Post #488757 by Kaiwaza on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 8:52 PM

I have a "soft-spot" for Belgium's "The Waikikis" as I had some of their LPs at a very early age..6 or 7. THeir music, oddly, imprinted am image of what I thought it would be like to live in a "modern Hawaiian city" somehow. At any rate, here's a seldom seen LP in the U.S., their Canadian issue of "On The Beach" with typical Waikikis renditions of songs like "Cecilia You're Breaking My Heart","Anchors Aweigh","Strike Up The Band", and great originals like "Hula Party" & "Exciting Noise."

Here's a rarity...Soundscapes Creative Dynamic Records (no, I've never heard of them either) release "Polynesian Interlude" by Al Wagner & The Philharmonic Strings..a few standards, plus "Avarua","Beautiful Lagoon","Samoa","Paradise For Two" etc. Typical orchestral offering, just a seldom seen LP and a strange hut on the cover that seems to be either incomplete or for very short natives...? Or maybe they just took a picture at one of the "Survivor" camps.

I like the directness here. In case you didn't know what this was a recording OF...it's "Hawaiian Songs." I like the photo, too...looks like she's a little pissed off that the ship is coming in.