The Grail & the Lotus

The Grail & the Lotus
Studio album by Robbie Basho
Released	1966
Recorded	February 12 – February 19, 1965
Genre	American Primitivism
Length	45:29
Label	Takoma
Producer	Ed Denson
Robbie Basho chronology
The Seal of the Blue Lotus (1965) The Grail & the Lotus (1966) Basho Sings (1967)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Grail & the Locus is the second studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1966 by Takoma Records.

Release and reception

The album was produced by Ed Denson.

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, stating that The Grail & the Lotus is "a fine, innovative album"^[1]

Despite never being individually issued on Compact Disc, The Grail & the Lotus can be found in its entirety on the Guitar Soli compilation album.^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Robbie Basho. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Grail and the Lotus"	6:02
2.	"The Dharma Prince"	10:06
3.	"Oriental Love Song"	5:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Golden Shamrock"	8:43
2.	"Street Dakini"	6:31
3.	"Chung Mei – The Chinese Orchid"	8:10

Personnel

Adapted from The Grail & the Lotus liner notes.^[3]

• Robbie Basho – steel-string acoustic guitar, vocals
• ED Denson – production
• Tom Weller – illustrations

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1966	Takoma	LP	C-1007

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Robbie Basho: The Grail & the Lotus > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
2. "Re-issued Albums: The Grail and the Lotus". robbiebasho.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
3. The Grail & the Lotus (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Santa Monica, California: Takoma Records. 1966.

External links

• The Grail & The Lotus at Discogs (list of releases)