'The Blue Hawaii Sessions' è il nuovo set della FTD per la complete recording session serie.
Si tratta della versione solo CD del precedente combo libro-cd deluxe 'The Making Of Blue Hawaii' Book/CD .
Il set propone dunque la completa sessino di incisione della soundtrack.
Presente ovviamente un booklet di 24 pagine con foto, dati e dettagli della session.
CD 1 The Masters:
01. Blue Hawaii (2:34) (Lee Robin/Ralph Rainger) 02. Almost Always True (2:22) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman) 03. Aloha Oe (1:53) (Arranged and adapted by Elvis Presley) 04. No More (2:20) (Don Robertson/Hal Blair) 05. Can’t Help Falling In Love (3:01) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss) 06. Rock-A-Hula Baby (1:56) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller) 07. Moonlight Swim (2:18) (Sylvia Dee/Ben Weisman) 08. Ku-U-I-Po (2:21) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss) 09. Ito Eats (1:23) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 10. Slicin’ Sand (1:35) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 11. Hawaiian Sunset (2:33) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 12. Beach Boy Blues (2:03) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 13. Island Of Love (2:38) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 14. Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:49) (Charles King/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning) 15. Steppin’ Out of Line (1:52) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller)
March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
16. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 1 17. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 2 18. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 3 19. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 4 (used for master) 20. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) takes 5-6, 7 (used for master) 21. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) (final master) (splice of take 4 & 7)
CD 2 March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
01. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 1 02. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 2 03. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 3 04. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) takes 4, 5 (used for master) 05. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 6 06. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 7 (used for master) 07. Aloha Oe (BO 1 - master) (take 4) & (BO 2 - master) (splice of take 7 & 5) 08. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) take 1 09. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 2,4,5 10. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 6-7 11. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 8, 9 (master) 12. No More (DO) takes 1-2 13. No More (DO) takes 4, 5, 7 14. No More (DO) take 8 15. No More (DO) take 9 16. No More (DO) takes 10-11 17. No More (DO) takes 12,13 (used for master) 18. No More (DO-1) (insert ending) takes 14-16 19. No More (DO & DO-1) (master) (splice of take 13 & ending take 16) 20. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 1-3 21. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 4 22. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 5-7 23. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 8-9 24. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 10 25. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 11-12 26. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 13-14 27. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 15-18 28. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 19 (master)
CD 3 March 22, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
01. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 1-3 02. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 4-6 03. Blue Hawaii (FO) take 7 (master) 04. Ito Eats (GO) takes 1-2 05. Ito Eats (GO) takes 3-5 06. Ito Eats (GO) takes 6-8, 9 (master) 07. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 1 08. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 2 (master) 09. Island of Love (KO) takes 1-4 10. Island Of Love (KO) takes 5-7 11. Island Of Love (KO) take 8 12. Island Of Love (KO) take 9-10 13. Island Of Love (KO) takes 11-12 14. Island Of Love (KO) take 13 (master) 15. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 1-5 16. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 6-7, 8 (master) 17. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 9-11 18. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 12-15 19. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 16, 17 (master) 20. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (tag) takes 18-19 21. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (master) 22. Almost Always True (MO) takes 1-3 23. Almost Always True (MO) takes 4-5 24. Almost Always True (MO) takes 6-7 25. Almost Always True (MO) take 8 (master)
CD 4
01. Moonlight Swim (NO) takes 1-2 02. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 3 (master without female vocals overdub) 03. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 4
March 23, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood
04. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 1-5 05. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 6-8 06. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 9 07. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 10-12 08. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 13 09. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 14-16 10. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 17-20 11. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 21-22, 23 (master) 12. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 24 13. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 25-26 14. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (record version) takes 27-29 (master) 15. Beach Boy Blues SO (record version) takes 1, 2 (master) 3 16. Beach Boy Blues SO (movie version) take 4 (master) 17. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) takes 1-3 18. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) Takes 4, 5 (master).
Credits: Original musical arranger: Joseph J. Lilley. Original engineer: Thorne Nogar. Original editor: Dave Wiechman.
Mixed from 3-track to 2-track stereo by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York, 2022.
Edited and mastered by Jan Eliasson at Audio Planet, Denmark.
Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen.
