Kalapana - Kalapana II (AGS-071)

Kalapana's sophomore LP. Reissued on vinyl for the first time since the 1970s. Following the massive success of their debut album in 1975, Kalapana returned to the studio in 1976, this time at Audiotronics in West Covina, California, this time taking the lead in producing the record. Barry Fasman, the Los Angeles-based producer whom the band credited with making their first record shine, joined them in the studio for string arrangements and to conduct certain tracks. However, on Kalapana II, the band felt fully prepared to produce the album themselves. And they did so, marvelously.Little did they know, this would be the last time all four original band members — Mackey Feary, Malani Bilyeu, D.J. Pratt and Kirk Thompson — would record an album together. Second in a trio of eponymous albums from 1975 to 1977, Kalapana II expanded upon Kalapana I’s now-classic sound while leaning into styles not previously heard on their debut: lead vocalist Malani Bilyeu weaved a love-lorn country ballad