Vande Mataram (album) "It was the hit of the conference." Amid great hype, the album was released on 12 August 1997, three days before the 50th anniversary of Indian independence. The Indian release had only 7 songs while the international release had two additional songs "Masoom" and "Musafir". Later "Masoom" was released in India in the album "Gurus of Peace" and "Musafir" in the album "MTV Total Mix". The album was met with overwhelming responses. Rahman became the first Indian artist of popular music to go international when "Vande Mataram" was released simultaneously in 28 countries across the world. Rahman himself performed live
I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins from Canada I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins from Canada I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins From Canada is a split album between Nardwuar the Human Serviette's two bands, The Evaporators, and Thee Goblins. It was released in 1998 as an LP with a free CD. The name I Gotta Rash comes from the time Jello Biafra drew on Nardwuar's face with a marker pen, the subsequent removal of which resulted in a rash. All tracks by The Evaporators unless noted otherwise. All tracks by Thee Goblins unless noted otherwise. Tracks 1-12 by The Evaporators unless noted otherwise Tracks 13-22 by Thee