Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979

Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran: 1973–1979 is a 2-CD/3-LP compilation album of Iranian songwriter, singer, and composer Kourosh Yaghmaei's solo material, released in 2011. It is a compilation of Yaghmaei's best-known numbers, recorded between 1973 and 1979, before the Islamic Revolution. The original sessions were produced by Kourosh Yaghmaei, while this anthology was produced by Egon for his Now-Again Records label.

Musicians

 * Kourosh Yaghmaei – lead vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars
 * Behrooz Soori – bass guitar (A1, A2, A3, B2)
 * Charlise Bet Davood – bass (B1)
 * Fereydoon Farhoodi – bass (B4, D2, E1, F1)
 * Kamran Yaghmaei – electric guitar (all but A4, B1, C3, D2, E3, F2, F4); rhythm guitar (B2, F2); acoustic guitar (C3); backing vocals (B1, C2, D3, E1, E3, F2); drums (A4, C3, F4)
 * Farokh Hejazi – drums (A1, A2, A3, B2)
 * Changiz Farjad – drums (B3, C1, C2, D1, D3, E1, E2, F1, F2, F3)
 * Bardia – congas (F2); drums (D2)
 * Behrooz Partovi – drums (E3)
 * Houman Darioush – piano (A1)
 * Siavash Ghomayshi – piano (A4)
 * Mehrzad – keyboards (A2, A3, B2)
 * Farhad – keyboards (B3)
 * Fariborz Akhgar – keyboards (B4, D2, E1, F2)
 * Behzad – congas (B3)
 * Jamshid Sobhani – backing vocals (B1, E1), harmonica (F1)
 * Yousuf Abgoun – backing vocals (E2)
 * Amir Beheshti – trumpet (F4)
 * Mirdadian – trumpet (F4)

Others

 * Arranged by – Kambiz Yaghmaei (tracks: F4), Kourosh Yaghmaei (tracks: A1 to F3)
 * Errol F. Richardson – art direction