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THE RECORD COLLECTOR, sept. 20 And more quality arrives this month with two compilations of Bollywood music. The Bombay Connection (5 stars out of 5) and Bombshell Baby Of Bombay (5 stars out of 5) are both quite stunning, and are the first two from a new planned series of at least six historic Bollywood retrospectives. The music from both CDs has been carefully chosen, skill- fully researched and both releases come in gatefold digipacks with large, colorful ' and informative booklets. No expense seems to have been spared: these are labours of love, and have been put together by the two major worldwide collectors of the genre. The first CD deals with sound from action thrillers 1977-84, and the music is awesome, bonkers and strangely groovy, adhering to Bollywood magpie methods of composition - which is to borrow weird musical ideas from anywhere else fashionable at the time. All rare and hip tunes, this is a priceless collection. The second compilation offers , nightclub jazz, surf and rock'n'roll from ' 1959-72. Once again: awesome, bonkers, Inspirational and sometimes a little strange - French accordion meets Dick Dale being just one fine example of what to expect. These are the best releases we've seen and heard of this kind.
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