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K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 560	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 1:49 PM Earlier, I posted several LPs from the "49th State Hawaii" label which ceased after the founder left for the mainland.. Another company much in the same vein started up where "49th State Hawaii" left off & that was "Waikiki Records" which started production in 1958. They recorded literally hundreds of 45 rpms geared mainly towards the hula market. Eventually more than 30 LPs were put together of some of these 45s and packaged as compilations by "various native artists." Unlike "49th State Hawaii" though, these were studio recordings of great quality & arrangement & when I was working in Hawaiian music radio in the 1980s, we were still playing Waikiki records on a daily basiseven though they ceased p[roduction in 1966. These are just a few of their lovely compilation LPs:

Earlier, I posted several LPs from the "49th State Hawaii" label which ceased after the founder left for the mainland.. Another company much in the same vein started up where "49th State Hawaii" left off & that was "Waikiki Records" which started production in 1958. They recorded literally hundreds of 45 rpms geared mainly towards the hula market. Eventually more than 30 LPs were put together of some of these 45s and packaged as compilations by "various native artists." Unlike "49th State Hawaii" though, these were studio recordings of great quality & arrangement & when I was working in Hawaiian music radio in the 1980s, we were still playing Waikiki records on a daily basiseven though they ceased p[roduction in 1966. These are just a few of their lovely compilation LPs:

Post #490636 by Kaiwaza on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 1:49 PM