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Kalapana - Kalapana (Debut Album)
Kalapana - Kalapana (Debut Album)
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Kalapana - Kalapana (Debut Album)
The 1975 debut from Hawaii’s most beloved group
Fronted by singer-songwriter Mackey Feary
The first official vinyl reissue in 45 years
A uniquely Hawaiian style of soul, rock, pop, AOR and jazz
Remastered by Jessica Thompson
The debut from Hawaii’s most influential group of the 1970s, Kalapana, fronted by a young Mackey Feary. With its 1975 release, the band shaped the sound of Hawaii for decades to come.
Kalapana is a source of pride for Hawaii. Ever since its 1975 debut, Kalapana’s sound has been difficult to define. Originally produced by Barry Alan Fasman (Jose Feliciano, Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield), their debut LP presented a style uniquely its own: the sound of a contemporary Hawaii. Is it rock? Pop? R&B? And yet there’s jazz, soul, and groove embedded into these eleven songs: a sound that remains relevant to Hawaii and its people to this day.
Fronted by songwriters Mackey Feary and Malani Bilyeu, with guitarist DJ Pratt and keyboardist Kirk Thompson (the producer behind Lemuria), Kalapana propelled to fame at a time when Hawaii was defining its modern identity.
While their popularity is primarily concentrated in Hawaii, the Philippines, and Japan, Kalapana is poised to recapture the imaginations of listeners today, as both a rediscovery process for young listeners whose parents played their OG copies to pieces, and as a new musical discovery for people around the world who’ve yet to hear Kalapana’s songs.
The perfect slice of pop paradise from Hawaii. Reissued on vinyl for the first time in 45 years.
Tracklist:
1. The Hurt
2. What Do I Do
3. Nightbird
4. When The Morning Comes
5 Kona Daze
6. Going Going Gone
7. Naturally
8. All I Want
9. To Be True
10. You Make It Hard
11. Everything Is Love
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Damages and issues
Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.
Defects eligible for return:
- Issues that greatly affecting the playback including:
- Scratches or scuffs that cause your needle to skip / loop.
- Locked grooves that prevent the needle from advancing beyond a certain point
- Duplicate records on a multiple Vinyl/Disc Set
Defects that are not eligible for return:
- Seam splits (on the jackets or internal sleeves)
- Dinged or bent corners; Creases on Vinyl Jacket
- Damaged record label and any other issues with record label
- Miscellaneous print defects and other imperfections
- Excess wax / imperfect edges of the record.
- Minor warps.
- Scratches, scuff marks and other cosmetic defects.
- Surface noise and pops (which are sometimes present even with brand new sealed records)
Sometimes you might receive a record that is not to your liking (outside of damages). Dissatisfaction on the quality of pressing and recording does not qualify for returns.
"Change-of-mind" will not also be accepted as reason for returns.
Refunds
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If the vinyl record is playing fine and the reported issue was not encountered during our playtest, no refund will be given. The customer will arrange the return/pickup of the original item.
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