Drums Of The Islands: Ultimate Paradise Hawaiian Style Recording Sessions
Source: www.elvis.com.au
June 17, 2017
Drums Of The Islands: Ultimate Paradise Hawaiian Style Recording Sessions is a sublime 3 CD boxset with the most complete PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE recording sessions, including many tracks unreleased by Elvis' official record company. This stunning box also includes the complete film versions and original mono album! Plus a newly discovered demo recording of a song rejected by Elvis and the Colonel and written by Dolores Fuller. Unfortunately never recorded by the man himself.
Including a great full-color booklet!
Drums Of The Islands - Ultimate Paradise Hawaiian Style Recording Sessions Deluxe CD Boxset.
Reel 1
The Stereo Album
01 Paradise, Hawaiian Style
02 Queenie Wahine's Papaya
03 Scratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch Yours)
04 Drums Of The Islands
05 Datin'
06 A Dog's Life
07 House Of Sand
08 Stop Where You Are
09 This Is My Heaven
10 Sand Castles
The Outtakes
11 Drums Of The Islands (Aov) / Take 1
12 Drums Of The Islands (Aov) / Take 2
13 Drums Of The Islands (Aov) / Take 3
14 Drums Of The Islands (Aov) / Take 4-5
15 Drums Of The Islands (Aov) / Take 6
16 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 1-2
17 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 3
¬18 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 4
19 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 5
20 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 6
21 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 7
22 This Is My Heaven (Fov) / Take 8
23 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 1
24 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 2-3
25 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 4-5
26 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 6
27 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 7-8
28 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 9
29 Sand Castles (Ko) / Take 10
Drums Of The Islands - Ultimate Paradise Hawaiian Style Recording Sessions Deluxe CD Boxset.
Reel 2
The Original Mono Album
01 Paradise, Hawaiian Style
02 Queenie Wahine's Papaya
03 Scratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch Yours)
04 Drums Of The Islands
05 Datin'
06 A Dog's Life
07 House Of Sand
08 Stop Where You Are
09 This Is My Heaven
10 Sand Castles
The Outtakes
11 Sand Castles (Kov) / Take 1
12 Sand Castles (Koc) / Take 1 & Take Call Take 2
13 Scratch My Back (Cov) / Take 1 & Take Cal Take 2
14 Stop Where You Are (Dov) / Take 1
15 Stop Where You Are (Dov) / Take 2
16 Stop Where You Are (Dov) / Take 3
17 House Of Sand (Hov) / Take 3
18 House Of Sand (H1v) / Take 1-10
19 A Dog's Life (Eov) / Take 1
20 A Dog's Life (Eov) / Take 4
21 A Dog's Life (Eov) / Take 5-6
22 Datin' (Bov) / Take 1-4
23 Datin' (Bov) / Take 6-8
24 Datin' (Bov) / Take 11-12
25 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jov) / Take 1-2
26 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jov) / Take 3
27 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jov) / Take 4
28 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jov) / Take 5
29 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jov) / Take 6
Reel 3
The Movie Versions
01 Paradise, Hawaiian Style / Opening Version
02 Queenie Wahine's Papaya
03 Scratch My Back
04 Drums Of The Islands
05 A Dog's Life
06 Datin'
07 A House Of Sand
08 Stop Where You Are
09 This Is My Heaven – Drums Of The Islands – Bula Meleya
The Outtakes
10 Paradise, Hawaiian Style (Gov) Take 1
11 Paradise, Hawaiian Style (Gov) Take 2-3
12 Paradise, Hawaiian Style (Gov) Take 4
13 A Dog's Life (Eov) Take 7
14 A Dog's Life (Eov) Take 8 & Take All Take 9
15 Drums Of The Islands (Tag A1v) Reh / Take 1-2
16 Drums Of The Islands (Tag A1v) Take 3
17 Stop Where You Are (D1ov) / Take 2-5
18 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (J1v) / Take 1-2 (Part Cut From Tape)
19 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jo) / Take 1-2
20 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jo) / Take 3
21 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jo) / Take 4-5
22 Queenie Wahine's Papaya (Jo) / Take 6 (Vocals By Neal Matthews)
23 Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home? (Vocals By Donna Butterworth)
Rejected Song Written For The Movie By Dolores Fuller
24 Kamehemea
25 Native Chant (From The Movie)
26 Datin (Score)
27 Scratch My Back (Score)
Radio Spot Announcements
28 Version 1
29 Version 2
30 Version 3
31 Version 4
32 Theater Trailer
33 Peter Noone Interviews Elvis On The Movie Set
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. + Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
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