05.12 vinyl podcast - Lemuria
On this show I’m going to play a track off of one of the more rare albums I own. The song is called “Hunk of Heaven” and it was recorded by a group called Lemuria. I haven’t been able to find a whole lot of background on the group. They were from Hawaii, and the main force behind the group was producer Kirk Thompson. Thompson assembled a great bunch of musicians, including a seven-piece horn section, and put them behind four incredibly powerful women vocalists. The result is a sound that’s akin to Roy Ayers’s later output. It’s deeply rooted in jazz, but sounds more like soul, and it features flourishes of latin flavor and just a hint of good disco.
This track was released on Lemuria’s self-titled album on Heaven records in 1978, and aside from a 45 of this same song, I don’t think the band or the label had any other output.
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May 13th, 2005 at 6:19 am
Hurry over to Ebay :)
Lemuria on eBay
edited by Cody to fit URL
May 13th, 2005 at 4:41 pm
hi. You were reviewed by Vox Monitor in our first episode a couple of weeks ago. We do a every other day podcast review podcast. Each episode reviews 3 podcasts, and includes clips of the show in question and commentary. You show was one of the three that Cohry and I reviewed.
Please visit the site where you will see that you are listed under episode #1. You can download the mp3 there, if you are curious as to what we had to say.
http://www.voxmonitor.com
thanks,
eric. And nice podcast.
May 19th, 2005 at 6:59 am
What a gift, your selections are brilliant. Love your cast.
Thanks, P
May 25th, 2005 at 11:02 am
im a HUGE telex fan. i did know he was a jazzer but never heard anything by him. great trivia!
May 26th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
Cody,
I’m still listening and still loving it. I see you made the short list on the NPR feature of a couple of days ago, at least on the website. Excellent!
I hope you’re doing well. I miss your work and hope for more vinyl podcasts soon.
Best regards,
Gardner
May 27th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Thanks for sharing “Hunk of Heaven” — what a delicious track. I mentioned it and your work on my site today.
June 9th, 2005 at 8:21 am
Has this podcast died? Say it ain’t so…
June 12th, 2005 at 2:43 am
It’s the middle of June now - have you stopped making these shows? I really miss them…
June 15th, 2005 at 7:39 pm
You alright my man? If you need anyone to guest host feel free to drop me a line. Or anything else I can do… except for bumping anybody off. I can’t go back to prison! ;)
June 22nd, 2005 at 4:46 am
Same here: Miss you and your casts.
Hope everything is ok!
June 29th, 2005 at 5:42 am
Hi Cody–
iTunes 4.9 just debuted, and of course I searched immediately on the vinyl podcast to see if you were there–and you’re not. Say it ain’t so! I miss your podcast and I sure hope all is well with you.
July 1st, 2005 at 10:34 am
Hi,
I hope you have not stopped producing vinyl podcasts? I like them a lot. All the best!
July 4th, 2005 at 2:01 am
I’d LOVE a copy of this without the exit cut off or anything. High bitrate would be awesome too.
Nonetheless, I’d love to hear more.
July 5th, 2005 at 5:46 am
Add me to the growing list of listeners who want more shows.
I hope all is well with you. But I just have to say that I like your show and I hope there will be new episodes in the future. Thanks!
July 7th, 2005 at 2:41 pm
Just another thank you for the great (and sometimes strange) tracks. I hope you’ll start again soon!
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:40 pm
As a fan of Telex, have a look at my friend’s fan site just created about TELEX. They will release a new album soon!
regards
February 9th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
you can get this track on http://www.jazzmammrecords.co.uk its a repress so this track is not that rare no more. but good track anyway
February 9th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
sorry * http://www.jazzmannrecords.co.uk