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Permalink The Telstars from Hawaii...any info?

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I'm looking for any info on first wave Hawaiian surf band The Telstars who had a great tune called "Spaghetti Strap".

Any ideas??????

Aloha,
-Ron

The TakeOffs
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Hi Ron. Here's a youtube of one of their other singles "Continental Mash".

Look to the comments below for a possible lead.

http://youtu.be/4tWtH39vsRE

Thanks very much crumble!!

The info is for Tom Tourville who is "working on a book on surf music, and am trying to find the Telstars. Can you help me?

He's sending me a copy of his book on Hawaii Rock and Roll called "Hawaii A Go-Go"......sounds interesting.

The TakeOffs
"Kauai's Only All-Instrumental Surf Band"
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Theres a bit more info in the comments on this video.

-Damon.

I sent the guy an email (youtube comments)and hopefully he'll respond.

Spaghetti Strap appears on a various artists album called Surf Age Nuggets (2012) which also includes a few liner notes:

"The Telstars were a Hawaiian group who had seven singles out on Honolulu label Teen between 1962 and 1964. "Continental Mash"/"Stomp Happy" was their first and it was quickly picked up by Imperial in Los Angeles. Their other releases remained island-bound and the echoey "Spaghetti Strap" with it's chunky beat group rhythm guitar was the flip of an "Apache"-inspired "Topless".

Thanks for the info gentelmen. I have forwarded it to Tom.

The TakeOffs
"Kauai's Only All-Instrumental Surf Band"
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