Live At The Funny Farm (mid-1960's garage rock, Hawaii private press Honolulu)
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What you are about to bid for is the extremely rare album Live At The Funny Farm, released in the mid-1960's on Scene Records. The Funny Farm was a teen hangout where kids could dance to the latest hit songs and watch not only local bands, but groups from the mainland who chose to perform there. All of the bands on this compilation album were based in Hawai'i and despite the title, all songs are studio recordings. It was a way to say that these are bands you may be able to catch "live at the Funny Farm" on the corner of Kalakaua and Kapi'olani. It was before my time but when I was growing up, it was a restaurant known as Coco's. It would eventually change and it became the first Honolulu location for the Hard Rock Cafe before it moved into Waikiki proper.
The bands on this album are The Spirits, The Casuals, The Manchesters, The Undertakers, and The Val Richards V. They represented the spirit of popular music circa 1965/1966, where people wanted to rock out like The Kinks, The Knickerbockers, The Yardbirds, and of course The Beatles. This was recorded and released about six to seven years after the statehood of Hawai'i, so not only was this a way for the kids to show off their talents and showmanship, but to show that Hawai'i could rock, twist, and dance with the rest of the world, showing an influence from American and British bands while making an attempt to show their own skills. Some of the songs on this album includ "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" and "I've Got My Mojo Workin" by the Val Richard V, and "Dancing In The Street" by Spirits.
The rock movement of the 1960's was small but devoted, leading sometimes to various Battle of the Bands competitions at the Waikiki Shell, and this is very much a part of that musical tradition. It is a part of Hawaiian music history that is often neglected if not ignored, even though many musicians of the time who were influenced by rock, blues, and jazz would also move on to become a part of traditional Hawaiian music groups in their own right. None of these musicians made it to bigger and better, but listening to this music and seeing their young faces on the back cover, they had the entire world to look forward to, and they were committed to move people by making them dance.
The cover for this states it is in mono, but I am not aware that a stereo pressing was ever made of this. The back cover features liner notes from Steve Nicoler of KPOI-AM, a radio station that once played the hip music of the time and devoted their efforts in supporting local talent. This record is still sealed. It is an original factory seal and not a reseal. I had bought this years ago and kept it within my own Hawaiian records. I had no desire to open it then, but now it's time for me to part with this very rare item. This record has no promo markings, c/o holes, or handwriting anywhere.
For this item, I will ship it within the U.S. via Priority Mail, with mandatory delivery confirmation. If you need any other questions answered about this item, feel free to ask.
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