Post #11062 by Trader Woody on Tue, Oct 15, 2002 3:09 PM

I did the vinyl hunt at the weekend, and it looks like the entire vinyl output of the 80's has de-camped to the charity shops of the UK in the past month or so. You can't move for A-Ha, Spandau Ballet & Thompson Twins LP's.

Still, I managed to pick out some interesting chunks of vinyl.
Two albums by Kana Kapiolani & his Hawaiians
I'm never too sure if some of these 'Hawaiian' bands belong to that surprisingly popular, (in the early 70's at least) genres....the British fake Hawaiian band.

Another album is 'International Cocktail', with an inspired cover - bottles of gin, whiskey, vodka and martini! The music sounds like it was created by a bunch of drunks just getting into their 4th straight double.

'Island Magic' by the Kon-Tikis

And best of all, Val Merrall's Big Sound at Butlins. One I'd seen at ridiculous cost, but this time at 75 cents. It's the cover that's of interest, as it has two small photos of the Butlins Beachcomber on it. One reveals a large moai, while the other has definitive proof that Butlins ripped off Mr Bali Hai, as there's a huge (15 ft?) statue of Mr Bali Hai minus his nose-bones on it.

I must admit to being slightly thankful that the centre hole was to small to allow me to actually listen to the album!

Trader Woody