Leo Addeo And His Orchestra – Paradise Regained

Name: Leo Addeo And His Orchestra - Paradise Regained
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

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Label:	RCA Victor – LSA-2414, RCA Victor – LSA 2414
Series:	Stereo Action
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1961
Genre:	Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Easy Listening, Pacific, Exotica

Tracklist

A1	Ka-Lu-A Written By – Coldwell, Kern	2:24
A2	Lovely Hula Hands Written-By – Anderson*	2:50
A3	A Song Of Old Hawaii Written By – Beecher, Noble	2:14
A4	Keep Your Eyes On The Hands Written By – Johnston, Todaro	2:21
A5	Now Is The Hour Written By – Kaihan, Scott, Stewart	2:43
A6	Adventures In Paradise Written By – Newman	2:35
B1	Every Little Movement Written By – Harbach, Hoschna	2:31
B2	Trade Winds Written By – Friend, Tobias	3:14
B3	Hello, Aloha! - How Are You? Written By – Baer, Gilbert	2:38
B4	Beyond The Reef Written By – Pittman	3:00
B5	No Other Love Written By – Hammerstein, Rodgers	2:27
B6	I'll See You In Hawaii Written By – Todaro	2:25

Comes in die cut cover.

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Paradise Regained (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	LSA-2414	US	1961
New Submission	Paradise Regained (LP, Album, Stereo)	RCA Victor	LSA-2414	Canada	1961
Recently Edited	Paradise Regained (LP, Album, Reissue)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LSA-2414, LSA-2414 RE, LSA 2414	US	1964
New Submission	Paradise Regained (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	RCA Victor	LPM-2414	US	1964
New Submission	Paradise Regained (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	740.543, LSA 2414	France	1968

docbooger Sep 6, 2023
The stereo mix is disorienting with too much gimmicky panning. It's too bad, because the orchestrations and arrangements are fun. It definitely lives up to its title as the arrangements blend traditional Island ensemble with brass, accordion, organ, etc. Instruments tend to take their turns as to leave plenty of space to allow the tunes to breathe - for me, a somewhat sparse mix is an essential quality for this genre. Hawaii themed releases tend to either be small ensembles or overblown small orchestra ensembles with string sections. This is a rare LP that balances those ideas to deliver something worthwhile. I'll switch to mono when listening though b/c the gimmicky stereo mix is distracting.