Finally back on Vinyl! 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... more

Tracklist:
A1 Littles – Fatemah Sultan
A2 Moha Jamin – Sheshwa Heshat Moha Jamin
A3 The Flowers – Meekshi Manoo
A4 Littles – 4x8 Jadeed
A5 Group Takhala La – Dokhtar-e Darya
A6 Ojooba Ha – Polhaee Shakastah
A7 Penahi – Dance-Music
A8 Moha Jamin – Ashk-e Roya-e Bashkahe
A9 The Golden Ring – Ay Dokhtar Ha
B1 Moha Jamin – Raks Raks Raks
B2 The Rebels – Indian Rebels
B3 Kourosh – Akhm Nakon
B4 Googoosh – Respect
B5 Group Sayeed – Mosh Va Karnah
B6 The Golden Ring – Shekar Dar Kohestan
B7 Littles – Mehtaab
B8 Shabah – I Need Somebody To Love