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Survival Research label Pioneer Erkin Koray may have been the first Turkish rock artist, he and his band reputedly playing Fats Domino and Elvis covers in 1957; by combining rock ‘n’ roll and Turkish traditional music, he spearheaded Anatolian rock and became the leading Turkish psychedelic practitioner. East-west hybrid Elektronik Turkuler was an innovative concept album marrying rock with Turkish trad; in contrast, the 1976 release 2 is thoroughly grounded in Turkish traditional music, the understated delivery holding just a touch of psychedelia and a proto-disco undercurrent in the mix, as heard on tracks like Estarabim, Arap Saçi and Timbilli.

Track Listing:

• A1 Şaşkın 4:29
• A2 Eyvah 3:03
• A3 Fesuphanallah 3:37
• A4 Sevince 5:18
• A5 Estarabim 5:19
• B1 Arap Saçı 3:47
• B2 Hayat Bir Teselli 5:21
• B3 Komşu Kızı 4:04
• B4 Gönül Salıncağı 4:08
• B5 Tımbıllı 3:55