K. L. Saigal - The Golden Voice - EAHA 1001 - (Condition 80-85%) - LP Record

Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centred in Kolkata during Saigal's time, but is currently centred in Mumbai. Saigal was born at Jammu where his father Amar Chand was a tehsildar at the court of the Raja of Jammu & Kashmir. His mother Kesar Bai was a deeply religious lady who was very fond of music. She used to take her young son to religious functions where bhajan, kirtan and shabad were sung in traditional styles based on classical Indian music. Saigal was the fourth-born child of five and his formal schooling was brief and uneventful. As a child he occasionally played Sita in the Ramlila of Jammu. Saigal dropped out of school and started earning money by working as a railway timekeeper. Later, he worked as a typewriter salesman for the Remington Typewriter Company, which allowed him to tour several parts of India. His travels brought him to Lahore where he befriended Meharchand Jain (who later went on to start the Assam Soap Factory in Shillong) at the Anarkali Bazaar. Meharchand and Kundan remained friends when they both moved to Calcutta and had many a mehfil-e-mushaira. In those days Saigal was a budding singer and Meharchand encouraged him to pursue his talent. Saigal often remarked that he was what   he was because of Meharchand's encouragement and early support manager. Meanwhile, his passion for singing continued and became more intense with the passage of time.

Record Details

Title

K. L. Saigal The Golden Voice - EAHA 1001

Producer

The New Theatres, Ranjit Movietone & A.R. Kardar

Singer

K.L. Saigal

Genre

Film Hits

Language

Hindi

Label

Odeon

Made In

India

Manufacture

The Gramophone Company Of India Limited

Serial No.

EAHA 1001

Side One

• Babul Mora Naihar (Street Singer)

K.L. Saigal

• Andhe Ki Lathi (Dhoop Chhaon)

K.L. Saigal

• Yeh Tasaarruf (Yehudi Ki Ladki)

K.L. Saigal

• Ek Bangla Bane Nyara (President)

K.L. Saigal

• Madhukar Shyam Hamare (Bhagat Surdas)

K.L. Saigal

• Balam Aye Baso (Devdas)

K.L. Saigal

Side Two

• Aye Dil E Beqarar (Shah Jahan)

K.L. Saigal

• Lag Gai Chot

K.L. Saigal

• Main Nahi Makhan (Bhagat Surdas)

K.L. Saigal

• Tadpata Beete (Chandidas)

K.L. Saigal

• Do Naina Matware (My Sister)

K.L. Saigal

• Soja Rajkumari (Zindagi)

K.L. Saigal

Specification

Size

12 Inches

Speed

33 RPM

Record Condition

80-85%

Cover Condition

Excellent