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Topic: More ultra rare Lovey Lui |
Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2014 5:44 pm |
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My hopes that Ronald Vaughan who's yt'd other Lui recordings would find this 'lost' tape and viola here it is in gloriously crummy audio quality and she really tears it up at times including terrific vocals and accompaniment for 30 mins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XD0wuO3Qe0
Considering these were recorded on the fly in somebody's crowded kitchen (?!) mid '50s and being so incredibly rare to hear Elizabeth 'Lovey Lui' Conn at all it's actually quite listenable and enjoyable, plus the great old Hawaiian style and musicianship of the day displayed here is sadly not heard any more.
Has another kitchen ever sounded so good? |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 29 Jan 2014 11:34 pm
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This is a real treasure, and any imperfection is easily handled by my Nostalgia-tron brain implant which is so technologically advanced that it doesn't change a thing. The vocals are gorgeous and the first half of the tape reminds me a great deal of the vocals on the John K. Almeida's records he did with Genoa Keawe and the Hula Maids. "Ka Nani A'o Hilo" is an example. Hearing so much material from Lovey Lui is almost like having a regular album. I am going to put it on USB for the car. I recognize two of the numbers, it would be nice to identify the others.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 30 Jan 2014 6:51 am
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This is among the coolest aspects of this forum .... sharing private, personal yet fascinating recordings, images, etc. with folks who would otherwise never see or even know about them.
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Ian Ufton
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Jan 2014 9:16 am
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Would have liked to have heard this " clean " --- I,m afraid there is some " track bleed " --- it is just too dis-jointed --- sounds like the tape is damaged or the heads need aligning --- any ideas ?
I must say that vocals are so nahe-nahe --- tho i only listened to a couple of songs . |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2014 11:34 am
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| Ian, to have this cleaned up would be a godsend and it probably can be done now but it'd most likely be expensive. Give the whole tape a run, it may clean up a bit as it goes or maybe I'm like David and am used to bad recordings that I tend to not hear the interfering aspects as much when the material is so good. I knew the usual suspects would dig this find and am stoked the owner put it out with another lost gem of the golden era now recovered. Despite the sonic annoyances this tape really helps put Lovey on the map for the few that still care about these fleeting times and the people that made them special, maybe a few new fans will be had as well. As David mentions, it'd be nice to have all the song titles ID'd. |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 30 Jan 2014 4:53 pm
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Ea, Ea! or however it is spelled.
Song 2 is E Mau, by Alvin Isaacs. It really rocks. Owana Salazar must have heard this tape.
Song 4 is Waikapu sometimes called Inikiniki Malie, written by James Kahele. This version is slightly different than others in the melody.
Lost count about three quarters through they do Moanalua.
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Norman Markowitz
From:
Santa Cruz, California
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 13 Mar 2015 12:36 pm
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That's top shelf stuff at its best.
Thanks for sharing Ron.
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 2:54 am
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G11 tuning!  |
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Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 7:54 am
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| Excellent. She plays with a slight edgier approach , and still milks out each note. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 8:19 am
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Definite Keli'i vibe. Thanks for the heads up on the release, Norman. This is great! |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 5:14 pm
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Songs on the tape posted to YouTube are:
1. Pili Aloha
2. E Mau
3. ? Hilo E, Pele E (Song about each of the major islands... Annie Kerr, Irmgard Aluli, et al also performed this one)
4. Haunani Hula
5. Waikapu
6. Waiomina
7. Namolokama
8. Moanalua
9. Mi Nei
10. Na Ka Pueo
Lovey is truly one of the unsung heroes of Hawaiian steel guitar. |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 6:11 pm
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| This is beautiful stuff, She is a wonderful steel guitarist! |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 14 Mar 2015 10:23 pm
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| PS that's Nina Keali'iwahamana's mom, Vicki I'i Rodrigues singing the lead vocal on track 3 and 4 of the YouTube post. |
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2015 8:36 am
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I took it upon myself to try to clean this up a little bit, I hope all are ok with that.
It is still a little dark at the beginning, but it does get better as it progresses.
It should be easier to hear the guitar and vocals, and I trimmed the tubby low end down a little.
Jay
Well, I guess drop box isn't happy about all the bandwidth we've been using.
I am uploading the file to another site and I will post another link later today- check back later
Last edited by Jay Fagerlie on 16 Mar 2015 1:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 16 Mar 2015 12:29 pm
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Boy, she was really good!
I continue to be amazed at what's out there to be found.
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Aaron Jennings
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2015 1:56 pm
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I went ahead and uploaded a copy of Jay's cleaned up copy, here: http://ajennings.modwest.com/lovelui/lovey_lui.wav
It's a fairly large file.
it will prompt for a username and password, use the following:
username: steelguitar
password: aloha
Sounds good to me! Thanks Everyone! |
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