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v/a - luk thung; classic & obscure 78's from the tha countryside - parlortone - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: World - Misc - Thai

1. Suraphan Sombatcharoen - Truly Beautiful Girl
2. Chan Chainat - Happy Farmhouse
3. Aniao TTT - Garden Of Debt
4. Namphueng Baribun - Orphan Monk
5. Suchat Thianthong - Nang Loi Waterfall
6. Narong Namchai - Blanket For The Heart
7. Phloen Phromdaen - Season Of Love
8. Waiphot Phetsuphan - Look At Me Girl
9. Tueanchai Khwanchit - Veteran's Wife
10. Roengchai Mueangsamut - Follow The Little Bird
11. Anucha Na Tharuea - Comforting My Darling
12. Waiphot Phetsuphan - Love Life Of A Singer
13. Mitt Mueangmaen - A Woman Vicious Like Fire
14. Waiphot Phetsuphan - Digging For Gold

Fourteen outstanding funky performances of Thai country groove music from the 1950s and early 1960s. All previously un-reissued, carefully transferred and mastered from the original 78rpm records and presented with detailed full-color liner notes.

Luk Thung is the down home, funky "Country Music" of Thailand that blossomed as rural Thais migrated to Bangkok for work in the 1950s and 1960s. Luk Thung evolved out of a complex stew of traditional folk styles and international influences. Wild accordions and Latin horn sections mingle with Thai hand drums and finger cymbals, while exquisite vocalists swagger and sing stories about life's struggles. For fans of the Sublime Frequencies' Molam and Thai Pop Spectacular series, as well as the Thai Beat A Go-Go LPs on Subliminal sounds, Luk Thung: Classic & Obscure 78s From The Thai Countryside is the missing piece of the puzzle: the origins, the home-spun, country roots behind the electric movements to come. All of the selections here are reissued for the first time for English audiences, with six pages of full-color illustrated notes and the typical attention to detail and ability to make the past present that audiences expect from Dust-to-Digital and Parlortone CDs and LPs. Compiled by David Murray, with notes by Peter Doolan. Murray is a 78rpm collector and the curator of Haji Maji, a blog dedicated to Asian music from the 78 rpm era. He also plays Greek Rebetika music, is a fiddler for the old-time Squirrelly Stringband, and is a graphic designer. Peter Doolan spent the last year in Bangkok researching the music of Thailand. He shares his passion for Thai music through his blog Monrakplengthai: Enchanting Sounds of Thailand. Pressed on high quality vinyl with a full-color cover featuring Thai 78rpm record sleeve graphics, and a full-color 6-page illustrated fold-out insert with extensive liner notes and photos.