There are three labels you will want to look for. The first is anything on Connoisseur Society. They are superbly recorded and there are special 45rpm editions of some of the LPs. This was being done back in the 60s and early 70s! All tube mastered too. Ali Akbar Khan was on this label.
The second label is of course EMI, who maintained recording studios in India. They recorded a complete series of many musicians and the recordings are gold. The India-pressed recordings (from Dum Dum, India) are excellent. Vilayat Khan, the unchallenged master of the Sitar, was on this label.
Nonesuch also produced some interesting recordings that should not be ignored. Sound quality is quite good.
I've not run into any recordings on World Pacific that were particularly impressive, although some of them are interesting due to the unusual nature of some of the material.
Have fun!
The second label is of course EMI, who maintained recording studios in India. They recorded a complete series of many musicians and the recordings are gold. The India-pressed recordings (from Dum Dum, India) are excellent. Vilayat Khan, the unchallenged master of the Sitar, was on this label.
Nonesuch also produced some interesting recordings that should not be ignored. Sound quality is quite good.
I've not run into any recordings on World Pacific that were particularly impressive, although some of them are interesting due to the unusual nature of some of the material.
Have fun!