![]() This is then followed by the Blue Hawaii album Master. ![]() The CD starts with 'Blue Hawaii' Take 1 which is only a false start but does give you the feeling of the recording process and features slightly more studio banter than the same take used on the Blue Hawaii FTD. Overall it is a nice little package - if somewhat annoyingly the famous wedding scene photos are reversed with Elvis standing on the wrong side! The overall design is stylish and like all recent MRS releases it includes a nice cut-away back-page to fit the cool looking CD itself (see end of the review below). Several of the booklet photos are in stunning quality. For instance the famous shot of Elvis in the red shirt playing the Ukulele features several alternate photos here. ![]() Plenty of the photos are alternate shots of the famous photos you already have. It is worth noting that MRS has used hardly any photos that appeared in the FTD ‘Blue Hawaii’ release. Several of them are chosen for being rare or unreleased images. The other pages are filled with the usually delightful photos of Elvis in Hawaii, on the film-set or in the Studio. There are two short chapters describing The Film and The Recording Sessions as well as a time-line. This gives you a glimpse and a feel into Elvis' recording process.īeing more of a "budget" MRS release (less that £11.20 or US$17.60) the booklet this time has 40 pages, rather than their usual 100 pages – but is still in the same format as "Such A Night" or "Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives." However MRS have cleverly compiled them, starting with the most appropriate outtakes preceding the album Masters. Of course the majority of the officially unreleased tracks are False Starts and shorter Alternate Takes. However having played it several times last week - admittedly perfect listening in a car driving along a palm-fringed Australian beach - there is actually a fair amount to enjoy in this new version. To be honest upon its release it seemed like a rather secondary product from MRS (especially compared to the deluxe GI Blues box-set) and I doubted that there would be that much new to enjoy. Because of this, this rather interesting release contains the Original Album Masters plus a large number of the RCA/FTD Unreleased Outtakes. Now in 2012 MRS releases the 'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' capitalising on the Public Domain 50-year expiry of the original recordings. The near complete sessions have been released in the past on the TCB 4 vinyl LP bootleg 'Blue Hawaii/The Complete Session' or on the Laurel 3 vinyl LP 'Blue Hawaii box-set. The FTD Classic Album however missed out on a fair few original outtakes, presumably due to missing studio reels or the annoyance of too many False Starts. It was reviewed by EIN at the time and was highly recommended. 33 tracks, 75 minutes).īack in 2009 FTD released the Blue Hawaii 'Classic Album', two CDs featuring the highlights of Elvis' March 1961 Blue Hawaii recordings. 'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' (March 1961. On March 20th Elvis reported to Paramount Studios in Hollywood before heading to the Radio Recorders studio for soundtrack rehearsals. It had been only 8 days since Elvis had wrapped up the great ‘Something For Everybody’ sessions in Nashville’s Studio B. With fourteen songs in the film the music was a key feature, although both the Hawaiian scenery and an enjoyable if lightweight plot did help make it one of Elvis' most enjoyable films.Ĭlick here to EIN's in-depth examination of the actual film. It contains many previously unreleased out-takes and alternate versions of the soundtrack recording, including several new versions of the classic ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’.Īs a bonus, the CD is accompanied by a 40 page book containing many rare and unpublished photographs taken on and off the set of ‘Blue Hawaii’.ĮIN's Piers Beagley checks it out to see what this budget release really offers to collectors.īlue Hawaii was Elvis’ 8th film and after the dramas of 'Flaming Star' and 'Wild In the Country' it was a return to a family fun musical. ![]() This new MRS look at Blue Hawaii features an expanded edition of the original soundtrack album. Produced by Hal Wallis and directed by Norman Taurog it reached #2 of Variety's weekly list of Top Grossing films. 'Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album' MRS CD/Book CD Review - By Piers Beagleyīlue Hawaii is one of Elvis' most successful films.
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