Release 2016  -  NEW !!!! sealed - Gatefold Sleeve

Eden Ahbez  (1908-1995) born Alexander Aberle - was a US songwriter and poet.
His Song : NATURE BOY became a Hit in the Version of NAT KING COLE in 1947.
He lived like a Beatnik in parks in Los Angeles.
1960 he recorded his first own album EDDENs ISLAND for Del-Fi Record - a 2nd album : ECHOES FROM NATURE BOY,
saw a release as CD shortly after his death in 1995.

Style-Genre: Psychedelic ; Jazz-Pop ; Rock N Roll ; Rock ;

see: Nat King Cole ; Brian Wilson  (Beach Boys) ;

EDEN AHBEZ - songwriter, vocals;

Producer: Brian Chidester; Mastered by: Marcus Heumann; Cover Illustration : Thomas Ives;

Side One
EDEN AHBEZ  -  India   2:21
EDEN AHBEZ  -  Child of Nature   2:27
EDEN AHBEZ  -  Anna was mine  - Demo Version  3:24
The TALBOT BROTHERS - Nature Boy  2:40
NAT KING COLE  -  Land of Love  (come my Love and live with me)  3:14
EARTHA KITT  -  Hey Jacque   2:36
The RAY ANTHONY ORCHESTRA  -  Palm Springs   2:31

Side Two
EDEN AHBEZ  -  Umgowah
MORT WISE & The WISEMEN  -  Wild Boy  (with Rocky Holman)  2:04
NATURE BOY & FRIENDS  -  Surfer John  2:28
ARTHUR LYMAN  -  Edens Island   2:02
EDEN AHBEZ  & JOHN HARRIS  -  Monterey  2:43 - with Paul Horn
EDEN AHBEZ  & JOHN HARRIS  -  Overcomers of the World  4:15
EDEN AHBEZ  -  The Clam Man   2:23