Apaka's Back
From way back in the dark ages of 2007, here's a Christmas EP from the shores of beautiful Hawaii. The cover, unfortunately, is not as beautiful. I think the manufacturing process did something to it that left it susceptible to some sort of nasty oxidation as you can see. I've seen several of these over the years, and they've all succumbed to one degree or another. (Some Mercury label stuff of the same vintage exhibits a similar problem, though it's not all of them.) Later on, I found the cover below which has the same catalog number and the same tracklist, though it's survived the years in much better shape. I dropped it into the download, so if you want to change it, be my guest. This is Christmas At The Hawaiian Village With Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders (Hawaiian Village HV-EP-2, Mono).
1. Winter Wonderland
2. Joy To The World (Hauoli Ka Honua)
3. Jingle Bells-Mele Kalikimaka
4. Silent Night (Po Hama 'U')
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That link is not for "zippyshare". I love it all, thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteWhoops, should be better now. Sorry 'bout that.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I collect almost every genre, Hawaiian lounge music has always been a style I have avoided. But I can't resist this. Maybe all those years of looking at Alfred Apaka records in thrift stores has made me curious. Also, it seems obscure, which I can't resist.
ReplyDeletei like these faded colors. it makes me feel like i'm not alone. i have old family snapshot albums from the 1950s and they're all faded too. some are just gone... turned white, turned black, or just turned. we once had 'better living through chemistry', but i guess the warranty has expired. there are a few people out there who are somehow able to maintain wonderful worlds of color; but i don't trust them. ask alan holmes or gloria parker. or solomon linda.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat’s an awesome version of Mele-Kalikimaka. Great way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteI'm diggin' it... Wife is the big Hawaiian fan in the house... gonna score points for this one, thanks Mano.
ReplyDeleteI adore Hawaiian music so thank you very much for this! It'll be great to listen to over the next 11 days of Christmas. WMass just got hit with the third winter storm of the month (at least today's was snow, the last two were snow+heavy rain=ice) & I'm ready for some warm weather music!
ReplyDeleteThank you SO MUCH for posting this. I think its the last Alfred Apaka recording I've needed to complete my collection. I have a copy of the deteriorated album cover in my collection but sadly it was missing the vinyl so I have not had the music until now. I can't thank you enough.
ReplyDeleteGreat find Ernie!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for this album for a long time. Any chance you can re-up the Alfred Apaka Christmas albums?
ReplyDeleteNew link for 2020:
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Enjoy!
Awesome. Thank you so much for re-upping.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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