Around
the world in a morning: Jamaica - Lebanon - Brazil – Switzerland -
France - Zummerset.
Back
in July I found a box full of singles and EPs from all over the world
in a chazza (all in mint condition too). Heavy on the German
unfortunately but it was well worth a detailed perusal. I would have
taken a punt on a few more but at £1 a pop I limited myself to six
which I was very happy with.
I
can't begin to describe how great the Beirut EP is and it probably is
my find of the year. This was one of a series of Musical Souvenirs
released on Philips back in 1960. The back cover lists the other
cities and countries covered in the series: London, Tyrol, Scotland,
Ireland, Vienna, Budapest, Amsterdam, Yugoslavia, Paris, Rome,
Naples, Switzerland, Madrid, Berlin. I can't help thinking, in fact
I'm sure, I found the real jewel in this series.
The
EP features two tracks each from Rinda and Souad Hashem. Philips also
issued the two Rinda tracks on a single in Finland of all places.
Playing
this again just now has reminded me I really need to hunt down more of
this style of music but finding it on vinyl will no doubt prove
difficult!
The
EP is so good I'm treating you to two of the four tracks.
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