Soundtrack Session for Paramount: Blue Hawaii, March 21-23, 1961

Studio :

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California

Producers :

Joseph Lilley / Hal Wallis

Engineer :

Thorne Nogar

Hawaiian Sunset

AO

March 21

Take 01

Complete

2:45

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°/Hollyw. Sessions°°

Take 02

Complete

3:09

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 03

Complete

3:05

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 04

Take 05

Take 06

Take 07

Spliced

M

2:32

Spliced from takes 4 and 7

M2PB 2994

BH '97°°

Aloha Oe (section #2)

BO

March 21

Take 01

Complete

1:33

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 02

Complete

1:05

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 03

Complete

1:05

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 04

FS

0:21

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 05

Used for spliced master

Take 06

Complete

1:35

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 07

Used for spliced master

Spliced

(M)

0:47

Spliced from takes 7 and 5. Master composite

BH '97°°

Ku-u-i-po

CO

March 21

Take 01

Complete

2:51

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 02

LFS

1:33

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 03

Take 04

FS

0:14

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

Complete

2:30

Used for spliced master

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 06

FS

0:36

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 07

Complete

2:39

Used for spliced master

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 08

LFS

1:08

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 09

M

2:30

M2PB 2991

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/BH '97°°

No More

DO

March 21

Take 01

FS

0:38

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/St.Out of Line°

Take 02

LFS

1:30

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 03

LFS

1:38

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 04

LFS

2:00

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

LFS

0:49

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 06

Take 07

Complete

2:38

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 08

Complete

2:43

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 09

Complete

2:42

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 10

Take 11

Take 12

Take 13

Used for spliced master

Take 14

Take 15

Take 16

Ending used for spliced master

Spliced

M

2:23

Spliced from take 13 and ending of take 16

M2PB 2987

BH '97°°

Slicin' Sand

EO

March 21

Take 01

Take 02

Take 03

Take 04

1:45

BH '97°°

Take 05

Take 06

Take 07

Take 08

Take 09

Take 10

Take 11

Take 12

Take 13

Take 14

Take 15

FS

1:18

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 16

FS

0:18

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 17

Complete

1:40

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 18

FS

0:15

BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 19

M

1:42

M2PB 2993

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 1 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Blue Hawaii

FO

March 22

Take 01

FS

0:45

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 02

FS

0:35

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 03

Complete

2:52

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/St.Out of Line°

Take 04

FS

1:22

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 05

FS

1:14

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 06

LFS

2:08

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 07

M

2:47

M2PB 2984

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Ito Eats

GO

March 22

Take 01

FS

1:18

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 02

LFS

1:34

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 03

FS

0:36

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 04

FS

0:46

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

Complete

1:41

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 06

FS

0:16

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 07

FS

0:17

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 08

FS

0:30

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 09

M

1:35

M2PB 2992

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Ito Eats (tag for movie)

HO

March 22

Take 01

Complete?

0:57

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Hawaiian Wedding Song

JO

March 22

Take 01

Complete

3:05

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Behind Closed Doors°

Take 02

M

3:03

M2PB 3015

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Island of Love

KO

March 22

Take 01

FS

0:25

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 02

FS

0:51

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 03

FS

0:31

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 04

LFS

2:06

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

FS

0:23

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 06

FS

1:26

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 07

FS

0:39

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Behind Closed Doors°

Take 08

Complete

2:59

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Beh.Cl.Doors°

Take 09

LFS

2:28

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 10

FS

0:44

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 11

FS

0:10

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 12

FS

0:40

BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 13

M

3:02

M2PB 3000

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 2 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Steppin' Out of Line

LO

March 22

Take 01

FS

0:15

Movie version

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 02

FS

0:16

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 03

FS

0:27

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 04

FS

0:27

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 05

LFS

1:39

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 06

FS

0:28

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 07

LFS

1:33

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 08

Complete

1:45

Used for spliced master

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°/Beh.Cl.Doors°

Take 09

FS

0:19

Record version

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 10

FS

0:10

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 11

LFS

1:27

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 12

FS

0:18

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 13

FS

0:10

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 14

FS

0:08

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 15

Complete

2:00

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 16

FS

0:49

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 17

M

2:07

M2PB 3038

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 18

LFS

1:14

Tag for movie

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 19

(M)

1:18

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°/Beh.Cl.Doors°

Spliced

M

1:53

Movie version. Spliced from takes 8 & 19

WPA5 2549

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Almost Always True

MO

March 22

Take 01

FS

1:13

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 02

FS

1:11

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 03

Complete

2:36

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Steppin' Out of Line°

Take 04

LFS

1:57

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

Complete

2:37

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 06

LFS

2:14

In My Way LP°/BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 07

LFS

1:18

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 08

M

2:31

M2PB 2985

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Moonlight Swim

NO

March 22

Take 01

FS

1:19

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 02

Complete

2:38

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 03

(M)

2:44

Master overdubbed

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/In My Way LP°/BH Box°

Take 04

Complete

2:32

BH Sessions 3 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Aloha Oe (section #1, The Surfers)

PO or QO

March 23

Take 01

Take 02

Take 03

Take 04

M

1:06

Used for composite master

BH '97°°

Aloha Oe (composite)

Spliced

M

1:53

Spliced from BO takes 7 & 5 and section #1 take 4

M2PB 2986

BH '97°°

Can't Help Falling in Love

RO

March 23

Take 01

FS

0:26

Movie version

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 02

FS

0:24

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 03

FS

0:19

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 04

FS

0:36

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 05

LFS

2:08

In My Way LP°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 06

FS

0:32

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 07

FS

1:06

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 08

LFS

1:40

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 09

Complete

2:20

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°/BH Box°

Take 10

FS

0:24

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°

Take 11

FS

0:24

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°

Take 12

FS

0:58

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°°

Take 13

Complete

2:35

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 14

FS

0:36

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 15

FS

0:43

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 16

Complete

2:00

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 17

FS

0:28

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 18

FS

0:21

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/ BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 19

FS

0:20

Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3°°/ BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 20

FS

0:35

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/Behind Closed Doors°

Take 21

FS

0:30

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/Behind Closed Doors°

Take 22

FS

0:53

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/Behind Closed Doors°

Take 23

M

2:05

WPA5 2550

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH '97°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 24

Complete

1:56

Alt. G. Hits 3°°/Silver Box(LP3/CD2)°/BH Ses. 4 TCB LP°/Beh.Cl.D.°

Take 25

FS

0:32

Alt. G. Hits 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 26

Complete

2:02

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°(part missing)

Take 27

FS

0:23

Record version

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 28

FS

0:15

Alt. G. Hits vol. 3°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°

Take 29

M

3:08

M2PB 2988

Platinum°°/Comm. Perf.°°/BH '97°°+"BH Sessions 4 TCB LP"

Beach Boy Blues

SO

March 23

Take 01

FS

0:51

Record version

Alt. G. Hits v. 3(2nd ed.)°°/BH Sess.4 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Beh.Cl. D.°

Take 02

M

2:09

M2PB 2995

Comm. Perf.°°/BH '97°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 03

M

2:07

Movie version

WPA5 2585

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°/Behind Closed Doors°

Rock-a-hula Baby

TO

March 23

Take 01

FS

0:50

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°/"BH '97°°"

Take 02

FS

1:10

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 03

Complete

2:00

BH '97°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°/St.Out of Line°

Take 04

FS

0:57

BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Take 05

M

2:16

M2PB 2989

Comm. Perf.°°/BH '97°°/BH Sessions 4 TCB LP°/BH Box°

Musicians:

Guitar :

Hank Garland

Guitar :

Scotty Moore

Rhythm Guitar :

Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell

Bass :

Bob Moore

Drums :

D.J. Fontana

Percussion :

Bernie Mattinson

Drums :

Hal Blaine

Piano/Celeste :

Dudley Brooks

Piano :

Floyd Cramer

Harmonica :

George Fields

Saxophone :

Homer "Boots" Randolph

Ukulele:

Bernie Lewis

Ukulele:

Fred Tavares

Steel Guitar:

Alvino Rey

Backup Vocals :

The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker

Backup Vocals :

The Surfers: Pat Sylva, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai and Al Naluai


Notes:

The 1997 remastered Blue Hawaii CD has much more added echo and dynamic compression than the original mix. On 'Command Performances', the masters of Can't Help Falling in Love, Beach Boy Blues and Rock-a-Hula Baby sound more natural as they seem to be remastered from the original mix.

Possible sources for this session are the 4 TCB LP's 'Blue Hawaii/The Complete Session' (TCB 21-23-3-61) and the Laurel 4-LP 'Blue Hawaii Box' (BPM 501-A). The latter is not as complete and seems to be slightly noise reduced and compressed. The TCB LP's have more noise and some pitch problems (>4% too fast), but it is the most complete collection and even has some takes in stereo.

Avoid the three "Trade Secrets" Blue Hawaii CD's, PECD056. There is not one single note of music on any of them.

The second edition only of "Alt. Golden Hits vol. 3" includes Beach Boy Blues take 1 in stereo right after Can't Help Falling in Love. Thanks to Wolfgang Pesch for this find.