Elvis - Hawaiian Sunshine (1979) Album

[jetblack]

Hawaiian Sunshine (VPL1 7216)

Released in 1979 this 18 track Australian/New Zealand release contains nine songs from 'Blue Hawaii', four from 'Paradise Hawaiian Style' with the remaining five songs taken from 'Girl Happy', 'Follow That Dream', 'Flaming Star' and 'Clambake'.

An oddity that I was wondering does anyone have memories of or in their collection.

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Andy

[pmp]

Odd - but yet it kind of works!

[rockinrebel]

Quite a hard one to find now. I was aware of it, but don't own a copy. At least a little thought has gone into the tracklisting, and even the Aloha cover shot makes sense. The concept would have been a good one for the Camden label.

[The Swamp Fox]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

[jetblack]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

Nice one.

What is even more odd is that the record label states 'Hawaii Sunshine' instead of 'Hawaiian Sunshine':-



Andy

[emjel]

Yes I bought it when it became available. I think it now resides in the loft with the big collection overspill.

[elvis-fan]

That front cover is the same as the poster I bought the summer of 1976 during our visit to Memphis. It hung on the wall of my bedroom for many years... (note the Elvis Presley - Las Vegas at the bottom)
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[CONFEDERATELVIS]

Hi
Yes I purchased this item in 1983 from someone advertised in the 'Record Collector' magazine, it cost me £22

[pmp]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

Nice one.

What is even more odd is that the record label states 'Hawaii Sunshine' instead of 'Hawaiian Sunshine':-



Andy

That mistake is from the FTD issue!

[jetblack]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

Nice one.

What is even more odd is that the record label states 'Hawaii Sunshine' instead of 'Hawaiian Sunshine':-



Andy

That mistake is from the FTD issue!

Now now Shane FTD would never do a thing like that.

Andy

[elvis-fan]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

Nice one.

What is even more odd is that the record label states 'Hawaii Sunshine' instead of 'Hawaiian Sunshine':-



Andy

That mistake is from the FTD issue!

Where's Rob? I'm telling...

[sweetangeline]

Hi
Yes I purchased this item in 1983 from someone advertised in the 'Record Collector' magazine, it cost me £22

...that seems quite high back then? what's it worth today??

[Tygrrius]

That front cover is the same as the poster I bought the summer of 1976 during our visit to Memphis. It hung on the wall of my bedroom for many years... (note the Elvis Presley - Las Vegas at the bottom)

My brother had that same poster hanging in his bedroom in the 1980s, as well as a companion poster of the same size that appeared to be manufactured around the same time featuring a shot from the '68 special. For the Aloha From Hawaii one with the "Elvis Presley - Las Vegas" caption, I remember as a teen at first wondering why Elvis was wearing a lei in Las Vegas - maybe a Hawaiian fan visiting his Vegas show gave it to him, or he was wearing it to promote Aloha From Hawaii. Of course, it turned out only to be an early example of people automatically associating 1970s Elvis as "Vegas," regardless of the context. I had no idea the posters dated back to at least 1976, though. I'm not sure where my brother got them, I'll have to check with him as well as on their whereabouts. ("You want to know where I bought two posters from the 1980s and what I did with them?" "Well, yes, of course, I'm a crazy Elvis fan thanks to you and Mom.")

I later had a close-up of the same Aloha image hanging on my wall, with a red plastic frame, which was from a local discount store. I also found at a church bazaar the same image shellacked onto wood, full-frame but much smaller size - maybe 8 inches tall. I had them hanging above and below each other in the 1990s. I believe I donated both of them when moving homes at some point.

Regarding the Hawaii(an) Sunshine album, I had never heard of it, but I love seeing vintage compilations like this. Thank you to jetblack for posting it.

[Greystoke]

That front cover is the same as the poster I bought the summer of 1976 during our visit to Memphis. It hung on the wall of my bedroom for many years... (note the Elvis Presley - Las Vegas at the bottom)
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I think this image has been reproduced quite often as posters, framed photos, and in the form of wall rugs. It's certainly an iconic image. And just a great photo.

[Greystoke]

I have a copy in my collection. I seem to recall that I bought it for the oddity and the artwork.

Nice one.

What is even more odd is that the record label states 'Hawaii Sunshine' instead of 'Hawaiian Sunshine':-



Andy

That mistake is from the FTD issue!

Where's Rob? I'm telling...

He's blocked.

[Tygrrius]

I think this image has been reproduced quite often as posters, framed photos, and in the form of wall rugs. It's certainly an iconic image. And just a great photo.

Oh, yes, the wall rug! I had forgotten all about that version. My brother had that one, too. Hah. I hope whoever took that photo was well paid (I doubt it).

[Rob]

He's blocked.

Quit blocking me!

[Swedish]

He's blocked.

Quit blocking me!

From what they do this to you Maybe not letting you entering the vault of unreleased Elvis studio tape

[marvan]

I have this in my collection and it is an odd but very nice compilation . Like it !

[londonflash]

Never seen that album before - really quite quirky!

[YDKM]

That front cover is the same as the poster I bought the summer of 1976 during our visit to Memphis. It hung on the wall of my bedroom for many years... (note the Elvis Presley - Las Vegas at the bottom)
.

Well I have the same framed poster I bought for A$40 in 1988

[rickeap]

I don't recall seeing that album in Australia, maybe it originated in NZ. At least some thought went into the song selection.

[DakotaKid]

I never had the LP. But I think I still have the poster. Somewhere.

[RickGreekElvis]

I had this one growing up but I have no idea what happened to it. A friend ended up making me a CD-R using the hi-res files. I play it a lot during the summer time. I threw it on today because I was in the mood for it.

[Markus K.]

Hawaiian Sunshine (VPL1 7216)

Released in 1979 this 18 track Australian/New Zealand release contains nine songs from 'Blue Hawaii', four from 'Paradise Hawaiian Style' with the remaining five songs taken from 'Girl Happy', 'Follow That Dream', 'Flaming Star' and 'Clambake'.

An oddity that I was wondering does anyone have memories of or in their collection.




Andy

The song selection doesn't really make sense under the "Hawaii" tag. "Girl Happy", "Follow that Dream" and "Clambake" play out in Florida, right on the other side of the US. Flaming Star's "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears" is even more far fetched. If they wanted to use songs with a connection to Hawaii I think that both the soundtracks for "Girls! Girls! Girls!" and "Easy come, easy go" would have made as much sense for use on this collection.
It just goes to show how little care was put into those products in the hopes to earn a quick buck.