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Ragas that bend time, talas that structure eternity — the ancient living tradition pressed into wax.

Ravi Shankar recorded over 60 albums and performed at Woodstock, Monterey, and the Concert for BangladeshM.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to address the United Nations General Assembly (1966)HMV India pressed Indian classical vinyl from 1907 — some of the earliest studio recordings in the worldA raga has time associations — some should only be played at dawn, others at midnightThe Carnatic system uses 72 parent scales (melakartas) compared to Western music's 12Calcutta Records has one of India's largest collections of original Indian classical LPsRavi Shankar recorded over 60 albums and performed at Woodstock, Monterey, and the Concert for BangladeshM.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to address the United Nations General Assembly (1966)HMV India pressed Indian classical vinyl from 1907 — some of the earliest studio recordings in the worldA raga has time associations — some should only be played at dawn, others at midnightThe Carnatic system uses 72 parent scales (melakartas) compared to Western music's 12Calcutta Records has one of India's largest collections of original Indian classical LPs

Indian classical music represents one of humanity's oldest continuously evolving musical traditions. Divided into two major streams — Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) — it is a living oral tradition passed from guru to shishya across generations. A raga is not a scale but a personality — a set of melodic rules, ornaments, and emotional associations that govern improvisation within vast temporal and tonal space.

The golden age of Indian classical music recordings spans the late 1950s through the 1980s, when HMV, Gramophone Company of India, and CBS pressed the performances of living legends onto vinyl. Ravi Shankar's sitar meditations, Ali Akbar Khan's sarod conversations, M.S. Subbulakshmi's Carnatic devotional recordings — these LPs are now irreplaceable cultural and sonic artifacts. Calcutta Records maintains one of India's largest collections of original Indian classical vinyl.

Timeline

AncientVedic chants — sam, gandhar, and the seven swaras codified

MedievalHindustani and Carnatic streams diverge — Mughal court patronage

1900s–30sFirst 78rpm recordings — HMV captures legendary court musicians

1950s–70sGolden LP era — Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan record masterpieces

1960sRavi Shankar meets George Harrison — Indian classical reaches the West

1980s+Fusion and contemporary masters — Zakir Hussain bridges traditions

Notable Artists

Ravi Shankar Ali Akbar Khan Bismillah Khan Vilayat Khan M.S. Subbulakshmi Bhimsen Joshi Hariprasad Chaurasia Zakir Hussain Amjad Ali Khan Ananda Shankar

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Shehnai - Bismillah khan Used Vinyl 78 RPM Record

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Sitar - Sindhu Bhairavi - Indranil Bhattacharya Used Vinyl 78 RPM Record

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Amjad Ali Khan - Amjad Ali Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Classical Indian Music - Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Ali Akbar Khan - Ali Akbar Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Sarang / Dadra / Chandra Kauns / Kajaree - Bismillah Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Musical Homage To A Guru - Pandit Jasraj Used Vinyl LP Record

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Raag Yaman • Raag Shri - Pannalal Ghosh Used Vinyl LP Record

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Raga Music On Violin - V. G. Jog Used Vinyl LP Record

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Nikhil Banerjee - Nikhil Banerjee Used Vinyl LP Record

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Memories Of Greatness (The Golden Voice Of K.L. Saigal) - Vol. 2 - K. L. Saigal Used Vinyl LP Record

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Great Master, Great Music: Classical Recital By Pandit D.V. Paluskar - D.V. Paluskar Used Vinyl LP Record

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Call Of The Valley - Various Used Vinyl LP Record

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Khansahib Abdul Karim Khan - Abdul Karim Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Enchanting Vocal Music - Malini Rajurkar Used Vinyl LP Record

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The Golden Voice Of K. L. Saigal - Vol. 3 - K. L. Saigal Used Vinyl LP Record

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The Best Of Jagmohan 'Sursagar' - Jagmohan Used Vinyl LP Record

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The Golden Collection: Jaidev - In a Mellow Mood - Jaidev Used Audio Cassette

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Classical Favourites - Lata Mangeshkar Used Audio Cassette

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Live At Royal Albert Hall, London (March 1974) - Lata Mangeshkar Used Vinyl LP Record

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Raga Gujari Todi, Shankara And Piloo-Thumree - Bismillah Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Music Of Love - Amjad Ali Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Ravi Shankar - Ravi Shankar Used Vinyl LP Record

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Raga Marwa / Darbari Kanada - Amir Khan Used Vinyl LP Record

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Why Indian Classical on Vinyl?

Indian classical music on vinyl is the closest thing to a time machine that exists in recorded sound. A raga performance can stretch across an entire LP side — the raga unfolds, the tala cycles, the alap breathes — and vinyl preserves the spatial and dynamic reality of the tanpura drone, the resonance of the tabla, the attack and sustain of the sitar. Streaming compression destroys micro-tonal information that is essential to the grammar of the music. Original HMV pressings of Ravi Shankar played loud are revelatory.

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