A Chant About the Beauty of the Moon at Night: LP Hawaiian Steel Guitar Masters 1913​-​1921

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A Chant About the Beauty of the Moon at Night: LP Hawaiian Steel Guitar Masters 1913​-​1921 CompIlation is $18.00 plus shipping.

Magnificent Sounds Records. Archival record label reissuing forgotten historical recordings from around the world.

A collection of rare original recordings, unheard for over a century, of captivating Hawaiian steel guitar music that influenced the first generation of Delta blues and country artists, changing the sound of music forever. Ghostly transmissions from paradise, beamed across time from a lost century, carefully remastered and restored with extensive historical notes & rare photos. Most tracks have been unissued in any format since their original release over 100 years ago.

150g black vinyl

"Reissue of the Issue" -- Maggot Brain magazine (Summer 2022 issue)

"Best New Reissues of 2022" -- PAM (Pan African Music Magazine)

"The influence of the indigenous style on everything from Delta blues to country music would go underrepresented in our music histories for over a century, but documents like A Chant About the Beauty of the Moon at Night are valuable for setting the record straight." -- Bandcamp Daily (Album of the Day)

"there are few sounds more beautiful" -- Burning Ambulance