ELVIS: THE BLUE HAWAII SESSIONS (FTD)

Per la serie “Sessions”, la FTD ha annunciato l’uscita del set di 4 cd intitolato “Elvis: The Blue Hawaii Sessions”. 

Contiene le sessioni complete della colonna sonora del film mixate dai nastri delle sessioni originali a 3 tracce.

In allegato un libretto di 24 pagine con diversi flashback informativi di musicisti e cantautori, dati della sessione, cimeli e informazioni generali.

L’album originale è rimasto per 20 settimane al primo posto nella classifica “TOP POP LP” di Billboard.

Ha ricevuto anche una nomina per un Grammy Award nel 1961 e divenne la seconda colonna sonora di maggior successo degli anni ’60, perdendo solo contro “West Side Story”. 

Tracklist

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 15-17

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) 

fonte elvis-collectors.com