Kula Shaker - K - reissue Vinyl LP

Impressed are proud to present Kula Shaker's debut album, K, on limited edition purple vinyl. 

Emerging in the midst of Britpop’s lad-culture swagger and retrograde cool, Kula Shaker appeared like a luminous anomaly—flooded with Sanskrit, and sitar feedback. Fronted by the spiritually restless Crispian Mills, the band carved out their own mystical counter-narrative in the mid-'90s, fusing British psychedelia with Indian classical influences in a way that felt less like a gimmick and more like an invocation.

Their debut album, K, exploded onto the UK charts in 1996, debuting at number 1 —a remarkable feat for a band whose best-known single (Govinda) was sung entirely in Sanskrit. But beyond the novelty, there was a muscular musicality: soaring Hammond organ lines courtesy of Jay Darlington, thunderous rhythms from Paul Winterhart, and Alonza Bevan’s melodic bass grounding the cosmic swirl. 

First released in 1996, K blends classic ’60s psych‑rock influences (think The Grateful Dead) with Eastern mysticism and instrumentation. It’s often described as a concept album rooted in Indian mysticism. The closing hidden track is a voice recording of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, speaking about his guru—underscoring the album's spiritual leanings.

The cover, designed by Dave Gibbons, cleverly assembles a collage of “K”-themed icons—ranging from historical figures (e.g. Martin Luther King Jr., Karl Marx) to pop culture (Superman’s “Kal-El”) and religious symbols like Krishna, reflecting the band's playful yet reverent approach to cultural referencing.

Kula Shaker remain rare: a rock band that never abandoned wonder, never lost the thread, and never apologised for believing that music can be more than sound—it can be spirit.

Pressed to limited edition purple vinyl, with individually numbered obi strips.

This pressing is strictly limited to 750 copies only, and is only available via Impressed or in person on the band’s forthcoming US tour.

Please note that only the versions bought from Impressed will have the obi strip, and they are limited to only 375 copies, each numbered. 

Available now for pre-order. We'll ship on release on 17th October.

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