A short hiatus

Just a quicky to let y'all know there won't be any posts for the next couple of weeks - loads of stuff to do and places to be coming up, thus not really giving me any time to rip records. But I will be back :-)

Bappi Lahiri: Toote Khilone (1977)

Another pre disco-era Bappi Lahiri offering, chock-full of good tracks: 'Maana Ho Tum' is a nice, slightly Morricone-tinged lounge number, 'Kya Jane Yeh Duniya Kya Jane" (best track, arguably) has a great Lalo Schifrin type intro and a whole bunch of cool instrumental details (including one reminiscent of Sun Ra's 'Space Is The Place' - how awesome is that?!?), 'Nanha Sa Panchhi' (the happy one)

Sathyam: Cheppindi Chestaa (1978)

Track 1 off this soundtrack was included on the second 'Doob Doob O' Rama' compilation a few years back. It didn't really belong there; the series was subtitled 'Filmsongs from Bollywood', and as 'Cheppindi Chestaa' is a Telegu film, it's actually Tollywood.Therefore the score shouldn't really be on this blog either... but I'm not that particular. And besides, 'China Daani Chirunavvulu' is great.

Laxmikant Pyarelal: Intaqam (1969)

Laxmikant Pyarelal's good songs, and there are a few, are not only awesome, they usually also sound uniquely their own; not at all like any of their contemporaries. Listen to 'Aa Jane Jaan', which while bearing all the hallmarks of your average psyched-up westernized Bollywood number (horror effects, organs, unusual percussion, jazzy grooves, crazy intermezzos, screams) really is something else.

Kalyanji Anandji: Yaarron Ka Yaar (1978)

Another not really very good offering from the Shah brothers. As such, the soundtrack to 'Yaarron Ka Yaar' benefits from its brevity... 'O Mere Lal Mujh Pe' (pretty) and 'O Dekho Mehfil Men' (bouncy) are semi-decent tracks, the rest is forgettable.Track listing:1. Kishore Kumar: Main Yaarron Ka Hoon Yaar2. Mohd. Rafi & Asha Bhosle: Pahli Pahli Baar Mujh Ko3. Asha Bhosle: O Mere Lal Mujh Pe4. Asha

Kalyanji Anandji: Nasbandi (1977)

I once saw this hyped on eBay as a Kalyanji Anandji funk score. Instead of showing the album's front cover (which under the circumstances probably would have been off-putting), the seller opted for the back, featuring a picture of Amitabh Bachchan fronting a bunch of nasty looking bikers. Bids went sky high.Problem is, that even though 'Nasbandi' comes from the pair's arguably funkiest (and best)

Shankar Jaikishan: Awara (1951/1975)

Much as I enjoy Bollywood soundtracks, I don't often find myself wanting to see the films they're taken from. 'Awara' [review] [2] is an exception... looking at some of the YouTube clips, plus this one I found via Parties, Sarees and Melodies (where the album was posted some time ago), I'm really taken in by the art direction and b/w cinematography. So must buy, probably.Anyway, the score: