FTD 188 – The Blue Hawaii Sessions 4-CD Preorder

As part of its ongoing SESSIONS series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS PRESLEY: THE BLUE HAWAII SESSIONS.

This 4-CD set includes the complete soundtrack sessions, remixed from the original 3-track session tapes. The 24-page booklet features informative retrospectives from musicians and songwriters, session data, memorabilia, and global chart information.

The original album spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on Billboards TOP POP LPs chart. Nominated for a Grammy Award in 1961, it became the second most successful soundtrack album of the 1960s, surpassed only by West Side Story!

Note: Some of the music has previously been released in the FTD book “The Making of Blue Hawaii”.

CD 1
01. Blue Hawaii
02. Almost Always True
03. Aloha Oe
04. No More
05. Can’t Help Falling In Love
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby
07. Moonlight Swim
08. Ku-U-I-Po
09. Ito Eats
10. Slicin’ Sand
11. Hawaiian Sunset
12. Beach Boy Blues
13. Island Of Love
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song
15. Steppin’ Out of Line
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) (takes 8,9)
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 3 (master)
17. Rock-A-Hula Baby
TO (record version) takes 1-3
18. Rock-A-Hula Baby
TO (record version) Takes 4, 5 (master)