Erkin Koray-Erkin Koray [''73 Turkish Rock?]

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ive been digging the music by this guy lately
he is a excellent guitar played,and was called the turkish jimi hendrix for some time

great music for this hot weather
has a fine turkish vibe to it

the music from this record ranges from ''68 to 73
and you can hear that(go listen to the track Sana Bir Seyler Olmus and some other wich sound like a turkish take on beat music) but most of it sounds psychedelic(like the awesome Istemem)


Most known Turkish Progressive Music musician here in the rest of the West is Erkin Koray.
The attention was grown after the bootleg reissue from Xotic mind in Sweden.
Also collectors became aware of a potential in Turkey.
This expensively sold record was recorded directly from bootleg tapes and records, contained several recording mistakes, but it made people curious.
The way Erkin plays the electric guitar and crosses borders from an advanced rockbeat up until even (ethno-)psychedelica (for some recording he was even called the Turkish Jimmy Hendrix) is undeniable. His early records from the seventies should interest many collectors.

Erkin's most progressive period dates from around 1974. From this period exist a bootleg live recording with Jimmy Hendrix in Woodstock like mood on the track "Mesafeler", the only recording from it with a still listenable recording quality.(to baf that bootleg is a audience recording)

Erkin was banned by TRT(turkish state tv) for a long time.
His records were not being played until 1992.

some more info from forced exposure:
Absolutely over the top debut album by Turkish psychedelic guitar guru. At last reissued on vinyl, this is the rarest of all Erkin albums but also the rarest Turkish psych album ever. This album, originally released in 1973, is actually a compilation of singles from the previous years since 1968. You can notice the difference in time when listening to the album, with some tracks kinda pre- psychedelic and some others heavily into it, but all of them with that unique Eastern feel that the guitar master gives to their recordings. Definitely, the best Koray album together with Elektronik Turkuler, a total masterpiece.

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