V/ARaks Raks Raks: 17 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets From The Iranian 60s Scene

Genre: Psyche
  • CD
    13,49 
    Includes 19% MwSt.
SKU: 015400 Release Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Description

CD version with 10 bonus tracks! This is one of the most anticipated as well as unexpected compilations from the global depths of 60s and 70s rock’n’roll: The Persian scene. Let alone coming across with a representative compilation, even solid evidences of such a scene has not been seen until now and has been largely suspected, maybe save for a select few of eager garage and psychedelic record collectors and enthusiasts of worldwide rock, who have been trying to hunt such sounds on the internet and private collectors’ circles, usually to no avail. Needless to say, the most important factor in this has been the obvious hideously rare status that Iran’s pre-Revolution East-West cross cultural artefacts are in right now. As with almost all Asiatic countries, the Shadows and the Ventures seem to be the true and primal influence in the Iranian music scene of the most part of 60s for the rock sound and attitude to penetrate the country’s fledgeling record industry and its swinging public base. In 1964, the legendary Top4 company opened up and started releasing choice chart hits from the worldwide lists, on 4-track EPs, followed soon by MonoGram and other companies. These mixed up records featured a lot of popular songs of the day, spanning the whole European continent i.e. including what’s referred to now as ‘Euro pop’ hits and the ‘big brothers’, UK and US charts. The day’s youth back then was lucky: they could follow the West moment by moment now. The foremost impact of these were to feature and spread British invaders, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, otherwise available only on radio. Come 1966, 60s was in full swing in Iran too!

Tracks

01. Littles - Fatemah Sultan
02. Moha Jamin - Sheesh Va Hesht Moha Jamin
03. The Flowers - Meekshi Manoo
04. Littles - 4x8 Jadeed
05. Group Takhala La - Dokhtar E Darya
06. Zia - Man Kiam?
07. Ojoobe Ha - Sartegar Nakesh Chen
08. Penahi - Dance Music
09. Moha Jamin - Ashk-e Roya E Bashkahe
10. Golden Ring - Bar Ay Dokhtar Ha
11. Moha Jamin - Raks Raks Raks
12. The Rebels - Indian Rebels
13. Kourosh - Akhm Nakon
14. Googoosh - Respect
15. Saeed - Mosh Va Karnah
16. Golden Ring - Shekar Dar Kohestan
17. Littles - Mehtaab
18. Rebels - Sha La La
19. Saeed - Kocheh Asha
20. Golden Ring - Pasar Ha Naz Kaneed
21. Zinguala Ha - Atal Matal
22. Shakayik - A B C D
23. Zia - Baroun Behar Do Barah
24. Ojoobe Ha - Beware
25. Bijan - Baroon Omad
26. Rebels - What Can He Do
27. Shabah - I Need Somebody To Love