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1.	Τ Άσπρα Πουλιά στα βουνα (The White Birds In The Mountains) 03:29	buy track
2.	Γιατί ν αγαπάς (Why Love) 02:42	buy track
3.	Μη με ρωτάς (Don't Ask Me) 03:14	buy track
4.	Σμάρτ (Smart) 03:09	buy track
5.	Χιπ χοπ φοξ (Hip Hop Fox) 03:10	buy track
6.	Άχ Αθήνα (Oh, Athens) 03:14	buy track
7.	Λησμόνησε (I Forgot -That I Loved You) 02:43	buy track
8.	Κουμπανέζικο (Cuban Song) 03:09	buy track
9.	Τρέλα πέρα για πέρα (Utterly Crazy) 03:16	buy track
10.	Νύχτες γλυκές (Sweet Nights) 03:20	buy track
11.	Καρμελα ταγκο (Carmela -tango-) 02:49	buy track
12.	Στου Λαϊνη την ταβέρνα (At Laïni's Tavern) 03:16	buy track
13.	Καρδιά απ` αγάπη ορφανη (Heart Orphaned By Love) 03:10	buy track
14.	Λαίντυ Γιουκούλελε (Lady Ukelele) 03:17	buy track
15.	Πάμε στη Χονολουλού (Let's Go To Honolulu) 03:07	buy track
16.	Ού! (Ou!) 03:15	buy track
17.	Νύχτα ονειρεμμένη (Dreamy Night) 03:15	buy track
18.	Γυναίκας ψεύτικα φιλια (The False Kisses of Women) 03:18	buy track
19.	Γλυκειά Σταμπούλ (Sweet Stamboul) 03:11	buy track
20.	Ο Μπέζος στην Αμερικη (Bezos In America) 03:17	buy track
21.	Το τάγκο του μυστηρίου (The Tango Of Mystery) 03:08	buy track
22.	Ντίπι ντίπι ντοπ (Dipi Dipi Dop) 03:19	buy track
23.	Τα Άσπρα Πουλιά στον πόλεμο (The White Birds Go To War) 03:21	buy track
24.	Μάτια πλάνα (Beguiling Eyes) 02:46	buy track
25.	Λιλόγκα (Lilonga) 03:16	buy track
26.	Ινούρμι (Inourmi) 03:12	buy track
27.	Εν τάξει (OK) 03:13	buy track
28.	Ο καημός του τσομπάνου (The Shepherd's Sorrow) 03:23	buy track
29.	Ουάη ουάη (Ouai Ouai) 03:10	buy track
30.	Μόνα (Mona) 02:53	buy track
31.	Όνειρο στη Χαβάη (A Dream of Hawaii) 03:07	buy track
32.	Πάν οί ελπίδες (Hopes Pass) 03:05	buy track

about

The first-ever compilation of χαβάγιες ("havagies"), the nearly forgotten Hawaiian-influenced music of 1930s Greece, focused on the compositions of Kostas Bezos and his ensemble White Birds. A world-class slide guitarist, political cartoonist and sleepless Bohemian, Kostas Bezos created some of the most unique music of any era: surrealist guitar portraits blending Athens and Honolulu, haunting tropical serenades, wild acoustic orchestras, and heartbreaking steel guitar duets. Incredibly, this is the same musician responsible for the legendary "Kostis" rebetika recordings (see A. Kostis "The Jail's a Fine School" [OLV-002 / MRP-098]).

LP version includes a 32-page booklet with extensive notes by Tony Klein and Dimitris Kourtis, many rare photographs, lyrics, obituaries and a bonus CD containing 18 additional tracks. Restored and mastered from original 78s by Michael Graves, this release is limited to 1,000 copies. Digital version includes all 32 songs and a PDF of the booklet.

Co-released by Olvido Records (OLV-002) and Mississippi Records (MRP-098) on January 30th, 2017.

credits

released April 12, 2020

Produced by Gordon Ashworth, Tony Klein, Dimitris Kourtis. Articles by Tony Klein, edited by Gordon Ashworth. Research and Bezos Drawings provided by Dimitris Kourtis. Photographs provided by the Kalliris Family, Stavros Kourousis, Lia Dimitriou, Hugo Strötbaum. Translations by Tony Klein, assisted by Dimitris Kourtis, Charles Howard and Vasilis Varelas. Audio Sources courtesy of Manthos Manios, Les Cook, John Marsden. Audio Transfers by Norman Field, Stavros Kourousis, Manthos Manios. Restoration and Mastering by Michael Graves at Osiris Studio. Lacquer Cutting by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Audio. Vinyl Production by Cascade Record Pressing. Design by Gordon Ashworth. Cover Production by Dan Fried. Offset Printing by Eberhardt Press.
Gratitude and Appreciation: Apostolos Poulios, Charles Eberhardt, Charles Howard, Dimitris Kourtis, Hugo Strötbaum, John Marsden, Jonathan Ward, Katerina Kalliri, Les Cook, Lia Dimitriou, Lianka Karmi & Nonna, Manthos Manios, Melanie Reitzel, Michael Graves, Norman Field, Owen Ashworth, Panayiota Konstantinakou, Panos Alexiadis, Savvas Metaxas, Stavros Kourousis, Thanos Kalliris, Tony Klein, Vasilis Varelas, Yiannis Iasonidis.
Special thanks to Dimitris Kourtis and Tony Klein, the lifeblood of this project.

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