)
*Previously Unreleased
- Formats:
- Vinyl LP
