Laxmikant Pyarelal: Geeta Mera Naam (1973)

More Laxmikant Pyarelal from 1973. Which seems to have been a good year for them; in addition to this and 'Bobby' (below) there's also 'Raaste Kaa Patthar' which, if I recall correctly, has some excellent stuff on it and will be posted at a later date.Two tracks highlight 'Geeta Mera Naam' [review]. 'Mujhe Maar Daalo' is a killer; a sado-masochistic fantasy, high on drama, creepy and sleazy,

I'm off on holiday tomorrow morning, so no posts for a bit. But have a look at the gallery for a sneak peek at goodies to come in a few weeks time. :-)

Laxmikant Pyarelal: Bobby (1973)

This one's famous. It's also, if not necessarily jaw droppingly amazing, pretty good fun. With a lot of variety... from the melodious Latin-flavoured easy-pop of 'Main Shair To Nahin', via Punjabi poet/singer Narendra Chanchal's traditional (and excellent) 'Beshak Mandir Masjid Todo', to the manic, bass-laden cabaret number 'Ae Phansa' - as good as that gets without the usually unbeatable

Khaiyyaam: Noorie (1979)

Khaiyyaam again. Who, as has been documented before, is not really my cup of tea. If I had to choose between the three scores of his I own though (this being the last), 'Noorie' might be the one I'd keep.Haven't got all that much to say about it (lots of pretty songs... pretty in the saccharine sense); to be honest I wasn't paying much attention when playing through it again the other day. But

Kalyanji Anandji: Purab Aur Pachhim (1971)

Well whaddya know... upload no. 100! So a treat this time, to celebrate.Apparently, this one's the hen's teeth. There's a regular (ie. single album) version of 'Purab Aur Pachhim' that's fairly easy to come by... this however is the 2xLP version; extremely hard to find. Containing the songs (obviously) but also much of the background music, as well as loads of dialogue. Making it... well, not

Rahul Dev Burman: Jurmaana (1978)

Another Burman quickie. Quickie in the sense that it's a bit of a hurried post, not (necessarily) a rush job from RD. 'Sawan Ke Jhoole' is atmospheric and kind of pretty, the instrumental 'Chhoti Se Ek Kali' has a nice lounge quality (with an endearingly tacky sax included) and is possibly preferable to the vocal version, and 'Nachoon Main Gao Tum' is archetypal Burman pop-funk... nice effects

Rahul Dev Burman: Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974)

Just a brief write-up this time... we're having a heat wave and I don't fancy being stuck inside blogging, yet I don't want another long lapse between posts, so...Burman being bonkers again... everything and the kitchen sink: 'Chal Saathi Chal' begins with a yodel, not necessarily the best of ideas; 'Achhe Bachche Nahin Rote Hain' (ripped off from Rogers & Hammerstein's 'Happy Talk') features