Soundtrack Sessions for Paramount: Paradise Hawaiian Style, August 2-4, 1965

Studio :

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California

Producer :

Thorne Nogar

Engineer :

Dave Weichman

Drums of the Island (v.o.)

AOV

August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30

Take 01

Complete

2:51

Vocal overdub of AO-02

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 02

Complete

2:50

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 03

Complete

2:50

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 04

LFS

0:43

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 05

Complete

2:43

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 06

(M)

2:41

Used for composite master

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Drums of the Island (tag, ending, v.o.)

A1V

August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30

Take 01

FS

0:14

Vocal overdub of AO-02

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°/Behind Closed Doors LP°

Take 02

FS

0:14

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°/Behind Closed Doors LP°

Take 03

(M)

0:33

Used for composite master

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°/Behind Closed Doors LP°

Drums of the Island (composite)

August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30

Spliced

M

2:36

Composite of AOV-06 and A1V-03

TPA3 3837

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features

This Is My Heaven (v.o.)

FOV

August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30

Take 01

FS

0:32

Vocal overdub of FO-05

Take 02

LFS

0:51

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 03

Complete

2:57

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°/Behind Closed Doors LP°

Take 04

Complete

2:59

Out in Holl.°°/Holl. Sessions°/Haw. USA CD°/LP°/P.H.S Sess. 1 CD°

Take 05

Complete

2:56

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 06

Complete

2:47

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 07

Complete

2:50

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 08

Complete

2:53

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Spliced

M

2:36

Spliced from takes 8 and 6

TPA3 3838

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features/Command Performances

Sand Castles

KO

August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30

Take 01

Complete

3:36

Hollywood Sessions°/Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/P.H.S. Sessions 1 CD°

Take 02

LFS

1:17

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 03

Complete

3:34

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 04

FS

0:35

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 05

LFS

2:03

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°/Leavin' It Up to You°

Take 06

Complete

3:33

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 07

FS

0:47

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 08

Complete

3:30

"HOLD"

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 09

Complete

3:31

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 10

(M)

3:09

Master overdubbed

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/P.H.S Sessions 1 CD °/Leavin' It Up to You°

Sand Castles (v.o.)

KOV

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

(M)

3:20

Vocal overdub of KO-10(instrumental tracks)

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Possibly unused movie master.

Sand Castles (overdub)

KOC

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

Complete

3:43

Background vocal (chorus) overdub of

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD°

Take 02

M

3:11

KO-10(original vocal+instrumental tracks)

TPA3 3839

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features+"P.H.S. Sessions 1 CD"

Scratch My Back (v.o.)

COV

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

Complete

2:44

Vocal overdub of CO-04

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 02

M

2:37

TPA3 3840

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features+"P.H.S. Sessions 2 CD"

Stop Where You Are (v.o.)

DOV

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

Complete

3:01

Vocal overdub of DO-09

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 02

LFS

1:00

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 03

(M)

2:16

Used for composite master

TPA3 3841

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Stop Where You Are (tag, v.o.)

D1OV

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

Complete

:

Vocal overdub of DO-09

UN

Take 02

FS

0:27

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 03

Complete

0:55

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 04

Complete

0:38

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 05

Complete

0:35

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 06

(M)

:

Used for composite master

UN

Take 07

FS

:

UN

Take 08

Complete

:

UN

Take 09

(M)

:

Used for composite master

UN

Stop Where You Are (composite)

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Spliced

M

2:06

Composite of DOV-03 and D1OV-09+06

TPA3 3841

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features

A House of Sand (v.o.)

HOV

August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00

Take 01

M

2:06

Vocal overdub of HO-07

TPA3 3842

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features

Take 02

LFS

:

UN

Take 03

Complete

:

UN

A House of Sand (movie opening)

H1V

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

Complete

:

UN

Take 02

Complete

:

UN

Take 03

FS

:

UN

Take 04

FS

0:04

Come What May°

Take 05

Complete

0:14

Come What May°

Take 06

Complete

0:19

Come What May°

Take 07

(M)

0:07

Used for composite movie version

(Soundtrack°)

Take 08

Complete

:

UN

Take 09

FS

:

UN

Take 10

Complete

:

UN

A House of Sand (part)

H2V

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

M

:

Possibly used for composite movie version

UN

A House of Sand (movie version, composite)

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Spliced

M

2:13

Edited composite of instrumental tracks HO-07,

Soundtrack°

H1O-02(?) & H2O-02(?) and vocal overdubs

HOV-01, H1V-07 & H2V-02(?)

A Dog's Life (v.o.)

EOV

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

Complete

2:11

Vocal overdub of EO-05. (Time note: "1:58")

Come What May°

Take 02

Complete

1:58

UN

Take 03

Complete

1:58

UN

Take 03

LFS?+Compl.

1:11+

Time note referring to complete take: "1:58"

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°°? (LFS only, edited, L/R swapped)

Take 04

Complete

2:11

"1:58"

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°°? (take 4 announced, edited, L/R swapped)

Take 05

Complete

1:58

UN

Take 06

Complete

1:58

Continued later

UN

Datin' (v.o.)

BOV

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

FS

:

Vocal overdub of BO-02

UN

Take 02

FS

:

UN

Take 03

LFS

:

UN

Take 04

Complete

1:22

UN

Take 05

FS

:

UN

Take 06

FS

0:40

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°° (L/R swapped)

Take 07

FS

0:13

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°° (L/R swapped)

Take 08

FS

0:21

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°° (L/R swapped)

Take 09

FS

:

UN

Take 10

Complete

1:22

UN

Take 11

FS

0:26

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°° (L/R swapped)

Take 12

Complete

1:33

Silver Box CD 2°°/LP 3°° (L/R swapped)

Take 13

FS

:

UN

Take 14

M

1:24

TPA3 3843

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features

Queenie Wahine's Papaya (v.o.)

JOV

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

FS

0:53

Vocal overdub of JO-03

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°/Leavin' It Up to You°

Take 02

LFS

1:39

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°/Leavin' It Up to You°

Take 03

Complete

1:48

Hawaii USA CD°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 04

Complete

1:53

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 05

Complete

2:02

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 06

(M)

1:47

Used for composite master

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Queenie Wahine's Papaya (open, v.o.)

J1V

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

FS

0:19

Vocal overdub of JO-03

Hawaii USA CD°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 02

(M)

0:25+

Used for composite master

Hawaii USA CD°/P.H.S Sessions 2 CD° (Used part cut from tape)

Queenie Wahine's Papaya (composite)

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Spliced

M

1:36

Composite of J1V-02 & JO-06

TPA3 3834

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features

Paradise Hawaiian Style (v.o.)

GOV

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 01

Complete

3:02

Vocal overdub of GO-03(or -SP)

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 02

FS

0:26

Hawaii USA CD°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 03

Complete

3:12

Used for spliced master

Hawaii USA CD°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 04

Complete

3:07

Used for spliced master

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°/A Dog's Life LP°

Spliced

M

2:41

Spliced from takes 4 & 3

TPA3 3835

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features/Command Performances

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°(monaural dubdown)

A Dog's Life (v.o.)

EOV

August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30

Take 07

Complete

2:16

Vocal overdub of EO-05. Continued.

Hawaii USA CD°/LP°/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°

Take 08

LFS

2:21

Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD°/A Dog's Life LP°

Take 09

M

2:14

TPA3 3836

Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features+"P.H.S. Sessions 2 CD"

 

Musicians:

Guitar :

Al Hendricksson: (Sand Castles only)

Guitar :

Howard Roberts: (Sand Castles only)

Bass :

NA: (Sand Castles only) (Perhaps Al Hendricksson or Howard Roberts if only one guitar present)

Drums :

Victor Feldman: (Sand Castles only)

Backup Vocals :

The Mello Men: Bill Lee, Max Smith, Bill Cole and Gene Merlino (AOV, A1V, KOV, KOC, COV, DOV ,D1OV & HOV)


Notes:

Drums of the Island is a composite of:
0:00-2:19:
AOV-06
2:19-2:25:
A1V-03 (last 14 s: If ever I wander...)

This Is My Heaven is spliced from takes 8 & 6:
0:00-1:48:
FOV-08 (...forever)
1:48-2:36:
FOV-06 (Here 'neath the sky...)

Stop Where You Are is a composite of:
0:00-1:42:
DOV-03 (...lookin' for)
1:42-2:04:
D1OV-09+06 (Stop...)

Queenie Wahine's Papaya is a composite of:
0:00-0:05:
J1V-02 (She sells sea shells...)
0:05-1:36:
JOV-06 (but I know...)

Paradise Hawaiian Style is spliced from takes 4 &3:
0:00-0:29:
GOV-04 (...comin' your way)
0:29-2:40:
GOV-03 (Aloha...)

The movie version of A House of Sand is an edited composite of HOV, H1V and probably H2V.

The sources "Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1 & 2" refer to the CD's TCB 96301 & 96302. These were previously issued on 3 LP's that weren't verified, but assumed to be mastered from an identical source (X generation cassette with high-end loss, noise and speed/pitch between 2-6% too fast.)

The Flashback CD/Laurel LP "Hawaii USA" is mastered from a better source, but the noise reduction is heavy and there is a possible (deliberate) reduction of midrange frequencies. The pitch is surprisingly accurate compared to other bootlegs.

BMG did a good remastering job on the 1994 Double Features version of this soundtrack, mainly because the digital echo was kept sparse with much less of the usual vocal artifacts as result. The ambience was kept too, even on quiet songs.

The "Out in Hollywood" outtake of
This Is My Heaven (take 4) comes with artificial clarity ruining vocal presence, a 10 ms delay of two instrumental tracks and clipped samples sacrificed in order to raise the overall amplitude without adding dynamic compression. Absolutely horrible, but probably a good example of what the Surround-generation (with 6 ears) would refer to as good sound.