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O Otto Grand Member (3 years) NorCal Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1000	O Otto Posted posted on Fri, Jan 19, 2018 2:52 PM Oddly the "Let's Have a Luau" version of the cover, aka generic version of the cover is not mentioned here? I thought it was the most common. I thought because he might have only done one-year stints at the restaurants that are named in the other four version titles that the "Luau" cover might have been in print longer than the others? Nonetheless, all of this and much much more will be released on Subliminal Sounds out of Sweden in mid 2018 with liner notes by Paul Page expert Domenic Priore and with the assistance of Paul's daughter. Included will be "Passport to Paradise" and the below mentioned Blanding Record as well as the Alaska ep, Christmas ep, and other unknown recordings https://us.napster.com/artist/paul-page/album/lets-have-a-luau And look for a live tribute to Paul Page at Tiki Oasis 2018 Aug 8 - Aug 12 On 2009-08-29 10:57, bigbrotiki wrote: I can't concur here. And I didn't think they were that common... In 2007 Jeff Central had this to say about it: On 2007-05-13 03:54, Jeff Central wrote: I have never seen a picture of ALL three cover variations before. Very nice! Who has the elusive 4th cover? And while I'm at it who has one for sale? This album is extremely difficult to find in ANY version. I guess Ohio is far away from Southern California, where Page plied his trade. I sure hope Jeff owns one by now :) The album in question and its four restaurant-specific versions: Though Paul has put out about 4 other obscure albums, such as this: ...the Ports of call/Castaway/Reef one above is his best effort, where almost every song is a gem. He indeed is an heir to Blanding in terms of pure corny schmalz, but it is not the cliched texts that make his music so endearing to me, it's his theatrical recital of them, mostly done in a deep speaking voice, not sung, as if Johnny Cash or Criswell are singing Aloha-eh. Some of the tracks on the album are more chorus-heavy, but who can resist such clear and simple invitations such as "Let's have Luau, a Luau, a Luau, with lots of Fish and Poi!"

Oddly the "Let's Have a Luau" version of the cover, aka generic version of the cover is not mentioned here?

I thought it was the most common. I thought because he might have only done one-year stints at the restaurants that are named in the other four version titles that the "Luau" cover might have been in print longer than the others?

Nonetheless, all of this and much much more will be released on Subliminal Sounds out of Sweden in mid 2018 with liner notes by Paul Page expert Domenic Priore and with the assistance of Paul's daughter. Included will be "Passport to Paradise" and the below mentioned Blanding Record as well as the Alaska ep, Christmas ep, and other unknown recordings
https://us.napster.com/artist/paul-page/album/lets-have-a-luau

And look for a live tribute to Paul Page at Tiki Oasis 2018 Aug 8 - Aug 12

On 2009-08-29 10:57, bigbrotiki wrote:
I can't concur here. And I didn't think they were that common... In 2007 Jeff Central had this to say about it:

On 2007-05-13 03:54, Jeff Central wrote:
I have never seen a picture of ALL three cover variations before. Very nice!
Who has the elusive 4th cover? And while I'm at it who has one for sale? This album is extremely difficult to find in ANY version.

I guess Ohio is far away from Southern California, where Page plied his trade. I sure hope Jeff owns one by now :) The album in question and its four restaurant-specific versions:

Though Paul has put out about 4 other obscure albums, such as this:

...the Ports of call/Castaway/Reef one above is his best effort, where almost every song is a gem. He indeed is an heir to Blanding in terms of pure corny schmalz, but it is not the cliched texts that make his music so endearing to me, it's his theatrical recital of them, mostly done in a deep speaking voice, not sung, as if Johnny Cash or Criswell are singing Aloha-eh. Some of the tracks on the album are more chorus-heavy, but who can resist such clear and simple invitations such as "Let's have Luau, a Luau, a Luau, with lots of Fish and Poi!"

Post #783228 by Otto on Fri, Jan 19, 2018 2:52 PM