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First Official Vinyl Release Since 1969!
Mastered By Joe Lizzi!
Cut By Kevin Gray At Third Man Pressing!
Pressed On Orange Vinyl!
Crazed time signatures abound as musicians from the West look East for inspiration, infusing their rock and jazz sounds with vibes looted from India and the Far East. A true marriage of Western and (Middle) Eastern music with a fuzzed-out psychedelic edge.
Released originally in 1969, Middle Eastern Rock is a unique, compelling fusion record from Armenian-American oud player John Berberian. The Rock East Ensemble, Beberian's backing band, consists of the artist's standard group, which specializes in traditional Armenian music with a jazz edge, and American session musicians who bring more of a rock sound. The results, which blend elements of psychedelia, free jazz, surf music, and various klezmer, African, and Middle Eastern textures, are dazzling, and are sure to thrill anyone with a taste for rare 'outside' albums.
Features
- First-Ever Official Vinyl Reissue
- Vinyl LP
- Orange Vinyl
- Mastered by Joe Lizzi
- Cut by Kevin Gray at Third Man Pressing
- New Liner Notes from Thomas Patterson, Senior Editor Shindig! Magazine
Selections
Side 1:
- The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4)
- Tranquility (6/8)
- Chem-OO-Chem (6/8)
Side 2:
- Iron Maiden (2/4)
- Flying Hye (9/8)
- 3-8+5-8=8-8 (2/4)
- The Magic Ground (2/4)