Mondo Hollywood

This is a “Mondo”-style movie, today this genre would be called “docutainment”. The subject is life in Hollywood during the second half of the 60s. With this southern California theme we get lots of surf-music along with some surfing and skating. I find the whole thing quite entertaining, and think it projects a vision of a town in transformation, when some people had other plans than becoming a movie-star or starlet.

If I’m remembering correctly the guitars are played by Davie Allan.

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67 Asian Cover Versions on YouTube

If you occasionally come by this blog you might have recogned my passion for mid-century asian pop-records. They had their unique qualities. When they covered western hit records the asian touch was most obvious. For my listening pleasure I prefer originals and instrumentals, but anyway.

Here we go!