Zarthus is the ninth studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1974 by Vanguard Records.

Zarthus
Studio album by
Released1974 (1974)
GenreAmerican primitivism
Length45:20
LabelVanguard
Robbie Basho chronology
The Voice of the Eagle
(1972)
Zarthus
(1974)
Visions of the Country
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Great Folk Discography7/10[2]
Record Collector[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Robbie Basho

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Zarthus"2:57
2."Khoda é Gul é Abe"9:34
3."Mehera"2:23
4."Khalil Gibran"6:59
5."Bride Divine"3:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Rhapsody in Druz" (Main Theme/Wine Section/Flower of the Heart/The Flight/Nightingale/Darshan/Ocean Section/Allah Meher/Ships/Baba's Mountain/Look into Your Heart/March/Rolling Home)19:56

Personnel

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Adapted from the Zarthus liner notes.[5]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1974 Vanguard LP VSD 79339
Italy 2001 Comet CD, LP
United Kingdom 2014 Ace Vanguard Masters CD

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Robbie Basho: Zarthus > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2010). The great folk discography. Volume 1, Pioneers & early legends. Polygon. ISBN 9781846971419.
  3. ^ "Zarthus – Record Collector Magazine".
  4. ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979
  5. ^ Zarthus (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Santa Monica, California: Vanguard Records. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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