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Shack's Sunday Selections: Aura "I'll Make You Feel Real Good"

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Shack's Sunday Selections: Aura "I'll Make You Feel Real Good"

Released in the early 80s on a private press label called Platinum Pacific, Aura's "I'll Make You Feel Real Good" bounces good vibrations via an electro-funk anthem

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Finding Peace On Earth (in a Vinyl Record)

Record Shops / Crate Digging Reflections

Finding Peace On Earth (in a Vinyl Record)

One of my latest findings: a Lihue, Kauai high school band LP. The perfect souvenir containing the perfect song to share with you in this moment. It's called "Peace On Earth".

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Photos: Hawaii Record Fair 2013

Record Shops / Crate Digging

Photos: Hawaii Record Fair 2013

The second annual Hawaii Record Fair was a full day of cruising with friends while browsing the thousands of LPs and 45s as well as CDs, cassettes and memorabilia.

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Sassy K "Playtime": Enter Hawaiian Freestyle Music

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Sassy K "Playtime": Enter Hawaiian Freestyle Music

Did Hawaii have a freestyle music scene? No idea. I'd like to ask Sassy K about it, and whether her phenomenal album Playtime had any influence on the Honolulu music scene when it was released in 1990.

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Hawaii Record Fair 2013: Reinvigorating the Local Music Community

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Hawaii Record Fair 2013: Reinvigorating the Local Music Community

You'll never what you'll find at a record fair, but it's also true that you'll never know who you'll meet. The Hawaii Record Fair is Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Mckinley High School in Honolulu.

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