Record [Songs of the South Seas]
Maker and role
Tasman Empire Airways Limited, Commissioned by
Astor Recording and TV Studios Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1961
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Object detail
Accession number
2019.133
Production period
Description
Record with sleeve. TEAL Presents Songs of the South Seas. Record: Side 1: Black, 7-inch, 45 rpm, EP record with olive green label with silver text. Side one reads, "Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.A / Side 1 / PATU PATU AKE (Lund) K/A / POKAREKARE (Piripata) Beggs / MINOI MINOI (Teumata) B&H / [logo] BEGGS". Along the bottom edge of the label is "ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND". Side 2: "Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.B / Side 2 / ISA LEI (Caten) B&H / WALTZING MATILDA (Patterson-Cowan) Allan / [logo] Allan's". Along the bottom edge of the label is "ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND".
Sleeve: Front: Illustration of a woman drawn in pastel placing a flower in her hair. The background is dark green with a water pattern. To the right is a cream coloured vertical band containing text. “TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / ASTOR / AE - 12 / TAHITI ... / Patu Patu Ake / NEW ZEALAND .. / SAMOA ... Minoi Minoi / FIJI ... / Isa Lei / AUSTRALIA ... / Waltzing Matilda". Underneath this is a logo with "TEAL / YEARS". Handwritten on the edge of the opening side in blue pen is "N. McKELVEY". Back: "TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / SIDE ONE / Patu Patu Ake [...] SIDE TWO [...]". There is a figure of a woman in a grass skirt in the middle of the track listings. Underneath this is "Astor / AE - 12 / 45 R.P.M E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D PLAY RECORD / CAUTION: Records are the subject of copyright. [...] ASTOR Recording & TV Studios Ltd., 48 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.”
Sleeve: Front: Illustration of a woman drawn in pastel placing a flower in her hair. The background is dark green with a water pattern. To the right is a cream coloured vertical band containing text. “TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / ASTOR / AE - 12 / TAHITI ... / Patu Patu Ake / NEW ZEALAND .. / SAMOA ... Minoi Minoi / FIJI ... / Isa Lei / AUSTRALIA ... / Waltzing Matilda". Underneath this is a logo with "TEAL / YEARS". Handwritten on the edge of the opening side in blue pen is "N. McKELVEY". Back: "TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / SIDE ONE / Patu Patu Ake [...] SIDE TWO [...]". There is a figure of a woman in a grass skirt in the middle of the track listings. Underneath this is "Astor / AE - 12 / 45 R.P.M E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D PLAY RECORD / CAUTION: Records are the subject of copyright. [...] ASTOR Recording & TV Studios Ltd., 48 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.”
Brief History
This record was commissioned by TEAL to celebrate and promote the airline's 21st anniversary in 1961. It was produced by Astor Recording & TV Studios Ltd based in Auckland. The record contains music from several South Pacific nations (Tahiti, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Australia) which were some of the airline's destinations.
Marks
N. McKelvey Hand-written
Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.A / Side 1 / PATU PATU AKE (Lund) K/A / POKAREKARE (Piripata) Beggs / MINOI MINOI (Teumata) B&H / [logo] BEGGS / ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND". Printed
Allan's Logo
Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.B / Side 2 / ISA LEI (Caten) B&H / WALTZING MATILDA (Patterson-Cowan) Allan / [logo] Allan's / ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Printed
TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / ASTOR / AE - 12 / TAHITI ... / Patu Patu Ake / NEW ZEALAND .. / SAMOA ... Minoi Minoi / FIJI ... / Isa Lei / AUSTRALIA ... / Waltzing Matilda Printed
TEAL Logo
Astor / AE - 12 / 45 R.P.M E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D PLAY RECORD / CAUTION: Records are the subject of copyright. [...] ASTOR Recording & TV Studios Ltd., 48 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Printed
Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.A / Side 1 / PATU PATU AKE (Lund) K/A / POKAREKARE (Piripata) Beggs / MINOI MINOI (Teumata) B&H / [logo] BEGGS / ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND". Printed
Allan's Logo
Unauthorised Public / performance, Copying, and Broadcasting of this record prohibited / ASTOR / TEAL Presents / SONGS OF THE SOUTH SEAS / AE12.B / Side 2 / ISA LEI (Caten) B&H / WALTZING MATILDA (Patterson-Cowan) Allan / [logo] Allan's / ASTOR RECORDING & T.V.STUDIOS LTD. 48 Shortland St., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Printed
TEAL presents / Songs of the South Seas / ASTOR / AE - 12 / TAHITI ... / Patu Patu Ake / NEW ZEALAND .. / SAMOA ... Minoi Minoi / FIJI ... / Isa Lei / AUSTRALIA ... / Waltzing Matilda Printed
TEAL Logo
Astor / AE - 12 / 45 R.P.M E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D PLAY RECORD / CAUTION: Records are the subject of copyright. [...] ASTOR Recording & TV Studios Ltd., 48 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Printed
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 sound disc : analog, 45 rpm. ; 7 in.
Other name
TEAL presents Songs of the South Seas
Collection
Credit Line
Tasman Empire Airways Limited et al. 1961. Record [Songs of the South Seas], 2019.133. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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