Before I take up the review of this album a short bio of the magical composer R D Burman would be appropriate.

Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994). Nicknamed Pancham da, he was the only son of the illustrious composer Sachin Dev Burman. RD Burman was trained by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod). He served as an assistant to his father, and often played harmonica in his orchestras.

Sheer genius, R D Burman has been credited with revolutionizing the Bollywood music. He incorporated a wide range of influences from several genres in his scores. Be it Twist, Rock n' Roll, Rock, Jazz, Disco, Folk Music, Classical Music ...he mesmerised us with his superb blend of intoxicating music and we are blessed to have such a legend give us mind blowing music for two decades!!! Such consistency of brilliance is hardly seen in the music world. From the 1960s to the 1990s, gifted RD Burman composed musical scores for 331 movies. Superbly assisted by a team of top class musicians like Kersi Lord, Bhupinder, Leslie Goudinho, R. Iyer, Franco Vaz, Sapan and Basu Chakraborty, Manohari Singh, Maruti Rao etc. he gave us one hit after another and was the most sought after music director of his day. He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors and his songs continue to be popular in India and abroad even after his death.

I have taken up Hare Rama Hare Krishna as this has had tremendous impact on me and millions of RD fans worldwide.

"Dum Maro Dum" sung by Ashaji and Usha Uthup is a hypnotic song so very well capturing the spirit of hippie movement of the late sixties.  This song puts you in a trance like state. Bhupinder played the guitar for the song while Charanjit Singh played the distinctive drone of the transichord that opens the song. The song was a hit in the 1970s, and gained cult status in India. Another lovely song "I love you" remains favourite of the RD fans. "Phoolon Ka Taron Ka" - two versions sung  by Lataji and Kishoreda is a beautiful melodious song having evocative and emotional appeal. In "Kanchi Re Kanchi" RD uses elements of North Eastern Folk music and shows us he was adept not only in Western milieu but other genres as well.
This album has a universal appeal and it remains favourite of the foreigners topping their want list. This LP is always in demand and often sells for more than 50 US dollars in the international market.

Music Director : R D Burman.
Released in 1971 on Odeon label.

Reviewed by Pilak Bhatt
Pilak Bhatt is a 54 year old Mumbai resident who is still keeping the turntable spinning.  Bhatt is one of many avid LP record collectors in the country and also around the world who has a passion for music and collecting LP records. Bhatt has a collection of almost 1 lac LP records. He buys and sells LPs, advises on turntables and has his own Music Circle shop at Kandivili, Mumbai that stocks loads of LPs.  He can be contacted on 9820365979.