Rare Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii Taiwan Press Red Vinyl Different Cover Hae-Shan
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Up for auction is a very rare 1960's Taiwan pressing of "Blue Hawaii" by Elvis Presley pressed in red vinyl with black swirls by Hae-Shan Records #SHS-1109. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, the vinyl rates a VG with light surface scratches. Definitely playable but with surface noise. The original jacket is very different than the normal pressing and is made of heavy paper and protected in factory plastic. It is in VG++ condition. These do not come around very often so don't miss out!! Low starting bid and no reserve!!!
Blue Hawaii is the fourteenth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2426, in October 1961 - the exact date of October 1 is disputed. It is a soundtrack for Presley's film of the same name. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on March 21, 22, and 23, 1961. It spent 20 weeks at the #1 slot and 39 weeks in the Top 10 on the US Top Pop Albums chart. It was certified Gold on 12/21/1961, Platinum and 2x Platinum on 3/27/1992 and 3x Platinum on 7/30/2002 by the RIAA. On the US Top Pop Albums chart Blue Hawaii is the #2 most successful album of the 1960s, second only to West Side Story.
Personnel
- Elvis Presley - vocals
- The Surfers - Background Vocals
- The Jordanaires - Background Vocals
- Boots Randolph - Saxophone
- George Field - Harmonica
- Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis - Ukulele
- Tiny Timbrell - Rhythm Archtop guitar
- Hank Garland, Scotty Moore - Lead Electric Guitar
- Alvino Rey - Pedal Steel Guitar
- Floyd Cramer, Dudley Brooks - Piano
- Bob Moore - Bass
- D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson, Hal Blaine - Drums
[edit]Track listing
[edit]Side one
Track Recorded Song Title Writer(s) Time 1. 3/22/61 Blue Hawaii Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger 2:36 2. 3/22/61 Almost Always True Ben Weisman and Fred Wise 2:25 3. 3/21/61 Aloha 'Oe Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani 1:53 4. 3/21/61 No More Don Robertson, Hal Blair and Sebastián Iradier[4] 2:22 5. 3/23/61 Can't Help Falling in Love George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore 3:01 6. 3/23/61 Rock-A-Hula Baby Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller 1:59 7. 3/22/61 Moonlight Swim Ben Weisman and Sylvia Dee 2:20[edit]Side two
Track Recorded Song Title Writer(s) Time 1. 3/21/61 Ku-U-I-Po George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore 2:23 2. 3/22/61 Ito Eats Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett 1:23 3. 3/21/61 Slicin' Sand Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett 1:36 4. 3/21/61 Hawaiian Sunset Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett 2:32 5. 3/23/61 Beach Boy Blues Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett 2:03 6. 3/22/61 Island Of Love Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett 2:41 7. 3/22/61 Hawaiian Wedding Song Al Hoffman, Charles King, Dick Manning 2:48[edit]
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