Under the label Stylo Magic – Earwig, {in association with Grass Skirt records) provided affordable digitally transferred and restored vintage recordings from the early 20th century. This was a unique opportunity to get extremely rare recordings by great musical masters together in one place.
Aside from the satisfaction of keeping this vintage music alive all collections received significant critical acclaim.
Contact me if you wish to discuss saving any other vintage recordings
Eddie Bush Collection – (limited run of 100)
All copies now sold
Thanks to all who supported this project and helped keep this wonderful music alive.
Today Eddie Bush is revered for the classic steel guitar showcases “Hard to get Gertie “ and “Clowin the frets”, and rightly so in our view. We include both sides in our cd. Those were however the only instrumental pieces recorded in Eddie’s years with Earl Burtnett. Most of the Trio sides focus on the sophisticated harmony vocals of Bush, Curly Seckler and Paul Gibbons on popular songs of the day. This retrospective also looks to his other recordings with for Brunswick and slightly later records made with his own Biltmore Trio and Mannie Klein’s Hawaiians. We’ve selected twenty of the best examples of the Eddie’s output, all of which are complemented by his majestic steel playing.
100 copies produced and in a 6 panel fold-out digipak …no detailed booklet (but some very nice photos!).
Vintage Recordings – AVAILABLE NOW by mail order
Gino Bordin – Guitare Magique – (limited run of 100)
All copies now sold
Thanks to all who supported this project and helped keep this wonderful music alive.
This is the end of a very limited run and will not be repressed – originally produced to compliment the Grass Skirt release – Gino Bordin – Virtuose De La Guitare Hawaiienne
Gino Bordin, Italian born Parisian wizard of the Hawaiian guitar. His recording career spanned the years from about 1927/28 to the late 1950s . Like several other Parisian guitarists his early years included spells playing banjo with some of the leading musette bands.
Daniel Arnau – Encantador de la guitarra hawaiiana
All copies now sold
Thanks to all who supported this project and helped preserve this rare & wonderful music.
Daniel Arnau was a Hawaiian steel player from Spain …from Estivella, near Valencia to be precise. He was a popular musician in Paris in the late 1920s and early 1930s, recording for a number of labels such as Disque Henry, Fotosonor and Grammophone.
This Arnau retrospective features 17 tracks with Daniel playing acoustic Hawaiian steel guitar …plus 3 rare German sides where Daniel is singing with a tango orchestra.
All are collections were reproduced in very small runs – don’t miss out on a opportunity to hear master steel playing from the 20th Century’s golden era.
Also available — but limited availability
Ken and Bob – Escape to Jazz Island (Grass Skirt label)
Only 3 left – priced to go!
check out the cost on other site listings – don’t think you will find it for less 
Ken Emerson (Hawaiian island music master) and Bob Armstrong (of Cheap Suit Serenaders fame plus many other great bands) both sing and play guitar, ukulele and Steel guitar on an eclectic mixture of jazz infused island music. Whether it’s playing traditional selections from the Hawaiian Islands or Tin Pan Alley classics from the island of Manhattan , these two veteran string maestros serve up a unique bland of old and new musical stylings.
“It’s impossible to have a bad day when this disk is spinning”
Digipack artwork by Robert Armstrong
Escape to Jazz Island — £10 + p&p £2UK – £4.25 World
Below — Ken and Bob pictured with some beautiful instruments
Other collections in progress – Sourcing and restoration is lengthy (labour of love) process. Release dates are always dependent on the success of current and previous projects.
If you have any rare recordings that you wish to consider for restoration with a possible view to limited commercial release then please contact me to discuss.
I also release solo projects under the independent label – Earwig – please check out my latest releases & news
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