Superb copy of this Rare Original 1970 Blue Thumb press of this exotic guitar masterpiece.
Vinyl: Nice clean NM disc with slight paper sleeve scuffs. Cover: EX,  no ring wear, hole punch top right.

Robbie Basho is a little known guitarist whose masterful recordings defy most attempts at description. His music is simultaneously primitive and elevated with an almost spiritual quality permeating each phrase and melody. Basho's myriad influences consist of many world musics, from eastern ragas to japanese koto music to western art music to meditative west-african kora pieces. His use of esoteric (and usually self-devised) alternate tunings as well as a 12-stringed guitar is crucial to his unique sound. This rare album is definitely worth looking into...

Robbie Basho released Venus in Cancer in 1969 on the Blue Thumb label. After five albums for the Takoma label in the 60's, Basho had cemented his reputation alongside John Fahey and Leo Kottke as one of the most brilliant guitarists of his generation. His wide range of musical influences from around the globe set him apart from other blues-based players, incorporating, as previously mentioned, a stunning array of Arabic, Himalayan and Indian themes; Japanese and Chinese scales, and classical and European folk music, all show cased here...

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