IlayaRaja's New Albums 2013-15 - Mahendran film/Thaarai thappattai/Mythri

[krish244]

Audio rights for NEPV is expected between 1.5 and 2 crores:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/13065333.cms

"...Says an executive in the audio industry, "The soundtracks of Gautham's films have always done well in the market. And since he is collaborating with Ilaiyaraaja for the first time, there is an intense competition among top labels to bag the audio rights for 'NEP'
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Considering that Ilaiyaraaja has a huge fan base in Tamil and Telugu, the rights of 'NEP' are much-contested between players in the music market....."

thanks,

Krishnan

[V_S]

vinatha,
My parents bought the CDs in Chennai and posted to me. I don't know which shop but, I can ask and let you know.

[baroque]

sure...

[skr]

V_S ,
Nice to know you got hold of the original cds of Dhoni and Mayilu ..Awaiting your detailed review on both these soundtracks ..
Do listen to Prasad also , the Oh Nana Kanda track is a lilting melody ..
Mudhalvar Mahatma too is an interesting and very likeable album..

And if you drop down to Chennai sometime, do let me know .. I would like to meet you

Baroque ,
You get Dhoni and Mayilu audio cd in every landmark store in Chennai..There are stores in Nungambakkam , Spencer Plaza etc ..
Prasad if you need , can get it from Star Track , Coimbatore ..Mudhalvar Mahatma audio is not released and can be downloaded legally on the net for free..

[V_S]

Thanks skr. Both the soundtracks are great treat for ears. I also got Prasad CDs too, courtesy Suresh ji, many many thanks to him. Prasad has some wonderful songs; Nee nanna kanda and Naanu neenu. I liked couple of songs in Mudhalvar Mahatma too. Sure we will have to meet. It's been more than 6 years since I visited India, waiting for that day badly and eagerly.

[baroque]

thanks SKR!

[Sureshs65]

The Western world, atleast the alternate music circuits, seem to have discovered the Raja of the 80s and are celebrating him, going by the compilations that are coming out from various labels.

After the 'Solla Solla' and later the Chitra compilation, we now get the funky Raja of the 80s. Just check out the compilation. Someone has real good taste.

Here are the sound samples of the compilation:

http://soundcloud.com/experimedia/il...ire-star-synth

Here is the website for buying the album: http://www.experimedia.net/

(Got this from twitter thanks to @dwty and @Mayil__)

[teja]

@Suresh,

Awesome! Just placed my order! Been looking forward to "Chittikurivi" in good quality from a long time.. and this CD's recordings quality seems to be promising!

Great find!

[wizzy]

great find...digged a similar 80s vinyl compilation while ago..http://cartilage-records.bandcamp.co...ja-1-1984-1991

[V_S]

Wow! Suresh ji, this is some amazing discovery. Thank you so much. But how did they achieve this much quality, when agi music (who is owning the copy rights of Raja's old soundtracks) and other companies is struggling to remaster the tracks, citing poor source. This is definitely a major breakthrough in terms of quality. First time hearing Maestro's songs in this crystal clear quality. Still not able to believe it! It's sold out when I was about to order.

wizzy, "Play that beat Mr. Raja #1" is another outsanding album with great tracks. It is also available in iTunes (purchased recently), but you will not get that vinyl quality. Thanks!