Various – Thai Pop Spectacular 60s – 80s Asia Psych Rock Luk-Thung Folk Music Compilation Thailand
Label: Sublime Frequencies – SF032
Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Tracklist
1 –Unknown Artist Introduction – Welcome To Thailand 00:00
2 –Buppah Saichol Roob Lor Thom Pai 00:44
3 –Onuma Singsiri Mae Kha Som Tum 03:40
4 –P. Promdan Lung Dee Kee Mao 06:16
5 –Johnny Guitar Fawn Ngeo 07:56
6 –Chailai Chaiyata & Sawanee Patana Kwuan Tai Duew Luk Puen 10:05
7 –Sangthong Seesai Dek Kai Nuang Sue Pim 13:39
8 –Gawao Siangthong Gao Guek 16:59
9 –Man City Lion Tid Lom Ta Lai 19:37
10 –Kampee Santhong Mai Na Lork Gun 21:42
11 –Generation Nan Nan Pob Gan Tee 25:20
12 –Phet Potaram Koh Phuket 328:4
13 –Kabuan Garn Yor Yod Yung Yong Gang Gang Nai Krai Lab 32:03
14 –Pairoj Khor Tan Gor Mee Hua Jai 36:18
15 –Pumpuang Duangjan Sao Dok Kum Tai 40:24
16 –Sangthong Seesai Tangkon Tangnae 43:27
17 –P. Promdan Keng Ma 45:40
18 –Man City Lion Na Doo 46:174
19 –Setha Dteuu 9:08
20 –Duongdao and Chailai Mia Rai Duen 51:00
21 –Chalermpon Malakum Pleng Show 54:40
Pressed By – www.cdforge.com
Compiled By, Layout, Design [Cd Layout And Design], Liner Notes – Alan Bishop, Mark Gergis
Edited By, Mastered By – Mark Gergis
Liner Notes [Translated By] – Chonthira Intharathep Gurney, Cliff Piraphatanapong, KumRoon Maksirisomba, Lamort Souvangsa, Mr. Sutisek, Nui Loakimpongswat
Edited and mastered May 2007
2 from the film “Mon Rak Luk Thung” (“Magical Love of the Countryside”)
3 from the album “Sao Isan Ror Rak” (“Isan Girl Waiting For Love”)
4 from the album “Sama Kom Kee Mao” (“Drunken Society”)
5 from the album “Bangkok by Night”
6 from the album “Fan Archa” (“Lovers of the Horse”)
7 from the album “Siasen” (“You Lost the Game”)
8 from the album “Nao Jai Klai Fan” (“Lonely Heart, Away From Girlfriend”)
9 from the album “Luk Thung Marathan”
15 from the album “My Husband Disappeared”
16 from the album “Siasen” (“You Lost the Game”)
17 from the album “Sama Kom Kee Mao” (“Drunken Society”)
18 from the album “Mem Ja” (“Mem, My Sweetheart”)
19 from the film “Rak Khun Kao Laew” (“Falling In Love With You Already”)
21 from the album “Sedang Sod Boonbungfai” (“Live From the Rocket Planet”)
Thailand is one of the most traveled to destinations in the world, but music is not a popular attraction for outside visitors, despite an incredibly rich history of classical, folk, and popular music there. While Thai classical and folk music has been studied by ethnomusicologists for decades, Thai pop history has been ignored and neglected by the international musical community for far too long. Combing mountains of vinyl and cassette relics from across the Kingdom, Sublime Frequencies has uncovered countless Thai musical treasures, rich with unique instrumentation, crafty arrangements, twisted breaks, odd production, and brilliant vocals. Bangkok — always the hub of the Thai recording industry — attracted musicians and singers from across the country who were informed by tradition and inspired by the wealth of international sounds entering the region via radio and imported records and tapes, many of which were brought in by Americans and their allied military personnel stationed at bases throughout the country. In this compilation you will hear older Thai styles combining with elements of surf, rock, and funk music as well as romping disco and comedy tunes. These creative sounds formed by hybrids with western instrumentation and genres result in an incredibly dynamic music that remains distinctively Thai. The artists featured on Thai Pop Spectacular range from modest players of their time to major stars. The collection includes one of the earliest tracks from Pumpuang Duangjan (dubbed “the queen of luk thung”), who brought that style into popular music to stay. Also featured is the “shadow music” string sounds of Johnny Guitar, legendary comedian Sangthong Seesai, two classic tracks from Thai films, blazing examples of Bangkok disco from the 1970s, and the most outrageous version of “The Night Chicago Died” you’ll ever encounter. Thick horn sections, wah-wah guitars, tight drums, and funky organs round out this superb collection, which proves beyond a doubt that the Thai were a completely unique and powerful force during the global popular music explosion of the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s. Gorgeous double-LP heavy gatefold vinyl release of the long out-of-print CD originally compiled by Alan Bishop and Mark Gergis in 2007. Also includes tracks by Buppah Saichol, Onuma Singsiri, Plearn Promdan, Chailai Chaiyata & Sawanee Patana, Gawao Siangthong, Chai Muang Sing (aka: Man City Lion), Kampee Sangthong, Generation, Phet Potaram, Kabuan Garn Yor Yod Yung Yong, Pairoj, Setha, Duongdao and Chailai, and Chalermpon Malakum.
