Mid-East: Original LPs
The Word: Ahlan wa sahlan (welcome)! We cut our teeth in Brooklyn on this stuff, met Ray Rashid, saw Eddie Kochak perform, etc. This section brings you the very best authentic classics by the masters (for dancers), hip/funky East-West hybrids (for DJs), and other rare & unusual LPs, many w/great jackets (for collectors). If you're a belly dancer, let us know to receive the belly-dancer discount on any purchase of at least 2 items.
Special Offer: Buy any 3 or more LPs--$5 off each!
George Abdo & his Flames of Araby: The Art of Belly Dancing; Monitor MFS-752; 1973; sealed [w/instruction booklet] S $20 (or w/instruction booklet N/N shrink S $15, specify) -- major classic by one of the leading lights of authentic belly dance music
George Abdo & his Flames of Araby: The Joy of Belly Dancing; Monitor MFS-764; 1975; w/instruction booklet N/N shrink S $15
George Abdo & his Flames of Araby: Belly Dancing with George Abdo; Monitor MFS-777; 1975 E-/E S $15 -- his very best, not easy to find
George Abdo & his Flames of Araby: The Magic of Belly Dancing; Monitor MFS-803; 1979; E-/N S $15 (or alternate version/jacket: The King of Belly Dance Music E-/E S $15, specify) -- the last & one of his best & hardest to find; Raks el Malek, Sahirrnee (bolero), Raks el Sehr, Raks Zeina..
George Abdo & his Flames of Araby: Belly Dance Music; Monitor MFS-721; sealed S $20 -- classic by one of the leading lights of authentic, Arab-Egyptian belly dance music; REISSUES (but in different packaging, w/different belly dancer on jacket) the very rare LP "George Abdo & his Flames of Araby Orchestra: An Evening with the Flames; The Flames of Araby Record Co. A-3124" (which we have yet to find for resale, so you may as well get this version)
Naif Agby: El Debke; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5980; 1962; silver/1st N-/N S $30 (or black N-/E+ S $20, specify) -- a classic/essential, both for the sensational jacket & lively, authentic music (they don't make 'em like this anymore)
Naif Agby: Bedouin Sahda (Pretty Dancing Girl); Audio Fidelity AFSD-6122; 1964; cutout black N/N shrink S $30 -- great, much rarer than the 1st LP
Naif Agby & the Lebanese Radio Orchestra: An Evening with Uncle Tanous; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6268; 1974; sealed S $40 (or cutout N-/N S $30, specify) -- terrific music (best of his 3 for the label), great jacket, very hard to find!
Aram Arakelian Ensemble: The Oud!; Carlton LP12-109; N-/N $35 -- arr. George Mgrdician, it's an impeccable artifact of both the hi-fi era (the Carlton "handcrafted" label boasts "the unlimited high fidelity sound") & authentic oud-led, pan-Mid-East ensemble music, circa-1959; beautiful jacket art too; Oriental Mood, Arabic Waltz, Izmir, Memories, Halay, Reverie, Gay Sultan, Kings Entrance, Fountain Scene, Arabic Dance, Oriental Rhythm, Grecian Fantasy
Armenian Folk Ensemble: Armenian & Caucasian Songs--The Folk Music of the Armenian People; Mace MXX-10026; N/E+ ES $15 -- field recording (nearly); arr./cond. A. Bartevian; 16 cuts, 44:14 mins. long!; similar to Monitor but even rarer; nice TWA jacket photo; a top value!
Armenian State Chorus/Armenian Song & Dance Ensemble: Monitor Presents Armenian Folk Songs; Monitor MF-303; deep groove N-/N $15 -- field recording (nearly); conducted by Aram Ter-Oganesian & Tatul Altunian, respectively
Anestos Athounasiou & his Ensemble: Music for Belly Dancing; Monitor MFS-740; E+/N- S $20 -- another good, scarcer title in the wonderful Monitor series; dancer Sultana Noga pictured on jacket; bears some resemblance to the pan-Mid-East styles of Feenjon or Vali; Dance of the Taverna is the best cut
Farid el Atrache: Belly Dance; Cairophon LPCXG-6; 1980/1972 (reissues LPCXG-124); N-/N- S $20 -- Beirut import by one of the major composers; belly dancer jacket is different than the 1972 issue
Mohammed El-Bakkar & his Oriental Ensemble: Music of the Middle East, Vols. 1-6; Audio Fidelity; -- quintessential Arabic house-party LPs; must-haves for belly dancers, serious fans of Mid-East music, & jacket collectors alike; gorgeous, hall-of-fame jackets & AF's hi-fi/audiophile production; all recorded in one historic 1957 recording session, released 1958-62; Vol. 1, Port Said, is the classic best-seller but all are equally great; specify copy where several are listed. "AFLP" are mono (gold label); "AFSD" are stereo (silver, blue, yellow, or black).
- Vol. 1: Port Said (Nejla Ates on jacket)
- a. AFLP-1833; 1st/gold label N/N $15
- b. AFSD-5833; 1st/silver label N-/E S $15
- c. AFSD-5833; yellow label N/N shrink S $15
- Vol. 2: Sultan of Bagdad
- a. AFLP-1834; 1st/gold label N-/N $20
- b. AFSD-5834; silver label N/N- S $35 (1962 pressing, rare stereo!)
- c. AFSD-5834; black label N-/N shrink S $25
- Vol. 3: Music of the African Arab
- a. AFSD-5858; 1st/silver label GATEFOLD N/E S $60 (collectors item)
- b. AFSD-5858; silver label E/N S $35
- c. AFSD-5858; black label E+/N- S $25
- Vol. 4: The Magic Carpet
- a. AFSD-5895; silver label N-/E- S $30 (last stereodisc parallelogram)
- b. AFSD-5895; black label E/E+ S $30
- Vol. 5: Dances of Port Said
- a. AFSD-5922; sealed cutout S $30
- b. AFSD-5922; black label E+/N S $20 (2nd "Naval Maneuvers" disc)
- Vol. 6: Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer
- a. AFSD-6154; 1st/black label E+/E+ shrink S $30
- b. AFSD-6154; 2nd/black label E+/N- S $30
Artie Barsamian: The Seventh Veil; Kapp KS-3044; 1959; deep groove N-/N- S $25 -- essential, classic, masterpiece of "Mecca East" (the New England Mid-East community); thick vinyl, top sound/production, gorgeous jacket--you need this!; Oud Fantasy, Oriental Jump, The Candy Maker, Procession of the Sardar, Sweet Girl..
Artie Barsamian: More Belly Dance [Music of the Middle East]; Fiesta FLPS-1633; E+/N- S $25 -- rarer than the 1st volume
Ali Beirut's Orientales: [Music of the] Near East; Promenade/Pirouette FM-16; deep groove E/E+ S $30 -- "Exotic Music in Colorful Sound"; early, heavy-vinyl, first-rate LP of exciting music belonging in every top Mid-East collection, including exotic wordless female vocalizing as well as male singing; great jacket features "exclusive photo of Nejla Ates"; Drums of the Desert, Exotic Dance, Desert Dance Madness, Whirling Sand, Temptation of the Desert Sun & Moon, Night Love, Call of the Near East..
John Berberian: Expressions East featuring the Oud of John Berberian; Mainstream 56023; 1964; b/w-label promo N-/N $150 (or stereo cutout S/6023 N-/V+ S $60, specify) -- oud/Mid-East; legendary masterpiece; his 1st for the label--coveted, rare original LP!; Siseler, Laz, Nubar Nubar, Basha Bella, Arabaya, Dzage Bunch, Whyek, Taksim (oud improvisation)
John Berberian & the Mid Eastern Ensemble: Middle Eastern Rock; MGM/Verve Forecast FTS-3073; E-/E S $75 -- Mid-East rock/jazz; w/fellow superstars Souren Baronian, Bob Tashjian, Joe Beck, Chet Amsterdam..; the best hybrid record that truly merges psyche-era rock & guitar with the oud, percussion, time signatures, etc. of Armenian, Greek, & Turkish music (the only comparable LP is Gus Vali's Chimera & possibly The Devil's Anvil); it's the reason the psyche crowd is wild about Berberian, who IS first-rate but so are many others who haven't got the same attention...yet; The Oud & the Fuzz, Tranquility, Chem-Oo-Chem, Iron Maiden, Flying Hye, 3/8+5/8=8/8, The Magic Ground
John Berberian/Rosko: Music & Gibran--A contemporary interpretation of the author of "The Prophet" by Rosko w/the John Berberian Ensemble; MGM/Verve Forecast FTS-3044 E+/N- S $150 (or E+/E+ S $130, specify) (or E+/E S $100, specify) -- spoken w/music; intense, delightful, unusual, & of course different than his instrumental work; Rosko is another reason it's terrific
John Bilezikjian: A Thousand & One Nights; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6287; 1977; black-label N/N- shrink S $35 (or sealed cutout, S $35, specify) -- oud/drums; "Instrumental Music for Belly Dancing"; one of his great pair of LPs from 1977 (VERY comparable to John Berberian)--very few AF LPs rank as highly!; 5 long cuts of Bilezikjian solo w/Tony Ayad on percussion: Bint il Beled, Dance of Sultana (14-minute dance routine), Nihavent Longa, Shenaz Longa, Sultani Yegah Sirto
Anita Darian ("the Armenian Yma Sumac") -- see Exotica-Foreign
Duke Ellington's Far East Suite -- see jazz
The Feenjon Group: Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon; Fran FRS-106; 1966; 2nd N-/N S $30 (or E-/N- S $25, specify) -- pan-Mid-East/Mediterranean; the original!; the classic 1st LP by the first, famous, ecumenical/multi-cultural/pan-Eurasian group (Arab, Israeli, Turkish, Greek w/some Russian, Spanish..); plenty of local NYC references--Eartha Kitt used to drop by the Greenwich Village boite regularly after her own gigs; copious liner notes; Walla Dai, Seloh Haadom, Mustapha, Chto Myne Gorye, Zorba, Azziza, Rampe Rampe, Cuando Caliente el Sol..
The Feenjon Group: An Evening at the Cafe Feenjon; Monitor MFS-497; 1968; N/N shrink $25 (or N/N- shrink S $20, specify) -- pan-Mid-East/-Mediterranean musical traditions; "America's most exciting Near-Eastern ensemble"; their only other LP just like the classic 1st (if you have the Fran LP, you need this too!)
The Feenjon Group: Jerusalem of Gold; Monitor MFS-488; [probably] 1967; N/E+ shrink S $20 -- "Israel's Great New Hit Song...Jerusalem of Gold...Sung by Margalit"; 12 songs, incl. several very uptempo/exciting
Layale Bourg El-Hamam: Belly Dance Nights Vol. 1; EMI/Voix de l'Orient GVDL-262; 1977; gatefold N-/N S $30 -- instrumental; 12 cuts of buzuk-tabla interplay (Toni Frangieh & Setrak Sarkissian, respectively), including some terrific solo tabla (exotic-drum samplers take note); gatefold & jacket face loaded w/great color photos incl. a belly dancer; one of the better '70s imports
Chris Kalogerson & the Ensemble Sharqi: Belly Dancing for Everyone; Monitor MFS-771; E-/E S $15 -- not many know about this, apparently, so it's a bargain; great music, beautiful dancer jacket; liners show thumbnails of other good Monitor LPs (Abdo & Feenjon) recommended
Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak & Hakki Obadia Orchestra: Arrac-Laham (Liqueur Araby), Mishwee (Shish Kebab), & Thou; Scepter/Mace M-10004; 1st N/N- $40 (or N-/N- $30, specify) -- "Festive Dance Music from the Middle East" for listening along with the "rotgut, meat-on-a-stick, and you" of the title; reissues Georgette, mainly the great "Ameraba" LP (super rare!); good clean pressing & great jacket (gorgeous belly dancer photo); titles in corrected order: Mizwich String Song (similar to "Jazz in Port Said"), Chant of Daloona, Mustafa al Araby, Cleopatra Dance, Hava Nagila Araby, Miserlou, Sesame Jump, Jealous Wife, Midnight in Baghdad, Ala Baladel Mahboob, Oglan Oglan, 1000 Nights
Eddie Kochak & Hakki Obadia: One Night in a Harem (jacket: "All Night in a Harem"); Scepter/Pricewise 4005; 1965 (reissues earlier Georgette); E/E+ $75 -- rare enough in its own right, reissues Georgette (5 of 10 cuts from super-rare Ameraba--their 1st LP together) but clean, w/better sound; titles in corrected order: Takzim (Oriental Mush Mush), Dance Ankara, One & Half Tempo, Sultan's Dream, 1000 Nights, Dance Aleppo, Night in Jordan, Jazz in Port Said (w/drum solo!), Belle Belly, Ameraba Fantasy (slightly rock); want more? how about a rare Nejla Ates jacket?
Soubhi Kochak & Hakki Obadia Ensemble: The Best of Middle East Music; Scepter/Citation CTN-18024; 1973; E-/N- S $30 -- reissues 1965's rare "Middle East Music--Moods of the Casbah" (Scepter/Mace SM-10011); incredible set, from the opening percussion showcase to "Al-Yooba" (Arabic Barn Dance), which is a rap --that's right, a rap-- in English; essential; Soubhi Kochak is Eddie, BTW
Eddie "Sheik" Kochak, Hakki Obadia, & their Amer-Abic Orchestra: Ya Habibi!--Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East; Decca DL-74501; cutout N-/N S $75 -- Mid-East/Mid-East jazz; leads the field in music/musicianship; astounding, hall-of-fame jacket features the two principles (each wearing a fez!) flanking gorgeous belly dancer Adriana (still performing in Washington, DC); like most of their early LPs, very hard to find!
Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, Fred Elias, & the El-Mecca Ensemble: Ya Salaam--The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East; Scepter/Mace MCS-10039; N-/E- shrink S $40 -- Mid-East rock/psyche/guitar; one of the most desirable Kochak LPs for 2 legendary oriental-rock songs: "Belly Dancer" & "Sahara Sue"--Kochak sings but it's wild psychedelic guitar & rock beat that puts it above almost all other Mid-East rock (even Berberian, Ganimian, Vali, & the Sheik's Men); the rest is all top-notch too (oriental jazz, blues, other hybrids)
Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak: Strictly Belly Dancing series -- belly-dance classics by one of the top two stars of the U.S.; mandatory for all dancers & fans of belly-dance LPs (great music & dancer jackets); w/Mid-East masters Hakki Obadia & Fred Elias; features Middle-Eastern organ (Farfissa, played like an exotic Moog) & full routines as well as shorter pieces. All are STEREO and just $15 (or 5/$50--collect the set for very little!).
- Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2) [The First Volume]; Scepter SPS-5114; 1973; E+/E+ (original, jacket: Kochak w/6 dancers)
- The Second Volume; Scepter SPS-5118; 1975; N/N shrink, E/N-
- The Third Volume; Scepter SPS-5128; 1976; N/E+ shrink
- The Fourth Volume; Ameraba AM-2501; 1976 -- not available
- The Fifth Volume; Ameraba AM-2502; 1977; E+/E+
- The Sixth Volume; Ameraba AM-2502; 1977; E-/N warped but tracks/plays fine; rare!
Sonny Lester: Middle East After Hours; Time S-2096; deep groove N/E+ shrink S $40 (or deep groove N-/E $35, specify) (or deep groove E+/E $30, specify) -- mod Mid-East jazz; the best, definitive, swingin'est LP by famous jazz producer Sonny Lester & a vital, unusual conception of Mid-East jazz--we love this record! (get it & play it LOUD); updates (uptempo's!) some of his tunes for Roulette (the Little Egypt vols.) & adds some terrific originals; fantastic percussion, vibes, horns--the works (also sounds like early Combustible Edison); 1 percussionist is Peter Gutierrez (Latin superstar Pete Terrace doing session work, no doubt); great sound comes from heavy vinyl!; nifty modern-art jacket completes the magic; Port Said, Dance of the Beggars, Oasis, Desert Love, Hejaz, Farewell to Port Said, Id, Ali Baba Cake Walk, Mocha Jazz, Rebecca from Mecca, Dancing Maiden of Port Said, Beautiful Blue Nile
Eddie Mekjian & Ensemble: The Seventh Veil; Fiesta FLPS-1599; E/N- S $20 (or V+/E+ S $15, specify) -- w/Joe Kouyoumjian, oud & Eli Nazarian, kanun; beautiful jacket photo same as Fiesta FLP-1372 (Maha)!; Mymish Ugha, Yangin Var, Hureshdagus, Votch Mi Dzaghig, Mia Pidamofi Tsigana, Harpoot Havasi (Wedding Song) Shuffle, Halimeh, Harpoot, Seni Geurdum, Hijaz Karshlima, Madzoon, Oud Taksim-Hijaz
Edward Mekjian & his Ensemble: Belly Dance Music from the Middle East; Fiesta FLPS-1649; E+/N- S $30 -- his best LP!; all excellent, 2 very exotic cuts stand out (strong favorites); beautiful dancer-at-night jacket
The Ray Mirijanian Middle East Band: A Night in the Middle East, Vol. 2; Middle East ME-1011; E/N- $25 -- premier Philly artist (the LPs are harder to find elsewhere), really good!; dir. Bob Sarkisian; great jacket, liners by Jim Tayoun, historic liner photos of Philly's Middle East restaurant & belly dancer
Mike Sarkissian & his Cafe Bagdad Ensemble: Grecian Holiday; Audio Fidelity AFLP-1866; 1958; 1st/gold/deep groove N-/E $40 -- rare; it's as Armenian/belly dance as it is Greek; unusual tunes, acclaimed group (Sarkissian owned the Cafe Bagdad); terrific goofy jacket (as most are on this label) w/belly dancer (model) who resembles actress Debbie Mazar; extensive, colorful liner notes; Sou Sou Ratha, Bagdad Sirto, Opa Opa, Arapina, Hasapiko..
The Sheik's Men: The Belly Dancer; Reprise R-6056; 1961; deep groove N-/N $60 -- Mid-East/mod/rock; wow, like a whole LP of great 45s! (Las Vegas Grind if w/top musicians & arrangements)--even the sound is loud & fantastic--but wait, there's more: it's a magical trifecta of irresistible greatness: 1) hip jacket of a belly dancer; 2) Mort Goode's liners, a mini-history of pop belly dance in all its carnival glory ("Their abdomens gyrate...You'll want to join the movement."); 3) fantastic, cool, reverb-enhanced, electric-guitar-led, drummery, Mid-East-rock instros: The Belly Dancer, Lady Unveiling, The Dance They Do, Navel Observatory, Dance of the Scimitars, Caravan, Song for Belly Dancer, Misirlou, Shish Kebab, In a Persian Market, Bangcock Cockfight (improves the original by Les Baxter!), Sherry's Dream
The Seven Players: West Digs East--Dig?; Audio Fidelity AFLP-2166; 1966; N-/E+ shrink $45 -- Mid-East/mod (if not also spy) that rocks/swings/moves; Earl Wilson & Irv Spice made this very rare (the handful that have turned up are all mono--there may be no stereo), awesome, singular mindblower w/great original tunes in super hi-fi sound, capped off by spectacular, hall-of-fame jacket (even by AF standards!) of reclining belly dancer feeding a hot dog w/pink lemonade in Coke glass to a suit! Dig?; Carefree Camel, Sphinxette, Zorba, Mirage, Nomad, Asia Minor, Bazaar, Sultan's Dream, Sahara Sunrise, Shishkabob
The Silhouettes: Conversations with the Silhouettes -- see jazz
Bebi Stergiou & the Alector Anatolian Ensemble: Greek Town, USA--A Salute to New York's Bouzoukee Casbahs; Alector ALP-5004; 2nd press N-/N S (or ES) $30 -- early, exotic Greek belly-dance music; jacket face features fascinating jacket photos of defunct NYC boites; jacket back shows the performers; rare period piece & snapshot of old-NY life
Bebi Stergiou & the Alector Anatolian Ensemble: Greek Town, USA Volume II; Alector ALP-5005; E/as is S (or ES) $15 -- some hard wear/noise but worthwhile for jacket/rarity
The Sultans: String, Wind, & Percussion Vol. 2; Sultans S-003; 1982; E-/E- S $25 -- great group that consistently makes good use of Moog (good synth, anyway), & any other differences between them & earlier acts is only positive--they rock; Side 1 is a continuous 19-min. "Dance Oriental Routine" in 6 parts (part 4 is Taksim featuring synthesizer & ney, for instance); Side 2 is 6 tunes; dancers should get all by this group (the LPs aren't easy to find)
Ozel Turkbas: How to Make Your Husband a Sultan; El-Ay 2687; w/booklet E+/N- $25 (or V+/E- $15, specify) -- Turkish belly dance; classic w/the best Turkish musicians; hers are among the very best, most varied (she sings on some cuts, most are ensemble playing w/great solos), & hippest (later ones feature Moog & breakbeats) of US-made Mid-East LPs; ideal for dancers, listeners, & jacket gapers alike; celeb photos of lovely Ozel w/Mike Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Charles Aznavour, David Steinberg..; dancers & collectors alike should have all 5 Ozel LPs
Ozel Turkbas: How to Belly Dance for Your Sultan; El-Ay 2789; w/booklet V+/E S $45 -- the big one!; chief among its virtues is a legendary deep-funk break (about 1 minute's worth within a 15-min. tune, not just a drum solo)
Ozel Turkbas: Alla-Turca; El-Ay 2982; 1975; w/booklet E-/E S $35 -- hard to find, esp. intact!
Ozel Turkbas: Music for Belly Dancing BOXED SET; Murray Hill 944332; 3-LP box N-/N- S $50 (or E/E S $40, specify) -- Turkish belly dance; reissues How to Make Your Husband a Sultan, Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, & Alla-Turca; 1 low price for 3 of her 5 terrific LPs!!!; Turkish music is exciting/uptempo/unusual & Ozel's LPs are essential, if you can get them
Gus Vali & his Casbah Ensemble: Belly Dances--For Men Only; United Artists/UnArt 21017; 1967; E-/N- $15 -- excellent compilation/intro to the master; nice dancer jacket; Uskudar, Doktor Doktor, Bachelerde, Delilah..
Gus Vali: Motion Picture Music for Belly Dancers; Musicor MM-2050; deep groove E+/N- $25 -- exotic, Mid-East versions of More, Charade, Topkapi, Exodus, Lawrence of Arabia, Cleopatra, Never on Sunday, Funny World (from Malamondo)..
Gus Vali: The Exciting Sounds of the Middle East; United Artists UAL-3404; E+/N $30 -- see our Gus Vali page for the jacket image; one of his rarest LPs & a great one!; Kalamationos, Tamzara, To Takounaki, Lirge, Psara to Krima, Tsiou Tsiou, Val Taxim #1, Golfo, Hava Nagila, Yasena Mana, Adanali, Glari, Feta, Val Taxim #2
Gus Vali: Belly Dance Navel Academy; Peters International PI-LPS-30; 1972; E+/N S $25 (or E/N- S $20, specify) -- one of his best!; w/George Mgrdichian, oud & Hakki Obadia!; deep, hip bass for DJs; 14 cuts! (Navel Academy Theme, Taxim, Port Said, Sauda Sauda, Sesame..)
Gus Vali: Let's Belly Dance; Peters International PI-LPS-93; 1973; N-/N- S $25 (or E-/E+ S $15, specify) -- one of his best, w/George Mgrdichian, Souren Baronian, & Hakki Obadia!; as w/others of this period (1970s Peters), uptempo modern stuff w/deep, hip bass (good for DJs); 14 tunes!; Caravan #5, Caravan #9, Pharonic Dance, Tokat, The Speechless Animal, El Gazalle..
John Vartan Ensemble: Spotlight on Belly Dancing; Monitor MFS-806; 1980 sealed S $20 -- 11 cuts, partly vocal; "two complete belly dance routines"; Vartan was associated w/John Berberian (appears on at least 1 JB LP) & had earlier records on such top labels as Guirak; very nice price for a scarce, sealed, uncut, stereo LP on a worthy label; jacket photo of belly dancer Cia Beverly Cirel
Yaffa Yarkoni/Trio Bel Canto w/George Stratis Ensemble: Songs from the Garden of Allah; CBS/Epic BF-19025; 1963; N-/E+ S $40 -- "The exotic sounds of Greece and the Near East"; rare & wonderful, including the gorgeous belly-dancer jacket, w/celebrated Israeli singer ably handling a Feenjon-worthy salad of Mid-East traditions: Nina Nai, Mustapha, Melahrini Tsigana, Migdal Boded, Ta Paida Tous Piraeus (Never on Sunday), Moses, Aspres Kordelles (White Ribbons), Rampe Rampe, Xipna Agapi Mou, Depka, Sude Sude, Camel Caravan
Uncredited: The Art of Belly Dancing [With Music & Vocal Instruction]; Gateway GSLP-3527; N/N- shrink S $35 (or E/E+ S $25, specify) -- sensational musical instruction LP (spoken w/music) made famous by Dee-Lite (the "We're going to dance and have some fun" sample at the start of "Groove is in the Heart"); the whole thing is great & a favorite, like most LPs on favorite regional oddball label Gateway; belly-dancer jacket & illustrated instructional liner notes; Bust Exercise, Hip Thrust & Vibration, Belly & Snake Movements..
Uncredited: Belly Dancers' Music; Standard/Colonial LP-923; N/N- shrink S(ES?) $35 (or Standard 423 N-/V- $20, specify) -- "Exotic-Fascinating-Captivating...a music roundup of the night spots featuring belly dancers"; one of the top titles on one of the best & most authentic (desirable, collectable) small US labels dedicated to Mid-East music!; jacket of belly dancer posing on oriental carpet; Misirlou, Dance of Veils, Dance of Hips, Kurdish Style Dance..
Various: Musical Memories of Turkey; London International TW-91299; deep groove N/N $20 -- rare compilation of folk songs & dance tunes rec. in Turkey probably in the late '50s; Aycan Can, Hamiyet Duygulu, Ylmaz Sanliel, Gulcan Sevim (Tell Me, Are the Wild Cherries Ripe?), Handan Toksoz, Ertan Ulusu, Ayse Yurdanur (Our Dolled Up Bride, Ahmet's Done Me Wrong)
Wanted in Trade:
- Artie Barsamian: Artie Barsamian Today!; Truart 1450
- Artie Barsamian: The New Seventh Veil; Standard/Colonial LP-868
- John Berberian: A Mid-Eastern Odyssey; Olympia
- John Berberian: Echoes of Armenia
- Fred Elias: Dance of the Pyramids
- Fred Elias: Enchantment
- Lutfi Guneri w/Turkish Orchestra: Holiday in Turkey; Standard LP-430
- Omar Khorshid: Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid Vol. 2
- Eddie Kochak: Dreams from the Middle East
- Eddie Kochak: The Harem Dancers
- Eddie Kochak: Middle Eastern Caravan--One Thousand Years Ago...
- Nicolas El Dick/Ihsan Al-Munzer: Disco Belly Dance Shish Kebab (Vol. 3)
- Mike & Buddy Sarkissian: Armenian Fun Time in Las Vegas; Standard/Colonial LP-845
- The Sultans: String, Wind, & Percussion; Sultans S-002 (Vol. 1)
- [unknown/uncredited:] Drums Over Afghanistan 10"; Tempo
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