The Grail & the Lotus

The Grail & the Lotus
Studio album by Robbie Basho
Released 1966 (1966)
Recorded February 12 – February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)
Genre American Primitivism
Length 45:29
Label Takoma
Producer Ed Denson
Robbie Basho chronology
The Seal of the Blue Lotus
(1965)The Seal of the Blue Lotus1965		 The Grail & the Lotus
(1966)		 Basho Sings
(1967)Basho Sings1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Grail & the Locus is the second studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1966 by Takoma Records.

Release and reception

The album was produced by Ed Denson.

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, stating that The Grail & the Lotus is "a fine, innovative album"[1]

Despite never being individually issued on Compact Disc, The Grail & the Lotus can be found in its entirety on the Guitar Soli compilation album.[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Robbie Basho.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Grail and the Lotus"6:02
2."The Dharma Prince"10:06
3."Oriental Love Song"5:57
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Golden Shamrock"8:43
2."Street Dakini"6:31
3."Chung Mei – The Chinese Orchid"8:10

Personnel

Adapted from The Grail & the Lotus liner notes.[3]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1966 Takoma LP C-1007

References

  1. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Robbie Basho: The Grail & the Lotus > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Re-issued Albums: The Grail and the Lotus". robbiebasho.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ The Grail & the Lotus (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Santa Monica, California: Takoma Records. 1966.
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