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A1	La Danse Du Bonheur Written-By – J. McLaughlin*, L. Shankar*	4:48
A2	Lady L Written-By – L. Shankar*	7:23
A3	India Written-By – J. McLaughlin*, L. Shankar*	13:31
B1	Kriti Arranged By – J. McLaughlin*, L. Shankar*Written-By – Traditional	2:58
B2	Isis Written-By – J. McLaughlin*, L. Shankar*	15:11
B3	Two Sisters Written-By – J. McLaughlin*	4:41

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – Trident Studios
• Mixed At – Trident Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – Chinmoy Music, Inc.
• Published By – Seethalakshmi Music Inc.
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01-32211

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Producer – John McLaughlin
• Engineer – Dennis A. MacKay*
• Ghatam, Mridangam – Vikku Vinayakram
• Management – Joseph D'Anna, Nat Weiss*
• Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Richard Laird
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Steinbicker-Houghten*
• Tabla, Vocals – Zakir Hussain
• Tape Op – Steve W. Taylor*
• Violin – L. Shankar*

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Trident Studios
London, England—August, 1976

A1, A3, B1, B2: Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Chinmoy Music, Inc. / Seethalakshmi Music, Inc.
A2: Seethalakshmi Music, Inc. | B3: Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Chinmoy Music, Inc.

"Kriti" is a traditional composition from South India.

℗ 1977 CBS Inc./© 1977 CBS Inc./[...]/Printed in Holland
Made in Holland
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CBS Nice Price reissue with red centre labels and black 'Nice Price' inner sleeve as shown in the image section. Lacquer A cut 1977, lacquer B in 1978. Faint etching of 01-32211-A/-B.
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John McLaughlin plays a specially designed guitar with a Sitar-like hollow fretboard which allows pitchbending (as shown on cover).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• Label Code (Labels): LC -0149
• Label Code (Cover): LC 0149
• Price Code: CB 231
• Price Code (Encircled): 53
• Other (Master reference numbers): CBS 81664 PC 34372
• Matrix / Runout (Label A): CBS 32211-1 CBS 81664
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): CBS 32211-2 CBS 81664
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched/stamped): [e:] AL 34372-1A [s:] S-81664-1A-1 1A [e:] 01
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped/etched): [s:] CBS 01-81664-2B-1 [e:] 01-32211-B
• Other (Inner sleeve computer#, top notch variant): 11•51067•40
• Other (Inner sleeve computer#, straight top variant): 11•51063•40

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
S 81664, 81664, CBS 81664	Shakti With John McLaughlin	Shakti With John McLaughlin - A Handful Of Beauty ‎(LP, Album)	CBS, CBS, CBS	S 81664, 81664, CBS 81664	UK	1977
PC 34372	Shakti	A Handful Of Beauty ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 34372	Canada	1977
CBS 32211	Shakti	A Handful Of Beauty ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	CBS 32211	Spain	Unknown
SMM5030112	Shakti	A Handful Of Beauty ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia	SMM5030112	France	2001
494448 2	Shakti With John McLaughlin	Shakti With John McLaughlin - A Handful Of Beauty ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Columbia	494448 2	US	1999

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