K (album)
K is the debut album by 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. The album reached the #1 position in the UK charts, however in America it stalled at #200 in the Billboard charts.
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.
It was voted number 879 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.Artwork
The cover art 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, Boris Karloff, Krishna, King Kong, Martin Luther King, Jr., 2 Knights, a Kettle, Kali, the Kaiser, Nikita Khrushchev, Grace Kelly, the number 11, and Rudyard Kipling's book Kim.Track listing
Personnel
Kula Shaker
- Crispian Mills – Singing, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Tamboura.
- Alonza Bevan – Bass, Piano, Tabla, Backing Vocals
- Paul Winterhart – Drums
- Jay Darlington – Organ, Mellotron, Piano.
Guest musicians
