BOX FTD - "THE MAKING OF BLUE HAWAII"

Box composto da libro + 4 CD + Extended Play dal titolo "The Making Of Blue Hawaii".

Il libro contiene 387 pagine in cui vengono mostrate fotografie recentemente scoperte, dettagli sulle scene cancellate, pagine della sceneggiatura, memos, contratti e ricordi del cast e della troupe.
85 pagine sono dedicate a fotografie, documenti e dettagli delle session di incisioni, compresa nuova documentazione.
Nei 4 CD si ascoltano le sessions di registrazione, che comprendono 50 tracce inedite. L'audio è stato rimasterizzato in stereo dai nastri originali e le canzoni sono in ordine di registrazione perla prima volta.
E' stato inoltre inserito un picture extended play vinile a 33 giri.
Le canzoni:
CD 1 The Masters: 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)

PUBBLICAZIONE: MAGGIO 2023