released January 17, 2024

Poi Dog Pondering: The Best of the Hawai'i Years (Remastered)

Produced & Recorded by Frank Orrall

These are the very 1st versions of all these songs, recorded on 4 & 8 track analogue tape,
Between 1984 to 1987.
These are remastered from the original cassette albums PDPx1, PDPx2, PDPx3 PDPx4 & PDPx5.
The Cassette albums we recorded in Frank's bedroom & Rendezvous Recording in Honolulu, and some on the road during PDP's street busking tour of the continent, 1986-87.
They were originally sold on consignment in local record stores in Honolulu and California, and on the street while busking.
These cassette albums caught the attention of the Los Angeles based recording label, Texas Hotel Records, and on the basis of these recording, Frank Orrall was signed to record for Texas Hotel Records.
Most of these songs were re-recorded for vinyl / CD at Arlyn Studio in Austin Texas in 1988/91, those recordings were distributed by Sony/CBS, worldwide.

Track Listing & Performance Credits:

1. Pulling Touch (Original Version) 
Vocals, Bass, Marimba, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Vocals - Abra Moore
Drums - Sean Coffey
Cello - Raymond Yazzie

2. Fall Upon Me (Original Version) 
Vocals & Percussion - Frank Orrall
Electric Guitar - Byron Lai
Mandolin - Peter Bond

3. Ta Bouche Est Tabou (Original Version)
Lead Vocals - Jean François Berneron
Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar - Frank Orrall
Vocals - Abra Moore
Electric Fretless Bass - Steve Bernal
Drums - Sean Coffey

4. Sound of Water (Original Version) 
Vocals, Bells, Acoustic Guitar - Frank Orrall
Guitar - Kalea Chapman
Recorder - Jean François Berneron
Vocals - Abra Moore & Patrice Sullivan
Electric Fretless Bass - Steve Bernal
Drums & Bongos - Sean Coffey

5. Bury Me Deep (Original Version) 
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Frank Orrall
Bells - Abra Moore
Electric Fretless Bass - Steve Bernal
Drums - Sean Coffey

6. Massuse of Hours (Original Version) 
Vocals, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Drums - Sean Coffey
Vocals - Abra Moore

7. Everybody's Trying (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Bass - Matthew Miller
Accordion - Anita Trubitt
Backing vocals, Recording Engineer - Joe Espinda

8. You Think Too Much (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

9. Been Down so Long (Original Version) 
Vocals, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Vocals - Abra Moore
Guitar - Kalea Chapman
Drums - Sean Coffey

10. Searching for the Fertile Fields (Original Version)
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

11. Shake of Big Hands (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

12. The Strength That I Need (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

13. Wood Guitar (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

14. Praise The Lord (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Auto Harp, Mandolin, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Sound Engineer - Joe Espinda

15. Caffeine or Fresh White Sheets (Original Version) 
Vocals, Percussion, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall

16. Sugarbush Cushman (Original Version) 
Vocals, Accordion, Bass - Frank Orrall

17. Come Down To Me (Original Version) 
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Frank Orrall
Acoustic Guitar - Kalea Chapman

18. Living With The Dreaming Body (Original Version)
Vocals, Drums, Mandolin, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Bass - Tim Lee
Accordion - Anita Trubitt
Millie Ireijo - Gaida (Bulgarian Bag Pipe)
Recording Engineer - Joe Espinda

19. Big Walk (Original Version) 
Vocals, Drums, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Frank Orrall
Percussion - John Wesley Nelson
Accordion - Anita Trubitt
Millie Ireijo - Gaida (Bulgarian Bag Pipe)
Recording Engineer - Joe Espinda