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Best Music Compilation Vinyl Records

Compilation LPs are where Indian record labels did their curating — best-of sets, artist tributes, duet collections and themed anthologies that gathered scattered 78s and film songs onto a single disc. For the listener they remain the fastest way into a singer's world; for the collector they often preserve early recordings that never appeared on any other LP. This collection ranges across film music, devotional song, Rabindra Sangeet and Indian classical instrumentals.

Artists and sets in this collection

The pre-playback pioneers are strongly represented: Golden Voice of K.L. Saigal, hits of Kanan Devi, and Songs That Never Die pairing Khurshid with K.C. Dey — voices from the New Theatres and studio era that most listeners now know only through compilations like these. Pankaj Mullick's Golden Greats brings his Tagore interpretations, alongside dedicated Bengali Tagore song LPs and Jagmohan's Sursagar. Film-song lovers will find Asha Bhosle and Talat Mahmood duet collections, Mukesh tribute albums and studio anthologies such as Great Hits From Great Studios from the Mehboob catalogue. The devotional shelf runs from Anup Jalota's bhajan sets to film-bhajan collections, while the classical and instrumental side offers Carnatic violin from Lalgudi G. Jayaraman and Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan, V. Balsara's inventive "singing sitars", Enoch Daniels' easy-listening accordion and Kalyanji–Anandji presenting Babla and his orchestra. Regional surprises — Rajasthani folk hits, Kannada and Telugu sets, Runa Laila — round it out.

Why compilations matter to collectors

Labels like HMV and Odeon used compilations to keep their deep catalogues alive, often transferring 1930s–40s shellac recordings to microgroove for the first time. Many of these transfers were never reissued again, so a well-kept compilation LP can be the only accessible source for a rare early recording. They are also honest value: more songs, more artists and more history per disc than most single soundtracks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are these original pressings?
Most are original Indian pressings, chiefly on HMV, Odeon and related Gramophone Company of India imprints, with later labels appearing on eighties sets. Compilations were sometimes kept in print across years, so pressings vary; where we can identify a later repress, the listing says so.

Are compilations good value compared with soundtrack LPs?
Often, yes. A single compilation can hold a dozen artists or a career's worth of highlights, and many sell for less than a sought-after soundtrack. Rarities exist here too — early-voice anthologies and classical sets can be scarce — but as a rule this is the most affordable way to build breadth.

Do you have non-film and classical compilations?
Yes. Beyond film-song anthologies, this collection includes bhajan and devotional sets, Rabindra Sangeet, Carnatic violin recordings, instrumental easy-listening and regional folk collections from Rajasthan and elsewhere. If you collect Indian music beyond Bollywood, this is the shelf to dig through.