MOHAMMED RAFI ORIG. IMPORT PAKISTAN ODEON RARE
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MOHAMMED RAFI
SILVER SCREEN GOLD RAFI
ORIGINAL EMI ODEON LABEL IMPORT FROM PAKISTAN
LKDA-250
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Mohammed Rafi is to song what Naushad is to music. Where Naushad is Sangeet Samrat, Rafi is Geet Samrat. Mohammed Rafi’s demise at the age of 55 was perhaps the most traumatic happening , in the annals of Hindustani cine sangeet since the passing of Kundal Lal Saigal in his prime. Not just the nation but the subcontinent was stunned that D-Day is July 31st 1980. The world, in fact, was stunned , for Rafi’s was a voice that in its range and popularity transcended all geographical barriers. He lived in the minds and hearts of millions upon millions all over the globe. Not far from Naushad bungalow is Rafi Villa – from where The Last Journey began. It was one of the wettest ever days in Bombay. Yet the stunned thousands who drenched themselves in Rafi’s Last Journey(on 31st July 1980) provided a tuneful testimony to this singer’s matchless equation with the common man. The unprecedented crowds that followed his cortege, from the Jumma Masjid in the Bandra suburb of mubai, provided a spot pointer to the unique niche that this Singer’s Singer occupied in the mass imagination. An even bigger crowd had gathered at the burial ground, their eyes misty in the numbing knowledge that the Last journey was beginning to end.
Rafi had grown to be Number One among India’s popular male playback singers under the bountiful baton of Naushad. Baiju Bawra mounting the silver screen in 1952, had seen the Naushad-Rafi team reach its apogee.
Up to that point, Mohammed Rafi was groping for a distinct vocal identity – the competition from Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey and Hemant Kumar was intense. But Baiju Bawra saw thoroughbreds Naushad and Rafi just race clear of the field. Baiju Bawra in fact, became a landmark film that witnessed Naushad give a healthy classical turn to Hindustani Cine Sangeet at a time when it was being disturbingly invaded by alien modes. Baiju Bawra as it won star status for Bharat Bhooshan in the title role, also saw Naushad beginning a totally new dimension to Rafi’s vocalizing- something that set this supremely versatile singer on the pathway to capturing the classical imagination of the masses like no male singer before him had done in the annals of Indian Cinema.
THE VINYL SHOWS SOME SCUFFS AND MARKS BUT PLAYS WELL.
THE JACKET SHOWS NO MARKS, NO TEARS, NO SPLIT SEAMS . THERE IS SOME MINOR CORNER WEAR , OTHERWISE EXCELLENT!
AN Excellent COPY OF A VERY RARE RECORD
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Second Hand Rose Music
48 East 12th Street
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We will combine items for multiple purchases at the rate of $5.00 each additional item
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All items are packed securely in new record mailers with bubble wrap. The Record and jacket are separated in 3mil protective outer sleeves. The package is tight and cornered to avoid damage during transport.
For domestic shipping anywhere in the US add $1.00 for each additional record.
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