Album lore

At 78 rpm (Recordings 1950-1953) gathers twenty tracks from Manolis Hiotis's early postwar output, captured during a period when Greek popular music was crystallizing around laïko and entehno forms. Released in 2011 by Vintage Music gr, this compilation preserves Hiotis's deft bouzouki playing and warm vocal timbre on shellac discs originally spun at the titular speed. Among the selections are familiar titles like "Paraxeni kopela" and "Ehasa ta matia ta orea," which bear the imprint of urban Greek songcraft transitioning from folk roots to more polished arrangements.This artifact offers a window into the sound and spirit of early 1950s Greek music culture, as recorded in an era prior to the LP’s dominance. Hiotis’s work here is a testament to the bouzouki’s central role in shaping modern Greek musical identity, delivered with clarity and immediacy that these 78 rpm recordings still convey. Collectors and DJs attuned to the lineage of laïko will find this release a valuable document of the genre’s formative years.

Album lore

At 78 rpm (Recordings 1950-1953) gathers twenty tracks from Manolis Hiotis's early postwar output, captured during a period when Greek popular music was crystallizing around laïko and entehno forms. Released in 2011 by Vintage Music gr, this compilation preserves Hiotis's deft bouzouki playing and warm vocal timbre on shellac discs originally spun at the titular speed. Among the selections are familiar titles like "Paraxeni kopela" and "Ehasa ta matia ta orea," which bear the imprint of urban Greek songcraft transitioning from folk roots to more polished arrangements.This artifact offers a window into the sound and spirit of early 1950s Greek music culture, as recorded in an era prior to the LP’s dominance. Hiotis’s work here is a testament to the bouzouki’s central role in shaping modern Greek musical identity, delivered with clarity and immediacy that these 78 rpm recordings still convey. Collectors and DJs attuned to the lineage of laïko will find this release a valuable document of the genre’s formative years.