{"product_id":"eden-ahbez-edens-island-wood-slipcase-edition-2lp","title":"Eden's Island [Wood Slipcase Edition] [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e** This is a PRE-ORDER. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e2xLP pressed on Clear Forest\/Leaves Splatter Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoused in a Wood Slipcase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world’s most important Exotica, Jazz and Psych albums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst official reissue ever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes 20 almost unreleased bonus songs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestored and remastered from original master tapes by Grammy-nominated sound engineer Jessica Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate reissue of one of the world’s most important albums in the field of Exotica, Jazz and even Proto Psychedelic Music from 1960 – and the first official reissue ever!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is pressed on Clear Forest\/Leaves Splatter vinyl and housed in a wooden cover. It also includes a 24-page booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue of Eden Ahbez’ sole album includes 20 almost unreleased bonus songs from different sessions. Carefully restored and remastered from original master tapes by prolific Grammy-nominated sound engineer Jessica Thompson. The artist Eden Ahbez was not only a skilled composer and performer who wrote the hit tune \"Nature Boy “ for the classic 1940s crooner Nat King Cole but also a forefather and probably the sole inventor of the hippie lifestyle that became a worldwide movement by the mid 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCo-produced by movie maker Brian Chidester, who now, after 20 years of research, completed the full-time documentary movie \"As The Wind – The Enchanted Life Of Eden Ahbez“: https:\/\/www.edenahbez.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow here we go with a project that can easily be labeled a mammoth. Who remembers Eden Ahbez, actually, except for a couple of born-too-late retro hippies? Well, here we go with the story:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1960, Rock’n’Roll has just lost a couple of its protagonists during this and the previous year, the time of the great balladeers has just begun, but soon will run out due to the new and exciting beat invasion. In US mainstream the tiki culture has reached a certain peak and is about to collapse, but still goes strong and with it comes the so called “exotica” music, a crossover between smooth jazz and swing, Latin grooves, haunting melodies that are rooted in the folkloristic sounds from different parts of this world, plus weird sound effects that often create a spooky jungle or dreamy island beach atmosphere. It can even bend your mind that far you would see palm trees growing out of your speakers and witness monkeys and parrots having fun in your room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEden Ahbez, born in 1908, passed in 1995, a man living dropout and hippie lifestyle way before the movement became what people remember it to be in the mid 60s, a beat poet and composer who wrote the hit tune “Nature boy” that gave Nat King Cole his first big success in 1948, approaches the field of exotica music from a different point of view creating an epic concept album about an utopian society living in peace and harmony on an island far away from the modern western world as we know it. And indeed we find many trademarks of the prototypical exotica music, beginning with this relaxed groove combining easy-listening swing and Latin patterns, peaceful, dreamy, and even transcendental vocal melodies, tinges of folk music from around the world including powerful dances and a whole color palette of mind-expanding sounds giving the whole music an even greater depth and width. The latter being created entirely with real instruments such as Eden Ahbez’ wood-flute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome tunes are rather gentle and relaxed, with the lyrics being narrated, which adds much to the epic feel of the album. Since this is a really unique effort, now „Eden’s Island“ alone is a masterpiece of proto-psychedelic music and showcases the peak of Ahbe’s creativity, but he did write and record music before and after, as mentioned above. And he inspired people along the way; he still does, even decades after his passing. When a young record collector named Brian Chidester found a picture of Ahbe with a youthful Brian Wilson of BEACH BOYS fame dating from probably 1967, he felt the urge to research and investigate deeply into the life of Ahbe, who was more of a mystical figure, obscured by the passing of time rather than the fairly well recognised allfather of the hippie lifestyle, without whom there would have not been such a movement at all and certainly no woodstock, not much psychedelic music and no such things. At least not in the way that they did happen. So Mr. Chidester embarked on a journey of more than twenty years that culminates in a movie, „As the Wind: The enchanted life of Eden Ahbez“, telling the story of one of pop culture’s most enigmatic figures in full. Brian Chidester and his filmmaking partner John Winer now have not only gone wild in bringing the life of the first of all hippies to a wider attention, they have taken part in what is the main subject of my writing here, the ultimate rerelease of Eden Ahbez‘ first and only cult full length record, 1960’s „Eden’s Island (The music of an enchanted isle)“ as I already described above in nearly all it’s glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor it was only a third of what this ultimate edition has to offer. First of all, the album has been carefully restored and newly mastered from the original master tapes; however, one got hold of them after 60 years, while all other previous reissues that were mostly non-legal ventures were transcriptions from old and beaten vinyls. Grammy-nominated sound engineer Jessica Thompson, an icon in the field of restoring and remastering old and often obscure yet cult recordings from Jazz to Punk to Afro Beat and a great fan of Eden Ahbez, has done another marvelous job, and probably this could become her most prolific and important venture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other two-thirds of the music on this reissue, which comes as a wicked double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve in limited editions of different colours, is made up of those tunes that Eden never properly put on albums, that remained in obscurity, unbeknownst to man until today. Jessica Thompson also did the mastering here, and Brian Chidester co-produced this treasure trove of musical jewelry, which expands Eden Ahbez's epic concept album style and also showcases his skills in writing accessible yet unique proto-psychedelic pop tunes that, as I mentioned above, lead your mind into a different world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vinyl version includes a 12“ size, 24-page booklet, while the CD version comes as a double CD with 2 booklets. With so much passion put into the ultimate reissue of this album, you can bet that the music world, the collectors, and 60s music freaks will be shaken to its foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEden's Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMyna Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEden's Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTradewind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMongoose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarket Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanana Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Boat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsland Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Mar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurf Rider (unreleased track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTobago (45 rpm single version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wanderer (alternate version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Of The Fool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndia (Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Planet Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Jacque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shepherd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd Of Desire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrankie's Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJungle Bungalow (overdub session)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSahara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYes Master!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAhbe Casabe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Rock Steam Roller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Square From Nowhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Flamingo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonterey (alternate version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJam Session '86\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eden Ahbez","offers":[{"title":"2LP \/ Clear Green Splatter","offer_id":45801987834047,"sku":"EPS10-EBL10-CLGN-SPR","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1633633679457-qs0llmkv61-69214aea36d9651449015afcaec43e66_2FEden_2BAhbez_wooden-slider_974x_88af4356-9d17-4fb1-b232-15cb0e43d8e3.jpg?v=1782879309","url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/products\/eden-ahbez-edens-island-wood-slipcase-edition-2lp","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}