A Couple of Lately Finds..

Although I haven't spent too much time in opshops lately, I did come a cross these. The Pacific Musical Panorama came from The Red Cross, Newtown ($2). While in Glebe a few weeks ago, The Hoff came from Sophia's Bookshop for $5.

Hoffnung's Acoustics - Souvenir Press - 1983 edition

Call of The Pacific - Various Artists - Salem Records - 1969

Heading West on a Salty Breeze

Today we continue on our trans Pacific expedition after our previous trek thru Hawaii.
Not seen since the valiant efforts of Thor Heyerdahl, we follow in the path of ancient seafarers all the way to the Isles of The Long White Cloud, taking in the local flavours as we jump from island to island paradise.
To start with we look at Polynesia in a general tourist-type manner, then move onto a more detailed survey of prominent ocean volcanic peaks...

Adventures in Paradise Vol 4 - Various Artists - Universal Record Club - date unknown

Adventures in Paradise Vol 2 - Various Artists - Universal Record Club - date unknown

The Beat of Polynesia - Peter Posa and the Islanders - Axis - date unknown

Polynesian Percussion - George  Cates - Dot Records - date unknown

Polynesian Percussion Studio Set-up

World of the South Pacific - Field recordings - World Record Club - post 1972

Sweet Sounds of the South Pacific - St. Josephs' Maori Girls Choir of New Zealand

Viking Records - date unknown

Inside spread

Cinerama South Seas Adventure - Alex North - AF Records - date unknown

Sounds of the South Seas - Eddie Bush - Salem Records - date unknown

South Sea Island Magic - Various Artists - Reader's Digest - date unknown

Musical Cruise... Hawaii To Hongkong - The Royal Polynesian Island Orchestra

Family Records - date unknown

Down where the Trade winds blow - Various Artists - Summit - date unknown

Groupe Folklorique Fetia - Various Artists - Playa Sound - 1981

First off we look at the glory of Tahiti

Tihati's South Seas Spectacular - Various Artists 

Private recording/Don Over Records - date unknown

Bienvenue a Tahiti - Musiques at Chants Folkloriques de Tahiti

TTA/Glory - date unknown

Mariterangi - Tahiti Orchestra & Entertainers/Eddie Lund - Tahiti Records - date unknown

Maitai - Various Artists - Playa Sound - 1979

Little Brown Gal - Toti's Tahitians - Viking - date unknown

Meet me in Tahiti! - Eddie Lund and His Tahitians - Viking - date unknown

Wild, Wild, Tahiti - The Papeete Players - Viking - date unknown

Then continuing onto Samoa..

Samoan Song And Rhythm - Western Samoa Teachers Training College

Hibiscus Records - date unknown

Let Me Hear You Whisper - The Samoan Surf Riders - Viking - date unknown

Then a quick jump to The Solomon Islands..

Betikama Bamboo - The Betikama Adventist High School - W&G - date unknown

Fiji is next on the cruise..

Bula - Various Artists - Tapa Records - date unknown

Finally we arrive at New Zealand, and indulge me as we take a quick (very) historical tour up to what passes as modern music which we may never forget..

Maori Songs of Enchantment - St. Joseph's Maori Girl's College Choir

Viking - date unknown

Howard Morrison Spectacular - RCA - 1982

Shaun at Wairakei - Shaun Johnson - Private recording - date unknown

This concludes our Polynesian passage.. please mind the step when alighting the boat..

Hawaiian Postscript

As a tale end here's a massive six disc Reader's Digest collection (it's Pleasure Programmed), for a balmy night next to the record machine..

Hawaiian Paradise - Various Artists - Readers Digest - date unknown

Aloha Hawaii Pt 7 - Going Native

It can be hard cavorting across lonely stretches of pristine sand, even under moonlight.. One must stop and reflect on where this seven part paradisian adventure has led us to.. Where all great exotic travels must lead to.. Naked under distant vistas.. I'm sure we've all been there... enjoy..

Lure of Paradise - Andre Kostelanetz - Coronet - date unknown

Hugo Winterhalter Goes.... Hawaiian - RCA - 1962

Hawaiian Paradise Vol 1 - The Islanders & The Waikiki 12

Boulevard - 1971

Hammond In Hawaii - Wout Steenhais, Leon Young & The Kontikis

Columbia - date unknown

Hawaii - Johnny Pineapple and his Islanders - Audio Fidelity - 1959

Sea Breeze - Various Artists - Viking Records - date unknown

On the Beach at Waikiki - Big Ben Hawaiian Band - Columbia - 1969

..whew... getting all hot and bothered in my cargo shorts.. might have to submit to that native rhythm and run alfresco along the cove of Kalua with the Hawaiian War Chant echoing thru the Coconut forests. I'm sure if I concentrate on The Pagan Love Song then Sweet Leilani will make her way from The Moon of Manakoora and with her Loverly Hula Hands make Aloha Oe all night long...

For the moment, here ends this Pacific interlude - but don't fret for too long as I will soon continue the Antipedeon voyage, crossing into Polynesian shores..

Aloha Hawaii Pt 6 - Loverly Hula Hands

To prepare enslaved tourists into the mermaid's net, dark tresseled maidens entice with hands and heart thru the sacred movements of Hela and Hula. Beware the Malihinis who are presented with the Vamp and the Ami on secluded moonlit beaches or in Little Grass Shacks..

Lovely Hula Hands - Various Artists - Philips - date unknown

back cover Hula instructions

Hawaiian Holidays - Jim Jensen's Hawaiians - W&G - date unknown

As above - Music World - 1982

Hawaii Calls: Waikiki! - Webley Edwards - Capital - date unknown

Passport To Romance - Luke Leilani and his Hawaiian Rhythm

Spin-O-Rama - date unknown

Hits of Hawaii - Pacific Serenaders - Music For Pleasure - 1970

Hawaii - Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra - Decca - 1967

things are heating up..

Aloha Hawaii Pt 5 - Into the Waters of Paradise

Lapping up on those once pristine shores, under tropical sun or enchanting moonlight, these lonesome Fridays gaze longingly for the salty embrace of passing sailors - lost between mountain and shoreline perpetually standing like silent sentinels whose beacons could run skippers to reef..

Beyond The Reef - Blue Hawaiians plus Strings - JVC - 1972

The Romance of Hawaii - Webley Edwards & Hal Aloma - Pickwick/33 - date unknown

Hawaiian Album - Ray Conniff - Music For Pleasure - 1975

Hawaii's Greatest Hits - Prince Kalua and The Troplical Islanders

Epic - date unknown

Sleepy Lagoon and Tamoure - The Waikikis - Concert Hall - date unknown

In a Hawaiian Paradise - 101 Strings & the Beachcomber Chorus

Somerset - date unknown