It's been a while since I visited the R. D. Burman auctions on eBay. Here are the fresh hits.
BOMBAY FUNK 80's ost "Manzil manzil" (note: link will become stale once the auction is over): Composer : RD Burman ; Label : "Manzil manzil" ; Label : EMI eclp5961 ; Year : 1984 ; Country : India ; Condition : cov VG+ rec VG++ ; Description : Late RD' stuff but still as good as in his early days.This one is for the Indian smurfers.You will be kicked off by the inventive midtempo disco "hey baba". There are also good loops for the beatheads and a breathtaking indian scat moment...
BOLLYWOOD LOUNGE ost "Saagar"(note: link will become stale once the auction is over):Composer : RD Burman ; Label : "Saagar" ; Label : Music India 2392470 ; Year : 1984 ; Country : India ; Condition : cov VG++ rec VG++ ; Description : Listen to the sexy lounge duet "Jaane do naa". Nothing can get more erotic for an indian boy...
BOLLYWOOD FUNK ost "Rocky"(note: link will become stale once the auction is over): Composer : RD Burman ; Label : "Rocky" ; Label : Polydor 2392209 ; Year : 1980 ; Country : India ; Condition : cov VG (the front cover is made of a kind of aluminium, so all the copies I have seen show signs of oxidation) rec VG++ ; Description : RD delivers here one of his funkiest score. For the samplers, there are several Timbaland style breakbeats (tabla, sitar, drums, strings)...
BOLLYWOOD FUNK ost "Takkar"(note: link will become stale once the auction is over): Composer : RD Burman ; Label : "Takkar" ; Label : EMI eclp5659 ; Year : 1980 ; Country : India ; Condition : cov VG rec VG (a lot of light scuff but plays very well with little noise in the silent moments) ; Description : Just check the funk bomb "Yeh tanhaya" and the moody "Duniya kya hai". RD at his best...
BOLLYWOOD CLASSIC ost "Yaadon ki Baaraat" (note: link will become stale once the auction is over): Composer : RD Burman ; Label : "Yaadon ki Baaraat" ; Label : Odeon/EMI d/moce4194 ; Year : 1973 ; Country : India ; Condition : cov VG+ rec VG++ ; Description : One of his masterpiece, as consistant as "Hare rama hare krishna".In this score of this cult movie in india, the furious indian psychedelic songs contrast with the delicate and moving tunes such as "Chura liya"...