FTD release of 'Blue Hawaii' a special Limited Edition 2-disc 180-gram vinyl set supplied in a new gatefold sleeve, the original release is complemented by a special soundtrack companion album featuring many stereo outtakes not previously available on this format.

Reasons To Buy

Re-mastered from original analogue US tapes
Vinyl cutting by ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
DMM Copper Mastering
180 Grams heavyweight vinyl
Strictly limited pressing

Also see the excellent 'Music On Vinyl' 180 gram Series

What is 'DMM Copper Mastering'?

In short, it means that the audio quality is far more superior then a regular vinyl release. Direct Metal Mastering (or DMM for short) is an analogue audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two German companies, Telefunken-Decca (TelDec) and Georg Neumann GmbH, towards the end of the 20th century. Neumann was responsible for manufacturing the actual DMM cutting equipment as part of their VMS80 series lathes. Unlike conventional disc mastering, where the mechanical audio modulation is cut onto a lacquer-coated aluminum disc, DMM cuts straight into metal (copper), utilizing a high frequency carrier system and specialized styli.

The Companion Disc

Side 1

Steppin' Out of Line (movie version) 1:56
Beach Boy Blues (movie version) 1:59
Can't Help Falling in Love (movie version) 1:54
Blue Hawaii (Takes 1,2,3) 3:45
Almost Always True (Takes 2,5) 3:37
Aloha Oe (section 2, Takes 6, 7/5 ) 2:10
No More (Takes 2,8*) 3:52
Rock-a-hula Baby (Takes 1,2,3) 3:36
Moonlight Swim (Take 2) 2:33

Side 2

Can't Help Falling in Love (Take 13) 2:21
No More (Take 11) 2:25
Ku-u-i-po (Takes 4,5) 2:41
Slicin' Sand (Takes 1,8,14) 3:50
Hawaiian Sunset (Take 2) 2:46
Steppin' Out of Line (Takes 4,5,15) 3:42
Island of Love (Takes 7,8) 3:42
Hawaiian Wedding Song (Take 1) 3:00

Blue Hawaii FTD 12" Double Vinyl Set

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