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Stereo Action is back!
My 1976 receiver had a problem. Noise. Just plain garbley noise when I tried to run the sound out to the computer to record LPs to digital. It’s not that much money to get it fixed, but somehow I never...
View ArticleThe Motherlode of All Space Age Pop Sharity!
This is an awesome thing. Over on PCL Linkdump, they have compiled all the shared rips of classic lounge records into one big ol’ post, plus links to articles on the artists. This is a real treasure....
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Ear Candy – Paul Whiteman – Hawaiian Magic – Accent on Strings
This little EP was produced by Enogh Light. I had hopes… The first thing that should have dashed those hopes was the name of the orchestra leader: Whiteman. The second was the “Accent on Strings.”...
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Ear Candy – Henri Rene – Compulsion to Swing
Henri Rene is one of my favorites. He has a subtlety that the more popular Space Age artists lack. His music rewards the attentive and perceptive listener. It’s genius. Henri Rene – Compulsion to...
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Henri Rene – The Swinging 59
I really love Henri Rene’s music. It rewards the listener. It’s slightly akilter. It’s doing little things that are just wonderful and fun. Not in your face. But for the afficianado, it’s music to...
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Commercial Recording Corp.
If you have listened to my Live 365 radio station, you probably have heard some of these. In the days of the radio jingle, CRC was king. Their intros and lead ins were just fantastic and they covered...
View ArticleRe-uploads
I have had requests to re-upload a couple of records. So, I have put Henri Rene’s Compulsion to Swing and Bob Thompson’s Mmmmm Nice back up. get ’em while they’re there!
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Arnie and Chise – Rotsa Ruck – Fort Lauderdale Sheraton Lounge
I picked up this record on my trip to Tiki Eyeball. I have been dying to hear it since May. The cover is just classic. I am not sure where this Sheraton is in Fort Lauderdale. I thought it was where...
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Adomono – A Night at the Beachcomber
I got a request for this, so I am putting it out there again. I have not listened to this in maybe 6 years, so, no guess about the sound quality. Download here
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George Paoa Trio Live! LP
This is one of many, many records I picked up at thrift stores over the years. Back in 2004 I ripped it to the computer, at least the first side. Recently I was making new mixes for the Hideaway and...
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Swank Vinyl Exotica is Free!
Back in 2001, I made Swank Vinyl Exotica I to sell at the first Hukilau. It turns out that was the only money made on the first Hukilau! I made a second and sold them both on my website. I just...
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The Exotic Sounds of the Hawaii Kai
I have narrowed my collecting over the years, mainly due to the fact that I could quickly run out of space. Now that the Hideaway is in operation, I limited it even more. One of the few things I do...
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Sam Makia – Live Hawaiian Party
More ripped live Hapa Haole vinyl. I had recorded this record in 2007, but just recorded it again. It appears to be from the 70s. Looks like the dying end of the Tiki Epoch. Everyone in the images is...
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Mr. Fatu – Live at the Hawaiian Inn Daytona
Elvis was huge in Hawaii, but I guess that crossed on over to Samoa and Mr. Fatu got the bug. I don’t know much about what is going on here, so I will leave off with comments. I will note that the...
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Honeymoon in Hawaii LP
This record has lots of great images. It is meant to be a sort of scrapbook of your Hawaiian Honeymoon. Places to add notes and it is generally a nice bit of eye candy. I expected the most watered down...
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