Edit – I had the wrong link. Sorry, sorry. You’ll enjoy this one.

Remember on the Addams Family, how Gomez would be driven mad when Morticia would say something in French? Well that’s how I am with French-devotee produced albums. So far I’ve found two and I love them both.

The first was covered early on. It’s Temple Radha Krishna, one of my favorites ever. This one, released by the same label, Productions Parampara, is nearly as good.

Unlike many of the other records, there’s nothing weird or overly mysterious about this release. I have two copies of it and it’s obvious that they’re different pressings, but nothing too wacky.

The pressing from Holland has a purple stripe around the cover image. The French one has a blue stripe. Holland’s comes with an insert:

While France’s (at least my copy of it) didn’t.

The rear cover of the French pressing is slightly different, leaving off the descriptions of the pictures.

The Holland label is a very pale yellow with “Made in Holland” at the bottom of it. The French label is a bright yellow. I’ll show you both, don’t worry.

The vinyl itself on the Holland pressing is pretty thin. The vinyl on the French is pretty thick. It’s obviously pressed at a different plant.

Again, I really have no clue why Holland and France released their own editions. They both have the same catalog number: RPI 102. Temple Radha Krishna is RPI 101.

Let’s have a run down, shall we?

Kant A / Face A
1) Sri Rupa Manjari (6′30″) par Kausalya dasi
A beautiful flute and sitar accompany the beautiful voice of Kausalya dasi. I’ve never heard of her before, but she’s got a great voice. This is a pretty mellow piece.

2) Manasa deha geha (5′) par Manibandha das
The first of two Manasa deha geha’s. This is slow, but kind of funky too. There’s definitely a bit of swank going on here. Especially with the bass guitar and the chimes. The flute is back and that adds to the swankiness.

3) Baja hunre mana (5′) par Achyutananda Swami
It’s Achyutananda Swami! There’s some pretty steady sitar work going on here. This is very Indian. Even more so than Achyutananda Swami’s bhajans usually are. Good, of course.

4) Gopinatha (4′30″) par Manibandha das
Very slow and mellow. There’s a great rolling rhythm to this. Something very bassie about it. Maybe it’s the bass guitar. There’s a lot going on here. I really dig this.

Kant B / Face B
1) Srita kamala (4′30″) par Kausaya dasi
Back with Kausaya dasi! A very sweet voice, twice overdubbed. It’s quite nice.

2) Kesava kali mala (3′20″) par Achyutananda Swami
Hey now! This is just funky! Totally worth the price of admission right here. It’s nearly Bollywood in its swankiness. Is that a bongo drum I hear? No idea, but it’s great. And yet again with the funky flute. Please listen to this. There are maracas!

3) Manasa deha geha (7′30″) par Kausalya dasi
Kausalya dasi gives Manasa deha geha a try. This is very mellow. Almost menacing with the odd placement of the bass guitar. But it works.

4) Hare Krsna kirtana (4′30″) les bhaktas assembles
Let’s all get together and chant Hare Krishna! Kausalya dasi leads and everyone follows. This is the same melody that’s used on the Radha Krishna Temple.

And if you like, click here to to download.

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