Radiodiffusion Internasionaal Annexe

♬ Kill 1 Pig / ฆ่าหมูตาย 1 ตัว

Many years ago, I bought this single for the A side: Soreng Santi / สรวง สันติ – ”Dub Fai Kui Gun” / ”ดับไฟคุยกัน”. For some reason, I never bothered to listen to the other side until about a year or so ago. Needless to say, I was surprised to hear Led Zeppelin’s “Living Loving Maid”. And then I translated the title… How hasn’t this song been included in one of the 100 or so Thai compilations out there?

As for Rayrai Na Koratch / เรไร ณ โคราช… I have not been able to find anything. If you have any further information about this artist or anything else about this recording, please leave it in the comment section below.

Catalog number MK 08 on Mon Muangnue / มนต์ เมืองเหนือ. No Release date listed.

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Since this posting, I have been contacted by the ever helpful Peter Doolan of Monrakplengthai. Here’s what he had to say:

Rerai Na Khorat (“of Khorat”) was, unsurprisingly, from Khorat (Nakhon Ratchasima) in Thailand’s northeast. she was a breakout star in Chai Muangsing‘s group, her specialty being female “answer-songs” to hits by male artists. She is now in her early 70s, and still lives in Khorat, where she runs a restaurant. She still occasionally gets back on-stage, such as last year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chai’s band.