Eden Ahbez

• Wooden Slipcase EDITION

• 2 x Vinilo LP

• INCLUDES 24 pages BOOKLET

• Multicolored Forest/Leaves Vinyl

ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT EXOTICA, JAZZ AND PSYCH ALBUMS

One of the great classics of exotica, a style of easy listening music that emerged in the mid ’50s alongside tiki culture blending jazz, swing, latin music, psychedelia, and folk, Eden’s Island (The music of an enchanted isle) presents the Nature Boy Eden Ahbez’s vision of a utopian society existing in peace and harmony on an island far away from the modern world.

A beat poet and composer, Ahbez lived a well-documented proto-hippie lifestyle not too dissimilar from what was outlined on the album living outdoors with his family in the mountains of Los Angeles. He was famously found sleeping below the Hollywood sign. Whether you connect with his vision or not, the songs here are enchantingly peaceful, filled with a dreamy haze, and surely succeed in transporting listeners to another world.

PERSONNEL:

• Eden Ahbez - (vocals, flute, percussion)
• Paul Moer - (piano)
• Emil Richards - (marimba, vibraphone, percussion)
• Jimmy Bond - (bass)
• Frank Capp - (percussion)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Eden’s Island
• A2. The Wanderer
• A3. Myna Bird
• A4. Eden’s Cove
• A5. Trade Wind
• A6. Full Moon

• B1. Mongoose
• B2. Market Place
• B3. Banana Boy
• B4. The Old Boat
• B5. Island Girl
• B6. La Mar
• B7. Surf Rider (Unreleased Track)
• B8. Tobago (45 Rpm Single Version)
• B9. The Wanderer (Alternate Version)
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• LP TWO

• C1. Song Of The Fool
• C2. India (Demo)
• C3. The Planet Song
• C4. Hey Jacque
• C5. The Shepherd
• C6. End Of Desire
• C7. Frankie’s Song
• C8. Jungle Bungalow (Overdub Session)

• D1. Sahara
• D2. Yes Master!
• D3. Ahbe Casabe
• D4. Lonely Island
• D5. Big Rock Steam Roller
• D6. The Big Square From Nowhere
• D7. Green Flamingo
• D8. Monterey (Alternate Version)
• D9. Jam Session ’78