Soul Of The East - Buddy Sarkisan and His Mecca Four with Fred Elias

Turkish Nightmare

Soul Of The East
Buddy Sarkisan and His Mecca Four with Fred Elias
Wyncote SW 9020
1964

Wow! This is a budget label surprise! A totally smoking "belly dancing" LP!

From the back cover: The Mecca Four have appeared on television and have shared night club and concert billing with top recording artists, including a phenomenally successful appearance at the Yale Bowl. Leader Buddy Sarkisan has been called the king of Near Eastern Drummers, while Fred Elias, a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, is generally acknowledged as the finest violinist in his field.

There is no Sarkisan information to be found online. The notes suggest that this is the second album for Sarkisan on Wyncote. But I can't find the album online.

Lure Of Paradise - Andre Kostelanetz

Lure Of Paradise
Andre Kostelanetz
Columbia CL 1335
1959

From Billboard September 7, 1959: Andre Kostelanetz. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Mr. Kotlelanetz arrived in the U.S. when he was 21 and found employment in this country as an accompanist and coach for singers of the Metropolitan Opera. Since 1940, the well-known conductor-composer, has recorded exclusively for Columbia Records. Two of his albums, Strauss Waltzes and Lure Of Paradise are part of Columbia's Fall Festival of new releases.

Aloha Oe
Song Of The Islands
Kalua
Bali-Ha'i
Sweet Leilani
On The Beach At Waikiki
Hawaiian War Chant
My Honolulu Tomboy
Gates Of Heaven (Traditional Japanese Court Ceremonial)
The Moon Of Manakoora
Kashmiri Song
Lotus Land
We Kiss In A Shadow
Now Is The Hour

Come To Hawaii - The Hawaiian Beachcombers

Beyond The Reef

Come To Hawaii
The Hawaiian Beachcombers
Unart S 21024
1967

This album was a bit of a surprise. There is a Denny/Lyman sound going on behind the steel guitar. The record features decent arrangements and a consistent smooth sound throughout.

Apparently The Beachcombers were a studio group.

Hawaiian Record Mystery - Covers

The following  pressings contain the same group of tracks, sometimes retitled and occasionally padded with additional stock tracks.

Hawaiian Magic

Featuring The Orchestra Of Lani Kai

Diplomat D-2326

Hawaiian Holiday

Leni Okehu And His Surfboarders

Internation Grand Award Series AKS-105

Hawaiian Romance

The Island Serenaders

Palace PST-613 & M-613

Hawaiian Holiday

Leni Okehu And His Surfboarders

Grand Prix Series K105

Aloha Hawaii

Harry Kaapuni And His Royal Polynesians

Coronet Records CX 43

The Waikiki Surfriders

Design Records

DLP 243

Hawaiian Interlude

Jonnie Alunani And His Orchestra

Spinorama S-12

Hawaii Tattoo

The Hawaiians

Crown Records CST454

Holiday In Hawaii
The Hawaiians
Crown Records CST 125

Hawaiian Holiday

Hawaiian Holiday

Terry McKee And His Band

Pirouette FM12

Hawaiian Starlight

Hawaiian Holiday
Lani Scott and Orchestra
Golden Tone 658

Red Sails In The Sunset

Sounds Of Hawaii

Diplomat Records D 2328 & DS 2328

Hurrah Hawaii

20 Golden Moments Of Hawaiian Music

Diplomat D 2425

Hawaiian Paradise

Featuring Harry Kalani and The Islanders

Silver Seal UT-135

Hawaiian Luau

Riviera STR043

Every Day Is A Fun Day In A Little Red Schoolhouse

Mister Grouch

Every Day Is Fun Day In A Little Red Schoolhouse
Peter Pan Record Of Knowledge 8086

Slow Glow - Annita Ray

Slow Glow
Annita Ray
AVA Records A/AS-16
1963

This album is available for purchase/download so I will not be posting a sample.

Julie London is one of my favorite torch singers. I thought of London when I put this LP on the turntable.

Apparently this is Ray's only solo 12 inch release. Obscure as the record is, you can find it on import CD and by digital download. Ray seems not to have a wiki page and I wasn't able to find out what happened to her elsewhere online.

Gold Award Hits - 101 Strings

Aquarius

Gold Award Hits
101 Strings
Alshire S-5161
1969

As 101s go, this one isn't bad. A few of the arrangements are 60s bold enough to hold your interest. The Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet features bongos of all instruments.

The Very Best Of Martin Denny

The Very Best Of Martin Denny
United Artists
UA-LA383-E
1975

The engineering on this compilation is excellent.

This is an autographed copy.

To Bob and Madaline
We had a lot of laughs
To Two swell people
Aloha
Matin Denny
3/13/83

Quite Village
Bali Hai
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Pearly Shells
Ebb Tide
Beyond The Reef
The Enchanted Sea
Martinique
More (Theme From "Mondo Cane")
Tiny Bubbles
A Taste Of Honey
Beyond The Sea

Dancing At The Discotheque - Lester Lanin

West Indies Ska

Lester Lanin
Dancing At The Discotheque
Philips PHS 600-145
1964

What a curious record! 60s flavored fox trots, a stray merengue and cha cha and a few lindys as you might expect from Lanin mixed in with wild numbers like West Indies Ska, Tennage Craze, Got My Mojo Workin' and Bye Bye Baby that are over the top! The contrast between tracks is a bit of a shock to the senses.

Hawaiian Magic - The Waikiki Islanders

Beneath Hawaiian Skies

Hawaiian Magic
The Waikiki Islanders
Tiffany Records 2006
1960

This is a obscure album featuring fine island music. This album may or may not be connected somehow to the history found on this page. There are no artist names printed on the jacket to help me make connections and this album doesn't appear as reference on the site. At some point, someone out there will correct me or help me fill in the blanks.

Enjoy!