Erkin Koray - 2
VINYL LP SVVRCH025
Pioneer ErKin Koray may have been the first Turkish rock artist, he and his band reputedly
playing Fats Domino and Elvis covers in 1957; by combining rock ‘n’ roll and Turkish
traditional music, he spearheaded Anatolian rock and became the leading Turkish psychedelic
practitioner. East-west hybrid Elektronik Turkuler was an innovative concept album marrying
rock with Turkish trad; in contrast, the 1976 release 2 is thoroughly grounded in Turkish
traditional music, the understated delivery holding just a touch of psychedelia and a proto-
disco undercurrent in the mix, as heard on tracks like Estarabim, Arap Saçi and Timbilli.
Tracklist
A1 Şaşkın 4:29
A2 Eyvah 3:03
A3 Fesuphanallah 3:37
A4 Sevince 5:18
A5 Estarabim 5:19
B1 Arap Saçı 3:47
B2 Hayat Bir Teselli 5:21
B3 Komşu Kızı 4:04
B4 Gönül Salıncağı 4:08
B5 Tımbıllı 3:55
label : survival research