The Folkswingers - Raga Rock (1966, Reissue 2007, Fallout # FOCD2039)
The Folkswingers feat. Harihar Rao - Raga Rock
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (tracks): 199 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Fallout # FOCD2039 | Country/Year: UK 2007, 1966
Genre: Rock, Folk | Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
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The Folkswingers - Raga Rock (1966, Reissue 2007, Fallout # FOCD2039)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 29. August 2009, 16:17
The Folkswingers / Raga Rock
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-800A Adapter: 0 ID: 0
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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EAC extraction logfile from 29. August 2009, 16:17
The Folkswingers / Raga Rock
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-800A Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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11 | 25:07.51 | 2:25.06 | 113076 | 123956
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DR12 -0.09 dB -13.92 dB 2:37 01-Paint It Black
DR12 -0.10 dB -13.57 dB 2:55 02-Eight Miles High
DR12 -0.07 dB -13.55 dB 2:11 03-Dona, Dona
DR12 -0.15 dB -13.85 dB 2:08 04-Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
DR12 -0.17 dB -13.32 dB 2:47 05-Along Comes Mary
DR12 -0.11 dB -13.49 dB 2:17 06-Time Won't Let Me
DR12 -0.11 dB -14.08 dB 2:21 07-Shapes Of Things
DR11 -0.45 dB -13.31 dB 2:45 08-Hey Joe
DR11 -0.11 dB -13.18 dB 2:25 09-Kicks
DR13 -0.13 dB -14.59 dB 2:42 10-Homeward Bound
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.41 dB 2:25 11-Grim Reaper Of Love
DR12 -0.12 dB -14.00 dB 2:29 12-Raga Rock
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Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 821 kbps
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log date: 2014-08-21 18:54:16
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Analyzed: The Folkswingers / Raga Rock
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.10 dB -13.57 dB 2:55 02-Eight Miles High
DR12 -0.07 dB -13.55 dB 2:11 03-Dona, Dona
DR12 -0.15 dB -13.85 dB 2:08 04-Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
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DR12 -0.11 dB -13.49 dB 2:17 06-Time Won't Let Me
DR12 -0.11 dB -14.08 dB 2:21 07-Shapes Of Things
DR11 -0.45 dB -13.31 dB 2:45 08-Hey Joe
DR11 -0.11 dB -13.18 dB 2:25 09-Kicks
DR13 -0.13 dB -14.59 dB 2:42 10-Homeward Bound
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.41 dB 2:25 11-Grim Reaper Of Love
DR12 -0.12 dB -14.00 dB 2:29 12-Raga Rock
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
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CD Info:
The Folkswingers feat. Harihar Rao - Raga Rock
Label: Fallout
Catalog#: FOCD2039
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: 2007, 1966
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist:
1 Paint It, Black 2:37
2 Eight Miles High 2:55
3 Dona, Dona 2:11
4 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 2:08
5 Along Comes Mary 2:47
6 Time Won't Let Me 2:17
7 Shapes Of Things 2:21
8 Hey Joe 2:45
9 Kicks 2:25
10 Homeward Bound 2:42
11 Grim Reaper Of Love 2:25
12 Raga Rock 2:29
Credits:
Bass – Bill Pittman
Bass [Fender] – Lyle Ritz
Drums – Hal Blaine
Electric Guitar [12-string] – Dennis Budimir
Engineer – Lanky Linstrot
Guitar – Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, Tommy Tedesco
Organ, Electric Piano – Larry Knechtel
Sitar – Harihar Rao
Notes:
This heady blend of instrumental pop covers, fuzzed-up guitars and sitar is a kitsch blast from start to finish. Featuring the cream of LA's session players alongside sitar virtuoso Harihar Rao (Ravi Shankar's senior disciple), it was originally released in 1966 and makes its long-overdue CD debut here, showing itself to be the first and best ‘sitarsploitation’ album ever recorded.
Review by Richie Unterberger
The Folkswingers, a studio-only group comprised of a changeable cast of top Los Angeles session musicians, had issued a couple of instrumental LPs showcasing the 12-string guitar before leaping on the raga-rock bandwagon with Raga Rock in 1966. Give the World Pacific label a little credit, though: at least they jumped on that bandwagon real fast, almost right after the term "raga-rock" was first used. Plus, the record did employ the cream of the cream from the L.A. rock session world, with Hal Blaine on drums; Larry Knechtel on keyboards; Tommy Tedesco, Howard Roberts, and Herb Ellis on guitar; and Lyle Ritz and Bill Pittman on bass. And it did at least have an actual sitar, courtesy of Harihar Rao, leader of Los Angeles' Ravi Shankar Music Circle and director of the Indian Studies Group at UCLA's Institute of Ethnomusicology. It still sounds like what it is: a hastily recorded cash-in album, largely comprised of raga-fied instrumental covers of mid-'60s rock songs by major artists that were much more instrumental rock covers than they were Indian ragas. Some of the tunes were natural selections for this sort of project: the Byrds' "Eight Miles High," the Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black," and the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" were some of the greatest Indian-influenced rock classics ever, and while the Indian influence wasn't as overt on the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things," it was there. Still, the very idea of raga-rock arrangements of the Association's "Along Comes Mary," the Outsiders' "Time Won't Let Me," Paul Revere & the Raiders' "Kicks," Simon & Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound," and (most unexpectedly of all) the Turtles' "Grim Reaper of Love" is kind of ludicrous. The only songs that weren't covers of mid-'60s rock hits were the folk staple "Donna, Donna" (here spelled "Dona, Dona") and the generic title cut, its composition credited to Hollywood arranger George Tipton. Overall, the LP couldn't help but sound like a novelty record, albeit one with a much higher level of instrumental proficiency than the usual such project. Not to mention that they manage to screw up "Norwegian Wood" big time, with a drone that sounds more like a cow's moo than an Indian instrument. This rarity was reissued on CD by Fallout in 2007, with the addition of basic historical liner notes. allmusicguide
Thanks to the original releaser & gfrr.railroad!
