Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 explained
| Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Kourosh Yaghmaei |
| Cover: | Back From the Brink (2011).jpg |
| Label: | Now-Again Records |
| Prev Title: | 50 Golden Songs of Giti |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Happy Birthday (Joyful songs for Children) |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 is a 2-CD/3-LP compilation album of Iranian songwriter, singer, and composer Kourosh Yaghmaei's solo material, released in 2011.[1] It is a compilation of Yaghmaei's best-known numbers, recorded between 1973 and 1979, before the Islamic Revolution.[2] [3] [4] The original sessions were produced by Kourosh Yaghmaei, while this anthology was produced by Egon for his Now-Again Records label.[5]
Track list
Vinyl version
Personnel
Musicians
- Kourosh Yaghmaei – lead vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Behrooz Soori – bass guitar (A1, A2, A3, B2)
- Charlise Bet Davood – bass (B1)
- Fereydoon Farhoodi – bass (B4, D2, E1, F1)
- Kamran Yaghmaei – electric guitar (all but A4, B1, C3, D2, E3, F2, F4); rhythm guitar (B2, F2); acoustic guitar (C3); backing vocals (B1, C2, D3, E1, E3, F2); drums (A4, C3, F4)
- Farokh Hejazi – drums (A1, A2, A3, B2)
- Changiz Farjad – drums (B3, C1, C2, D1, D3, E1, E2, F1, F2, F3)
- Bardia – congas (F2); drums (D2)
- Behrooz Partovi – drums (E3)
- Houman Darioush – piano (A1)
- Siavash Ghomayshi – piano (A4)
- Mehrzad – keyboards (A2, A3, B2)
- Farhad – keyboards (B3)
- Fariborz Akhgar – keyboards (B4, D2, E1, F2)
- Behzad – congas (B3)
- Jamshid Sobhani – backing vocals (B1, E1), harmonica (F1)
- Yousuf Abgoun – backing vocals (E2)
- Amir Beheshti – trumpet (F4)
- Mirdadian – trumpet (F4)
Others
- Arranged by – Kambiz Yaghmaei (tracks: F4), Kourosh Yaghmaei (tracks: A1 to F3)
- Errol F. Richardson – art direction
Notes and References
- Web site: Kourosh – Back From The Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock From Iran . Now-Again . 8 January 2020 . 15 June 2011.
- News: Roberts . Randall . '70s Iranian rock of Googoosh and Kourosh gets reissued [MP3] ]. 9 January 2020 . . 21 August 2011.
- News: Hundley . Jessica . They rocked in Iran before the revolution . 9 January 2020 . Los Angeles Times . 21 August 2011.
- Bekhrad . Joobin . Back from the Brink . Reorient . 17 July 2012 . 16 January 2020 . 8 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508181744/http://www.reorientmag.com/2012/07/kourosh-yaghmaei-erkin-koray-are-back-from-the-brink/ . dead .
- News: Gouvrion . Alain . Kourosh Yaghmaei, Back From The Brink . 14 January 2020 . Rolling Stone France . 17 November 2011 . fr.
