Classic ISKCON Vinyl – Hare Krsna Festival 7″ (HKR-2001)
I’ve been very incredibly lax with posting new re-rips of the old ISKCON records that I have. Mostly this is due to computer issues that I’ve finally ironed out (you know, sort of). I thought that it would be best to start small, since I’m using a bit of a new set up – everything is now going to be recorded, edited, etc on my laptop (rather than desktop) running LinuxMint 7.
So here we go, with a small offering…
Hare Krsna Festival
Hare Krsna Records
HKR-2001
A good chunk of the ISKCON records released in the 70s were titled “Hare Krsna Festival.” This makes telling one apart from the next fairly difficult. Most of those records were released by Hare Krsna Records out of Germany. This label appears to have been run by Hamsadutta dasa.
Hare Krsna Records released at least four full-length LPs and three 7″s (known as “45s” to some folk). Hare Krsna Festival (HKR-2001) appears to be the first.
This release contains two songs. Both of the songs are sung by a mataji named Krsna Premi.
“Tulasi Prayers,” on the first side, is sweet and fully traditional (with addition of a harmonium). It starts slow and is steady throughout, leaving out the “yani kani ca papani…” at the end. It’s a great little song anyway.
“Hare Krsna Kirtan,” on the flip side, is sung by this same mataji and is a bit more upbeat. There are kartals, a mrdanga and harmonium. The song builds, faster and faster until its fade out. A splendid little record, this!
Side A
Tulasi Prayer
Side B
Hare Krsna Kirtan
My copy of this 7″ was in very good condition. There wasn’t much to clean up. That said, a few pops and clicks remain. Most of the issues with the audio come from the source recording. There’s a bit of wavering between right and left channels and even a strange cut out/fuzz near the beginning of “Hare Krsna Kirtan.” This 7″ is still very listenable and I’m betting you’ll enjoy it.
This 7″ is available as high quality mp3s and as “lossless” FLAC files. For most of you, the MP3 at 320kbps will be more than sufficient. For those who like FLAC files, leave a comment and I’ll get them to you.
Samples of the songs are available in the comments.
Click here to download the 7″ in one zip file! (19 MB)
Technical Information:
Media Used:
Vinyl 7″ from my personal collection.
Hardware Used:
Turntable: Audio Technica PL-120A
Cartridge: ATP-2XN (Stock)
TCC TC-750LC Audiophile Phono Preamp
Soundcard: Roland Edirol UA-1EX USB external soundcard
Software Used:
Audacity 1.3.7 on Linux Mint 7
-Digital recording from soundcard
-Editing and splitting of tracks
Gnome Wave Cleaner 0.21-05
-Manual and automatic click/pop removal
SoundConverter 1.4.1
-Converted Wav to 320kbps MP3 and FLAC
Artwork Scanned from Original @ 300 dpi with XSane .996
Edited and Restored Using GIMP Image Editor 2.6.6
