Bali Hai

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 9 May 2013 11:45 am

This is kind of a cool "Easy Listening/Space Age Pop" arrangement with nice intonation in the steel playing. More of a minimalist sound than many of the string and vibe-drenched records of the era. 'Wonder who the players were?

http://www.divshare.com/download/22093525-e15

Hawaiian Punch
The Mauna Loa Islanders
Produced By Ethel Gabriel
RCA Victor LSP-2295
1961

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 9 May 2013 12:27 pm

Wow, that's a very cool, interesting sound. Exotica lives! I like the stark, "in your face" mix with the steel guitar front and center.

Here's the song list on the back of the album. A surprising number of standards on the record. No mention of who the players were. Recorded in New York, 1961.

Iestyn Lewis · Post by **Iestyn Lewis** » 9 May 2013 12:46 pm

Can't go wrong with the Living Stereo records. I just bought an LP copy from Amazon. Thanks!

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 27 Mar 2020 10:25 am

I have this LP and it is for sale. I thought I had a list of players on the LP (Courtesy of Dirk Vogel) but he did not list the players. Perhaps John Marsden in England would know(?). The LP I have is in top condition. The only setback is that I'd have to find it in storage with 1000+ LPs and it's too cold to go out there.

Wally

Ron Shalita · Post by **Ron Shalita** » 27 Mar 2020 10:36 am

I couldnâ€™t get it an add came up and covered the screen

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Mar 2020 11:08 am

This post is seven years old and the link to the audio is probably inactive.

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 27 Mar 2020 1:06 pm

There is some advertising scam on that site.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Mar 2020 1:29 pm

Link is long dead.

I found Bali Hai from this LP here:

http://artworkbymanicmark.blogspot.com/ ... nders.html

Ron Shalita · Post by **Ron Shalita** » 27 Mar 2020 2:58 pm

Andy thank you so much for that web site... there is an incredible amount of music on it that i know cant be found anywhere else and it has the jackets and people that played on the album/// JUST WOW!

Nic Neufeld · Post by **Nic Neufeld** » 27 Mar 2020 3:26 pm

That is quite the recording (Bali Hai). I postulated in the other thread in Steel Players that maybe this was a studio musician group from NYC but that's just a wild guess. I ended up with their first album by accident (a Discogs seller bundling it with my other Hawaiian music purchases, probably just trying to clear up space).

My first introduction to the song, which perhaps unexpectedly was not the musical, remains my favorite. No steel guitar (at least readily apparent), but I feel like Benny Kalama was in there with his influence...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InXD34Xn-QM

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 27 Mar 2020 5:24 pm

Wow! That Mauna Loa Islanders arrangement is interesting. And the guitar tone is excellent. I find a lot of steel recording late 50s early 60s, really thin and whiny. A lot of Santo stuff is dreadful tonally. I know, I know. Wash your mouth out with soap!

Bryan Martin · Post by **Bryan Martin** » 28 Mar 2020 8:03 am

There are plenty LPs available at Discogs.com

https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=The+M ... +&type=all

Cheers, Bryan

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 28 Mar 2020 9:51 am

Andy Volk wrote:I found Bali Hai from this LP here:

http://artworkbymanicmark.blogspot.com/ ... nders.html

Cool and quirky - dig it!

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 28 Mar 2020 10:59 am

Ron,- where did you find the players on the Hawaiian Punch LP? Can you list them?
Thanks,
Wally Pfeifer

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 28 Mar 2020 12:19 pm

This one is sooooo wrong ... Mariachi/banjo Hawaiian. AND the producer was Miles Davis' producer! He must have needed to buy new panels in his rumpus room.

http://artworkbymanicmark.blogspot.com/ ... arons.html

Norman Markowitz · Post by **Norman Markowitz** » 30 Mar 2020 3:47 pm

I get this warning from my anti virus program when I try clicking on the link.

Does anybody have a possible explaination why?

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