K (album)
K is the debut album by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, released on 16 September 1996. A concept album, themed on Indian mysticism, it became the fastest selling debut album in Britain since Elastica's debut the previous year,[14] selling over 130,000 copies in the first week.[15] The album reached the number-one position on the UK Albums Chart and number 200 on the US Billboard 200. It was voted number 879 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[16]
| K | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 September 1996 | |||
| Studio | Eden, RAK, Townhouse, Chipping Norton, Livingston, The Pierce Room, Wessex, Maison Rouge, Eastcote Studios | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, raga rock, Britpop | |||
| Length | 48:51 (not including 13:04 silence) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | John Leckie, Shep & Dodge, Crispian Mills | |||
| Kula Shaker chronology | ||||
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| Singles from K | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5[5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| NME | 9/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| USA Today |  [12] |
| The Village Voice | C[13] |
The Grateful Dead's psychedelic rock style is an influence on Kula Shaker's first and second albums. The hidden track after "Hollow Man" is a recording of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, speaking about his own guru.
Artwork
The cover art (by comic-book artist Dave Gibbons) consists of various images related to the letter K, including: John F. Kennedy, Lord Kitchener, Karl Marx, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Ken Dodd, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Kaye, Kal-El (Superman), Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein's monster), Krishna, King Kong, Martin Luther King Jr., two Knights (a pair of Keys on one of them), a Kettle, Kali, the Kaiser, Nikita Khrushchev, Grace Kelly, the number 11 (symbolizing K), and Rudyard Kipling's book Kim.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Crispian Mills except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Dude" | 4:10 | |
| 2. | "Knight on the Town" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Temple of Everlasting Light" | Mills, Alonza Bevan | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Govinda" | 4:57 | |
| 5. | "Smart Dogs" | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "Magic Theatre" | Mills, Bevan | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Into the Deep" | Mills, Bevan | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Sleeping Jiva" | Mills, Bevan, Jay Darlington, Paul Winterhart | 2:02 |
| 9. | "Tattva" | 3:46 | |
| 10. | "Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There" | 5:42 | |
| 11. | "303" | Mills, Bevan | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Start All Over" | 2:35 | |
| 13. | "Hollow Man (Parts 1 & 2)" (plus 0:12 hidden track after – 13:04 silence) | 6:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Tattva" (Lucky 13 Mix) | Mills, Bevan, Darlington, Winterhart | 3:59 |
| 15. | "Into the Deep" (unreleased John Leckie version) | Mills, Bevan | 4:45 |
| 16. | "Red Balloon (Vishnu's Eyes)" | Tim Hardin | 3:42 |
| 17. | "Hush" ("Hush" is 2:58; plus 1:25 hidden track at the end, an extended version of the original hidden track) | Joe South | 17:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Raagy One (Waiting for Tomorrow)" | 4:27 | |
| 15. | "Tattva" | Mills, Bevan, Darlington, Winterhart | 3:59 |
| 16. | "Into the Deep" (unreleased John Leckie version) | Mills, Bevan | 4:45 |
| 17. | "Red Balloon (Vishnu's Eyes)" | Tim Hardin | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Hush" ("Hush" is 2:58; plus 1:25 hidden track at the end, an extended version of the original hidden track) | Joe South | 12:53 |
Personnel
Kula Shaker
- Crispian Mills – singing, electric and acoustic guitars, tamboura
- Alonza Bevan – bass, piano, tabla, backing vocals
- Paul Winterhart – drums
- Jay Darlington – organ, Mellotron, piano
Guest musicians
- Wajahat Kahn – sarod (on "Sleeping Jiva")
- Himangsu Goswami – tabla (on "Govinda" and "Jerry Was There")
- Gouri Choudhury – backing vocals (on "Govinda", credited as "Gouri")
- The Kick Horns – horns (on "Start All Over")
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 June 1996. p. 35.
- "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 August 1996. p. 31.
- "Reviews – Releases Out on November 11 1996: Singles". Music Week. 2 November 1996. p. 35.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "K – Kula Shaker". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- Thompson, Dave (January 1997). "Kula Shaker: K". Alternative Press. No. 124. p. 73.
- Kot, Greg (29 November 1996). "Kula Shaker K (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Pepper, Tracey (25 October 1996). "K". Entertainment Weekly. p. 116. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- Sullivan, Caroline (20 September 1996). "Kula Shaker: K (Columbia)". The Guardian.
- Patterson, Sylvia (14 September 1996). "Kula Shaker – K". NME. p. 50. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Cranna, Ian (October 1996). "Kula Shaker: K". Q. No. 121. p. 165.
- Tuscadero, Inky (Christmas 2011). "Kula Shaker – K". Record Collector. No. 396. p. 95. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Gundersen, Edna (26 November 1996). "Kula Shaker, K". USA Today. Archived from the original on 5 May 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- Christgau, Robert (3 December 1996). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Silver, Daniel (March 2000). "Kula Shaker Classic Rock Archive". Classic Rock. p. 80. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Jones, Alan (20 March 1999). "The Official UK Charts: Albums - 20 March 1999". Music Week.
- Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
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