Vintage Lawrence Welk album "Songs Of The Islands," a Hawaiian-themed easy listening LP featuring guitarist Buddy Merrill on Dot Records.
12" black vinyl record, 33 1/3 RPM stereophonic LP with black Dot "Ultra High Fidelity Long 33 1/3 Play" center labels and catalog number DLP 25,251 (side 1 matrix LPS 75,312 / side 2 matrix LPS 75,313), housed in its original full-color cardboard sleeve with bold tropical island artwork on the front and printed liner notes, track listing, and a portrait of Lawrence Welk on the back.
Original Dot Records branded paper inner sleeve is included, printed with the promotional heading "The Greatest Sound On Record! Stereo and Regular" along with descriptive copy about the Dot Sound and company information.
Tracklist Side One: Song Of The Islands, King Kamehameha, Blue Hawaii, Little Brown Gal, The Hawaiian Wedding Song, On The Beach At Waikiki.
Tracklist Side Two: Sweet Leilani, Song Of Old Hawaii, (If You Wanna) Dance The Hula, My Isle Of Golden Dreams, Sing An Island Song, Aloha Oe.
Label and sleeve credits list Lawrence Welk and featured guitarist Buddy Merrill along with songwriting, publishing, and copyright information, manufacturing details for Dot Records in Hollywood, and notes about the Hawaiian-inspired arrangements by the Welk orchestra; see jacket, label, and inner-sleeve photos for additional artwork and liner-note details.
