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Aura "When The Feeling's Right": our first 7" release of 2021

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Aura "When The Feeling's Right": our first 7" release of 2021

AGS-044 is the 7" we've been wanting to reissue since, well, forever. If you ask Vince Mendoza, he'll tell you the same thing. Ever since I linked up with Vince in 2015 to license and reissue his family's eponymous debut album, Aura (AGS-LP002), he's been encouraging me to reissue "When The Feeling's Right".  It was their biggest hit and their most requested song on the radio. Listening to their LP today would have you believe that the band was playing their original songs — like "Magic Lover" and "Let Me Say Dis About Dat" and "Yesterday's Love" — left and right at live venues, but the group was mostly...

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Repress alert: Mike Lundy "The Rhythm Of Life" back on wax in 2020

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Repress alert: Mike Lundy "The Rhythm Of Life" back on wax in 2020

Mike Lundy's funk-and-soul classic, The Rhythm Of Life, repressed for a second time on vinyl from Aloha Got Soul. Available late November 2020. 

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The eighth volume of our Aloha ‘Āina series dives deeper than ever before

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The eighth volume of our Aloha ‘Āina series dives deeper than ever before

It was late February before the world closed down, and the impending travel restrictions to and in Hawaii meant travelers and locals keen on outdoor escapes in the beautiful Hawaiian Islands would soon be relegated to their sofas at home, replete with nothing more than a computer screen or mobile phone, hopefully at least with a decent sound system to enjoy during lockdown.  Aloha ‘Aina, Volume 8: Field Recordings of Hawaii by Pacific Sounds In those anticipatory moments of the world coming to a still, I realized something that had been under my nose for a long time: Kit Ebersbach had tons of field...

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Eddie Suzuki's "City Of Refuge" is one of those songs that feels like eternity

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Eddie Suzuki's "City Of Refuge" is one of those songs that feels like eternity

"City Of Refuge" is an island psych rock rarity that burns blissfully like the Hawaiian sun. Available on vinyl and digital platforms from Aloha Got Soul. (AGS-036)

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Phase 7 "Playtime" will make you dance and make you laugh

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Phase 7 "Playtime" will make you dance and make you laugh

Phase 7's "Playtime" album, recorded in 1980 at Honolulu’s Broad Recording Studio, captures the band’s winning combination of playfulness and musicianship across eight tunes. Available on vinyl LP from Aloha Got Soul.

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