SOVIET GRAIL
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Distr. : NE - Clear Spot/Shiny Beast/
Style : psychedelic / folk / progressive /
SG 1 AMOR THE TASTE OF POMEGRANATE LP 04.2019
SGCD 1 AMOR THE TASTE OF POMEGRANATE CD 04.2019
First ever official reissue of hard-to-find 1988 jazz-rock and fusion gem from
Uzbekistan. Contains extensive liner notes in English.
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SG 2 AMOR TALLINN RECORDINGS 10" 04.2019
Never before released pre-album studio session by this jazzrock/fusion band from
Uzbekistan, recorded in Tallinn, Estonia in 1986.
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SG 4 SINTEZ COME TO OUR VILLAGE 7" 11.2020
1 COME TO OUR VILLAGE
2 RIVERS
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SG 9 GUNESH I SEE EARTH LP 08.2018
SGCD 9 GUNESH I SEE EARTH CD 03.2019
Soviet Grail presents an extended and official reissue of the 1984 album 'I See Earth'
by the cult -and respected among the diggers- the Turkmen jazz-rock and fusion band
Gunesh, under the direction of Oleg Kimovich Korolev. The album is named after the
first human flight into space - Yuri Gagarin, and contains in the title part of his
legendary and historical phrase 'I see Earth! She is so beautiful'. It so happened
that the graphic design of the original cover was different from what the musicians
wanted to see. Oleg Kimovich, during another long conversation, asked for a small
favor: to prepare a new cover on which the view of the Earth would be opened from
the pothole of the spacecraft.
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SG 10 GUNESH VIETNAMES 7" 04.2019
Album version of the track backed with never before released original found in the
archieves of Gunesh bandleader.
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SG 12 BOOMERANG BOOMERANG LP 11.2020
SGCD 12 BOOMERANG BOOMERANG CD 11.2020
The self-titled album, also known as 'Seven Rivers', according to the name of the
main track, is the full-lenght 1983 debut album of Boomerang from Kazakhstan.
Limited to 200 copies.
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SG 13 BOOMERANG ORNAMENT LP 12.2020
SGCD 13 BOOMERANG ORNAMENT CD 12.2020
'Ornament' is the second album of the Boomerang ensemble from Kazakhstan, originally
released in 1984. This LP is a thematic encore of their debut work. Meditative
oriental jazz soundscapes touch with typical flavors of Central Asian ethnic tunes.
'Ornament' is a rather important middle link in the ensemble's discography. Without
it, it would be musically impracticable to conceive a trilogy of LPs formed by the
self-titled debut, as well as the third and final 'Mirage' album. The LP's
chronological listening experience is akin to a tuneful journey to the Orient.
Limited to 200 copies.
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SG 14 BOOMERANG MIRAGE LP 11.2020
SGCD 14 BOOMERANG MIRAGE CD 11.2020
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SG 15 MIKHAIL CHEKALIN A BATHROOM FOR ESTHETE LP 04.2019
A collection of early jazz-rock, synth and experimental works by one of the undervalued
Moscow composers from 1976-1991, whose talent was admired by Frank Zappa and many
western journalists and critics. Contains extensive liner notes in English.
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SG 18 BOOMERANG FORGOTTEN RECORDINGS LP 11.2020
SGCD 18 BOOMERANG FORGOTTEN RECORDINGS CD 11.2020
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SG 21 FIRYUZA FIRYUZA LP 04.2019
SGCD 21 FIRYUZA FIRYUZA CD 04.2019
Official reissue of the rarest Turkmenian jazz-rock and folk-rock album with psych
influences. Contains extensive liner notes in English. Originally released in 1979.
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SG 28 SATO LEGEND LP 09.2018
There is a general belief, that the surviving master tapes from the sound recording
studio of the giant Soviet Melodiya label is a myth. More so, this myth pertains to
the label's republican divisions. This is partially true, but not in the case of
Leonid Atabekov, the leader of SATO Ensemble. During the last days of the Soviet
Union's collapse, he showed up at the studio's doorstep and bought out master tapes
of the original recordings of his two albums 'Efsane' and 'Pass Around The Good'.
Since then he has treasured this purchase. Thanks to the owner's safekeeping, these
master tapes were identified on the insert's photo, thus enabling Soviet Grail to
prepare the first official reissue of this Oriental Jazz pearl of the Soviet era.
'Efsane' means 'Legend' in Uzbek language.
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SG 34 (s) KOVALSKI : DEAD SYNCHRONICITY LP 04.2019
Original indie game soundtrack from a mystery band called Kovalski influenced by prog
rock and giallo movies.
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SG 40 DOS-MAKASAN II LP 10.2021
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SG 41 IDOS-MUKASAN WEDDING SONG 7" 04.2019
The most popular Kazakh song with early surf music vibes backed with two psych rock
ballads.
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SG 42 DOS-MUKASAN DOS-MUKASAN LP 04.2019
SGCD 42 DOS-MUKASAN DOS-MUKASAN CD 04.2019
Repress on gold vinyl. Soviet Grail presents the long-awaited, extended and official
reissue on limited edition vinyl of the selftitled album of the Kazakh vocal-instr.
ensemble Dos-Mukasan, which has become a holy grail for sophisticated diggers and
record collectors from all over the world. The average cost of the original record
on the secondary market is 500 euros. And it is no accident... After all, the album
is one of the few examples of exotic and psychedelic sound of the day where foggy and
beautiful vocal arrangements are interwined with fuzz guitars refs, and drum beats are
carried out in unison with their broken rhytms. The reissue from Soviet Grail provides
an excellent opportunity to finally enjoy this album from beginning to end in the best
and most accessible form.
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SGBOX 1 BOOMERANG : THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS COLLECTION 4LP 01.2021
4LP box containing the 3 albums by this '80s jazz/fusion band from Kazakhstan plus
the 'Forgotten Recordings'LP.
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