If you’ve ever wondered how sacred India actually sounded before studios and synths, this 1972 Musicaphon pressing gets you remarkably close. Alain Daniélou’s curation of Vedic recitation feels almost archival in the best way—measured voices, hovering drones, and that unhurried ritual pulse that can quiet a busy room in seconds.
This is a single LP in Very Good Minus shape on both record and cover: some light marks and gentle shelf wear, but nothing that spoils the solemn, earthy character of the recording. Spin it late at night and it sits somewhere between meditative listening and a time capsule from another century.
Perfect if you collect early ethnographic or Indian classical records, or you just want something on the shelf that makes people lean in and ask, “What on earth is this?” Buy India I - Vedic Recitation And Chant vinyl LP in Very Good Minus condition Today! and give your turntable something genuinely rare and quietly powerful to work with.
TRACKLIST
A1 - Ṛg Veda. Invocation To Kubera, Guardian Of The Gods' Treasury (0:49)
A2 - Ṛg Veda. Invocation To Kubera (2:01)
A3 - Ṛg Veda. Hymn To Agni, God Of Fire (2:10)
A4 - Sāma Veda. Hymn To Indra (2:40)
A5 - Sāma Veda. Sacrifice Of The Soma (Soma Yajña) (2:07)
A6 - Sāma Veda (Invocation To Kubera) (3:01)
A7 - Sāma Veda. Invocation To The Gods (1:14)
A8 - Sāma Veda. Hymn To Rudra, The Destroyer (2:40)
A9 - Sāma Veda. Hymn To Indra, God Of Rains And King Of Heaven (2:54)
A10 - Sāma Veda. Hymn To The Moon Candra Gīti (2:03)
B11 - White Yajur Veda. Hymn To Prajāpati, Lord Of Creatures (1:01)
B12 - Whtie Yajur Veda. Hymn To Brahma (3:21)
B13 - Black Yajur Veda. Invocation Preliminary To The Magic Cult Of Nirṛti, The Malevolent Power (1:45)
B14 - White Yajur Veda. Hymn To Gaṇapati (15:24)