The Honolulu Mountain Daffodils were a British

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band formed in the late 1980s. They released three full-length albums, one EP and one single between 1987 and 1991. Honolulu Mountain Daffodils were described by

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as "A scatterbrained and perhaps drunken recording entity" and consisted of members likely all using pseudonyms: guitarist Joachim Pimento (

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), guitarist-keyboardist Zoe Zettner, guitarist-vocalist Lord Sulaco, guitarist-percussionist Daiquiri J. Wright, guitarist Franklin Silverheels and bassist Smoky Alvaro.

Legacy

The band have been cited as an influence on

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Discography

; Studio albums * ''Guitars of the Oceanic Undergrowth'' (1987, Hybrid Records) * ''Tequila Dementia'' (1988, Zinger Records) * ''Aloha Sayonara'' (1991, Mission Discs) ; EPs * ''Psychic Hit-List Victims'' (1991, Mission Discs) ; Singles * "Also Sprächt Scott Thurston" (1988, Area International) ; Compilation albums * ''Guitars of the Oceanic Undergrowth/Tequila Dementia'' (1992, Mission Discs)

References

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