Roy Smeck - His Singing Guitar and Paradise Singers (ABC-Paramount, 1961)

Found this dusty Roy Smeck LP for 50 cents last week & its been in living room rotation ever since. A spaced-out '60s bachelor pad vibe from "The Wizard of the Strings". Feeling the cartoonish kitsch. Some earlier Smeck can be grabbed here. 320 vinyl rip by yours truly.



Roy Smeck - His Singing Guitar and Paradise Singers (ABC-Paramount, 1961) *Re-upped 7/20/12

1. Ja-Da 2:09
2. The Love Nest 2:19
3. Let Me Call You Sweetheart 2:45
4. I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) 1:54
5. Smiles 2:12
6. Blue Room 2:29
7. When The Red, Red Robin Come Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 2:20
8. The Japanese Sandman 2:14
9. It HadToBeYou 2:39
10. Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella 2:27
11. Honey 2:24
12. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me 2:23

(V/A) Hula Blues: Vintage Steel Guitar Instrumentals from the '30 and '40s (Rounder, 1974)

A brief but groundbreaking survey of scratchedy early 20th Century Hawaiian steel-string instrumentals. This is the first such compilation of its kind, originally released by Rounder Records in 1974. To get deep with the vintage hawaiian vibe, and a smattering of the classic artists anthologized herein, might I recommend a quick jaunt over to Owl's place and then maybe to Cagedream, for some more Roy Smeck. Enjoy.

This Lemuel Turner track sounds like straight-up bottleneck blues:


Download Link: (V/A) Hula Blues: Vintage Steel Guitar Instrumentals from the '30 and '40s (Rounder, 1974)

320 vinyl rip by Small Wett. Big ups!

Rounder Records 1012

1. Hula Blues - Sol Hoopii
2. Farewell Blues - Sol Hoopii
3. Hawaiin March - Sol Hoopii
4. Melani Anu Ka Makani - Frank Ferera
5. Song Of The Range - Jim And Bob, The Genial Hawaiians
6. Chimes - Jim And Bob, The Genial Hawaiians
7. Kaui Kahio - Biltmore Orchestra
8. Jake Bottle Blues - Lemuel Turner
9. The Cat's Whiskers - Pat Patterson And His Champion Rep Riders
10. Train Song - Sol Hoopii
11. Blues Of The Guitar - Andy Sanella
12. Honolulu Stomp - Hawaiian Serenaders
13. Twelth Street Rag - Sol Hoopii
14. Hilo March - Roy Smeck
15. Kalima Waltz - Roy Smeck
16. Twilight Echoes - Roy Smeck