Tender Leaf, by Tender Leaf

Tender Leaf

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J. Taliaferro Gorgeous album. Basking in the summer breeze cruising music. Favorite track: Coast To Coast.

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1.	Beautiful Hawaii Kai 03:12	buy track
2.	Countryside Beauty 03:33	buy track
3.	You Are My Love 03:03	buy track
4.	You're My Fantasy 03:27	buy track
5.	Coast To Coast 04:02	buy track
6.	Shores Of Makapuu 02:52	buy track
7.	Future Family 04:56	buy track
8.	Oh, Stop 03:15	buy track
9.	Going To The Country 04:14	buy track

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Private press Hawaii AOR masterpiece from 1982.

A breezy, sometimes psychedelic collection of songs about life, love, and the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands, Tender Leaf remains one of the most coveted albums of recorded music from Hawaii.

Tender Leaf formed in the 1980s when Murray Compoc and Darryl Valdez met while working as drivers of the city bus (TheBus). The two shared a love of music and soon started jamming together, eventually forming a band. Both Compoc and Valdez wrote enough original material to record an album. In 1982, they entered Sea West Studios, then located in Hauula on the north east coast of Oahu. With the help of keyboardist/producer Kit Ebersbach (who played on albums by Lemuria and Babadu in the 1970s), Tender Leaf committed to tape nine songs that effortless carry the harmonious, easy-going energy of Hawaii.

The ridiculously rare 1982 LP has only ever been reissued in Asia, in Japan and Korea in the early 2000s and recently again in Japan (hat tip to Cool Sound). Limited copies of a Japanese 7-inch reissue arrived Stateside in 2016. But the string of vinyl and CD reprints have left us wondering, where’s the digital reissue? With the blessing of the album's original producer, Kit Ebersbach, we’re pleased to finally present Tender Leaf, available digitally worldwide.

Read our 2010 interview with Murray Compoc Spencer: alohagotsoul.com/2010/10/09/tender-leaf-has-arrived/

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released December 15, 2019

Tender Leaf:
 Murray Compoc, guitar, lead vocals
 Darryl Valdez, lead & rhythm guitar, backup vocals 
John Franklin, lead & rhythm guitar
 Patrick Caraulia, conga, backup vocals
 Bob Hernandez, bass 
Vince Ostertag, drums
 Kit Ebersbach, keyboards, synthesizer, producer

Recorded at Sea West Studios
“Coast To Coast” written by Mike Motas

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Since its evolution from a blog into record label, Aloha Got Soul has committed itself to exploring every corner of Hawaii for the best music, regardless of genre or generation. The blog launched in August 2010. In 2015, we launched our record label. In 2021, we opened a brick-and-mortar record store in Honolulu. ... more

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