Tiki Central / Tiki Music / Exotic Sounds of Tiki Gardens LP (help please!)
Post #467019 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Sun, Jul 5, 2009 8:18 PM
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Here's a link to the a full set of the mp3's. I ripped these from my CD, which in turn was made from a very clean copy of the original vinyl by someone here on TC. In ripping from the CD, 2 seconds of silence have been added to the end of each track. You may want to trim this off if you want the tracks to flow seamlessly one into the other as the do on the lp. Will - I would take Swanky up on his offer if you want the original mp3s and hi-res artwork. Here is a link to the low-res artwork and track list: I think these mp3s deserve to be heard and shared with the newer members. They give a unique window into the history of Tiki Gardens and the chance to relive the dinner-show there, an opportunity not available to us anymore. Also, Track 15 (and reprised again in Track 19)gives us an appealing, original Exotica tune called the "Tiki Gardens Polynesian Fantasy Theme", which is definitely worth hearing. There was a big controversy about these mp3s back in 2002. If anyone wants to delve into it, you'll have to use the search function and dig up the old posts. It wasn't real pretty. In any case, if folks want to download the mp3s in the link above, PLEASE do not attempt to profit from them. That's part of what caused the controversy in the first place. The relatives of Ernie Shreeves (the man playing the Wurlitzer organ and who wrote the Tiki Gardens Theme), promised to release limited edition, signed CDs back in 2002, but it's been 7 years and that still hasn't happened: I think it's time to share the mp3s again so that they don't disappear into obscurity. Maybe if enough interest is generated again, Ernie Shreeves and his family might be persuaded to release an actual CD of the Tiki Gardens lp. Sabu |