Tag: 1977 debut


  • The Back Shelf Episode: Sheshet’s Debut Album and the Birth of Israeli Progressive Folk

    The Back Shelf Episode: Sheshet’s Debut Album and the Birth of Israeli Progressive Folk

    Introduction: Uncovering a Quiet Milestone In this episode of The Back Shelf, host Dudi Ptimer dusts off a rare gem from Israel’s musical past: the debut album by the ensemble Sheshet, released in November 1977. Though not a chart-topping spectacle at the time, the record has since become a touchstone for artistic audacity in Hebrew…

  • Back Shelf Episode 3: Sheshet’s Debut Album, a One-Off Masterpiece

    Back Shelf Episode 3: Sheshet’s Debut Album, a One-Off Masterpiece

    Introduction: dusting off a missing milestone In this chapter of the podcast series Behind the Back Shelf, host Dudi Patimer pulls a long-forgotten record from the shelves and asks what it meant at the moment of its release—and what it continues to mean today. The debut album by the Israeli band Sheshet, released in November…