Persian Surgery Dervishes (live album)
by Terry Riley

Persian Surgery Dervishes by Terry Riley
(Live album)
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 5,495th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 32 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (87th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (888th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,495th)

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Terry Riley bestography

Persian Surgery Dervishes is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Terry Riley on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Terry Riley is A Rainbow In Curved Air which is ranked number 1926 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 860.

Terry Riley album bestography « Higher ranked (1,926th)
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This album (5,495th)
Persian Surgery Dervishes
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Persian Surgery Dervishes track list

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Persian Surgery Dervishes rankings

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Overall rank: 5,495th | 1970s rank: 888th | 1972 rank: 87th

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75/100 (from 32 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.8.

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From 08/18/2018 02:23 | #219810
Shame that the limits of vinyl meant there is a fade in/out between each of the 2 performances. It does diminish the natural progress of the music. Recording quality really poor, no better on CD than the original vinyl. Still def. worth buying
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From 07/04/2018 18:16 | #217754
I want to like this more, but not enough dynamic, and it's to busy to get lost in it like a drone (for me).
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2. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
3. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
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5. Harvest by Neil Young
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