SHIN JOONG HYUN Beautiful Rivers And Mountains 1958-1974 2xLP NEW VINYL LITA-065

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ARTIST: Shin Joong Hyun
TITLE: Beautiful Rivers And Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound Of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974
FORMAT: 2xLP
LABEL: Light In The Attic

CATALOG #: LITA-065

RECORD CONDITION: NEW
JACKET CONDITION: NEW

DESCRIPTION: This 14-track retrospective spans the career of South Korean psych-rock virtuoso Shin Joong Hyun. Inspired by jazz, soul, and traditional music, Shin began performing in the mid-50s, honing his craft throughout the late '60s rock explosion and beyond! 

"Guitarist, producer, and songwriter Shin Joong Hyun's music was seldom heard outside his native South Korea. Save for the recordings purchased by returning American GIs or in the collections of migrating South Koreans, it seldom entered the West and was only discovered by rabid vinyl collectors in the 21st century. His story is a long, often tragic one, though it's full of redemption and is ongoing: Shin resumed making music at the turn of the century. Also, he recently received one of popular music's greatest honors: Fender created his own Custom Shop Tribute Series guitar. Shin is only the sixth player ever to receive such an honor. The others' last names are Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, Van Halen, and Vaughan. The intrepid Light in the Attic imprint decided to tell Shin's story through Beautiful Rivers and Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974, his first ever anthology. In addition to collecting 14 tracks, it also offers a lengthy biographical essay -- with interview -- by Kevin Howes. Musically, Shin was deeply influenced by American and British rock and pop styles of all stripes, but also by his own country's folk and pop traditions. Incidentally, they came together inseparably in his music. Ultimately, Beautiful Rivers and Mountains is more than a mere curiosity piece; for all its easy-to-recognize styles, Shin's way of enmeshing them into something original underscores rather than erases their strangeness and splendor -- even to widely exposed Western ears -- making this is an excellent introduction to his work." - Thom Jurek  & allmusic.com

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