SIR RICHARD BISHOP The Freak Of Araby (2009 US limited edition 10-track vinyl LP from the Sun City Girls founder. Playing homage to a guitar hero of his youth, Omar Khorshid, 'The Freak of Araby' is perhaps Bishop's most linear work, focusing ona specific traditional music that dates back to ancient times as well as to his own Lebanese heritage. The ten tunes here are a mixed bunch- some of them 'new' and some stolen from the rich burial grounds of traditional Middle Eastern melodies. The picture sleeve retains its opened shrinkwrap and the vinyl looks barely played DC398)