RY COODER - A MEETING BY THE RIVER (180g 45rpm2LP)
Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt’s Classic Collaboration – Finally Mastered on Vinyl! This 2-LP 45-RPM Pressing of Meeting By the River is a Revelation and an Audiophile Classic!
First Released on CD (1993) Now This All-Analog 45-RPM Pressing Just Kills the Orginal!
Back in 1993, Kavi Alexander’s Water Lily label recorded and released Meeting By The River, a captivating “East-Meets-West” pairing of exquisite musical geniuses. Picture this: Ry Cooder and North Indian musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt sitting barefoot on the a Persian rug inside the King Chapel in Santa Barbara with Alexander setting up his all-tube Blumlein microphones, capturing this remarkable meeting of like minds from opposite sides of the Earth. Two Geniuses – A Pair of All-Tube Mics – and an Analog Tape Recorder! What more can music lovers and audiophile ask for? Ry Cooder received much attention for this album, but he told many stories about this album explaining how Bhatt is a true virtuoso with a mastery of a wide range of traditions as well as a phenomenal improvising skill.
