A. Kostis The Jail's A Fine School

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October 16, 2020
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First ever vinyl collection of the legendary 'Kostis,' the most enigmatic of all Greek rebetika artists of the early 1930s. Truly unique guitar duets and black-humor prose chronicling the hash dens, prison culture and pickpockets of old Athens. Virtuosic fingerpicking of Near-Eastern modes at the dawn of rebetika, when the bouzouki was yet to become supreme. Recorded under a pseudonym for export to the Greeks living in America, it stands as an enduring mystery and the high standard for a once subversive art form. Includes Greek and English lyrics, extensive liner notes by Tony Klein and many previously unpublished photographs. Co-released by Olvido Records. Track Listing: 1. Yannis The Hash Smoker [3:56] / 2. A School Was Burned [4:10] / 3. Troumba [4:01] / 4. You Were Barefoot [3:55] / 5. Dertlidhikos Horos [4:09] / 6. In The Basement [3:59] / 7. I Pass By Your Door [4:17] / 8. Toumbeleki Toumbeleki [4:17] / 9. Dizziness Overcomes Me [4:09] / 10. This Summer [4:15] / 11. I Became Thin [4:15] / 12. The Jail's A Fine School [4:22]

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