Zarthus

1974 studio album by Robbie Basho
Zarthus
Studio album by
Robbie Basho
Released1974 (1974)
GenreAmerican primitivism
Length45:20
LabelVanguard
Robbie Basho chronology
The Voice of the Eagle
(1972)
Zarthus
(1974)
Visions of the Country
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Great Folk Discography7/10[2]
Record Collector[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Zarthus is the ninth studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1974 by Vanguard Records.

Track listing

All music is composed by Robbie Basho

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Zarthus"2:57
2."Khoda é Gul é Abe"9:34
3."Mehera"2:23
4."Khalil Gibran"6:59
5."Bride Divine"3:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Rhapsody in Druz" (Main Theme/Wine Section/Flower of the Heart/The Flight/Nightingale/Darshan/Ocean Section/Allah Meher/Ships/Baba's Mountain/Look into Your Heart/March/Rolling Home)19:56

Personnel

Adapted from the Zarthus liner notes.[5]

  • Robbie Basho – acoustic guitar, acoustic twelve-string guitar, vocals, piano (B1)
  • Ramnad Raghavan – mridangam (A1–A5)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1974 Vanguard LP VSD 79339
Italy 2001 Comet CD, LP
United Kingdom 2014 Ace Vanguard Masters CD

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Robbie Basho: Zarthus > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2010). The great folk discography. Volume 1, Pioneers & early legends. Polygon. ISBN 9781846971419.
  3. ^ "Zarthus – Record Collector Magazine".
  4. ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979
  5. ^ Zarthus (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Santa Monica, California: Vanguard Records. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

  • Zarthus at Discogs (list of releases)
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  • MusicBrainz release group