{"title":"Peter Walker","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rainy-day-raga","title":"Rainy Day Raga","description":"\u003cp\u003ereleased in 1966 and often mentioned in the same breath as john fahey, robbie basho and leo kottke, walker's work was greatly influenced by indian classical and spanish flamenco traditions. mastered from new transfers from the original tapes this is an astounding debut rightly restored for modern psychedelic folk adventurers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50437816779083,"sku":"330216","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/906a7531-8351-4716-89fc-ec08087ea084_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726935628"},{"product_id":"has-anybody-seen-our-freedoms","title":"Has Anybody Seen Our Freedoms?","description":"\u003cp\u003eLost 1970 solo studio recording by legendary folk \/ raga \/ psychedelic \/ acoustic guitarist. Peter Walker is an American original, as eclectic and enigmatic as the songs he writes. The legendary seventy-five year old guitarist was schooled by masters such as Ravi Shankar, and Ali Akbar Khan. In the mid-'60s, while musical director to Timothy Leary's LSD explorations, Walker released the classic 'Rainy Day Raga' LP in 1966, and 1968's influential 'Second Poem to Karmela' or 'Gypsies Are Important,' both on Vanguard Records. Following that, Peter Walker disappeared from recording for almost forty years, but never stopped practicing, learning, and reaching. Now, Delmore Recording Society is proud to announce the release of a lost studio session from 1970. Recorded at Mercury Studios, NYC. 'Has Anybody Seen Our Freedoms?' is Peter Walker's manifesto. A solo guitar \/ vocal album, all one take, no overdubs, that could have been Peter's classic third album had it been released at the time. LP features Download code plus bonus track, tip on jacket, exclusive 8 1\/2\" x 11\" Matrix handbill reproduction, 4 panel heavy insert containing rare images and 4300 word essay by Peter Walker.CD features 20 page booklet with exclusive images, 4300 word essay by Peter Walker and bonus track.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delmore Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50457935577419,"sku":"369548","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3638bc89-9d87-44d2-9766-a36d8a1692b3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727209192"},{"product_id":"second-poem-to-karmela-or-gypsies-are-important","title":"Second Poem to Karmela or Gypsies are Important","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemastered from the original stereo 1\/4\" tapes. LP and CD feature expanded gatefold tip-on jackets and liner notes. Light In The Attic and the legendary folk \/ blues \/ roots label Vanguard Records are proud to begin a series of collaborations under the umbrella Vanguard Vault. The series will explore the vaults of Vanguard and see the reissuing of obscure nuggets, psychedelic weirdness and just some good old-fashioned seminal music. Originally released in 1968 on Vanguard Records, Peter Walker's album 'Second Poem To Karmela' Or Gypsies Are Important was a ground breaking blend of folk, raga, psychedelia, Eastern and Modal sounds that has remained unsung for decades. While his debut album for Vanguard, 'Rainy Day Raga', has been reissued several times on LP and CD, this album (his sophomore effort), remains an obscure and hard to find vinyl relic. Until now. Carefully re-mastered from the original tapes, guitar scholar Glenn Jones recently interviewed Peter Walker for hours and has written a book-deep essay for the CD and LP liner notes that detail Walker's association with an incredible cross-section of 1960's counter-culture icons including LSD guru Timothy Leary (Walker personally provided 'the soundtrack' to many a trip), he studied raga music with Ali Akbar Khan, and like his close friend Sandy Bull, Walker worked on a fusion of Western and Eastern sounds. Jim Pepper plays flute on Second Poem (he also recorded with The Fugs and Don Cherry), other accompaniment to Walker's guitar, Sarod and Sitar playing includes violin, organ, tablas, and tamboura.This is true 'acid folk' as interesting, progressive, and memorable as fellow 1960's world travelers Robbie Basho, Davy Graham, and the Incredible String Band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Light in the Attic","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50465207877963,"sku":"371899","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1ebda4dd-d2b3-4020-a7c3-171924115be6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727282942"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/peter-walker.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}