The Grail & the Lotus
| The Grail & the Lotus | ||||
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| Studio album by Robbie Basho | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | American Primitivism | |||
| Length | 45:29 | |||
| Label | Takoma | |||
| Producer | Ed Denson | |||
| Robbie Basho chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Grail & the Locus is the second studio album by composer Robbie Basho. It was released in 1966 on Takoma Records.
Release and reception
The album was produced by Ed Denson.
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, stating that The Grail & the Lotus is "a fine, innovative album"[1]
Despite never being individually issued on Compact Disc, The Grail & the Lotus can be found in its entirety on the Guitar Soli compilation album.[2]
Track listing
All music composed by Robbie Basho.
| Side one | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Grail and the Lotus" | 6:02 | ||||||||
| 2. | "The Dharma Prince" | 10:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Oriental Love Song" | 5:57 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Golden Shamrock" | 8:43 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Street Dakini" | 6:31 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Chung Mei/The Chinese Orchid" | 8:10 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Robbie Basho – guitar
- ED Denson – production
- Tom Weller – illustrations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Unterberger, Richie. "The Grail and the Lotus". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Re-issued Albums: The Grail and the Lotus". robbiebasho.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.