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July 27 1965
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California
Soundtrack Session for Paramount's Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Paramount Producer : Joseph Lilley
Engineer : Dave Wiechman

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Guitar:
 Scotty Moore The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar: Barney Kessel Walker ('This Is My Heaven', 'Paradise, Hawaiian Style' & 'House Of Sand')
Guitar: Charlie McCoy  
Steel Guitar: Bernal Lewis Guide Vocals:
Bass: Ray Siegal Neal Matthews ('Queenie Wahine's Papaya')
Drums: D.J. Fontana  
Drums: Milton Holland  
Drums: Hal Blaine  
Piano: Larry Muhoberac  

Stop Where You Are (track)
   DO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5        
Take 6        
Take 7        
Take 8        
Take 9 (M)   (Vocal overdub on August 3)  

A Dog's Life (track)
   EO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5 (M)   (Vocal overdub on August 4)  

This Is My Heaven (track)
   FO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5 (M)   (Vocal overdub on August 2)  

Paradise, Hawaiian Style (track)
   GO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1 Complete
2:41    
Take 2 LFS      
Take 3 (M) 2:41 (Vocal overdub on August 4)  
Take 4 FS      
Take 5 Complete 2:28    
Take 6 Complete 2:38    
Take 7 FS      
Take 8 Complete 2:37    

House Of Sand (track)
   HO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1 FS
      
Take 2 FS      
Take 3 Complete 1:59    
Take 4 Complete 2:06    
Take 5 FS      
Take 6 LFS      
Take 7 (M) 1:59 (Vocal overdub on August 3)  

House Of Sand - part (track)
   H1O July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1 Complete
 0:30    
Take 2 (M) 0:30 (used for composite movie version
- guitar solo)		  

House Of Sand - part (track)
   H2O July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1 Complete
 0:31    
Take 2 (M) 0:31 (used for composite movie version
- guitar solo)		  

Queenie Wahine's Papaya (track)
   JO July 27 1965 (Tue)
Take 1 FS 0:32   Tape°~Hawaii USA°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°
Take 2 Complete 1:48   Tape°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°
Take 3 (M) 1:51 (Vocal overdub on August 4) Tape°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°
Take 4 FS 0:44   Tape°~Hawaii USA°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°
Take 5 Complete 2:00   Tape°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°
Take 6 Complete 1:50   Tape°~Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2°

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July 27 1965
Tape Legend - July 27 1965 (Thanks to Henk Muller)
  

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