"Sweet Leilani" RARE take A
Sol Hoopii
The Sol Hoopii 1935 Brunswick recording of Leilani is perhaps his most common 78 RPM issue due in large to its inclusion in Columbia’s extremely popular “Hookani Pila Hawaii” C-19 album set. That take and all other identified 78 RPM issues up to this point have been take DLA 431-B.
Today I’d like to present DLA 431-A! While the German 78 issue Br. A 9985 is documented, the alternate take is unidentified in the most recent published Hawaiian discography. I’m unsure if every pressing of this issue or others contain the alternate but I have never heard or seen another.
The differences are subtle yet obvious upon close inspection. You can compare it to the common take HERE