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July 26 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 ('Drums Of The Islands')
Guitar: Charlie McCoy  
Steel Guitar: Bernal Lewis  
Bass: Ray Siegal  
Drums: D.J. Fontana  
Drums: Milton Holland  
Drums: Hal Blaine  
Piano: Larry Muhoberac  

Drums Of The Islands (track)
  AO July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1 Complete 3:10    
Take 2 (M) 2:33 "With steel"
(Vocal overdub on August 2)
 
Take 3 LFS      
Take 4 FS      
Take 5 LFS      
Take 6 Complete 2:31    
Take 7 (M) 2:30 "No steel guitar"
Alternate master track
 

Drums Of The Islands - part (track)
  A1O July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1 Complete      
Take 2 (M) 0:26 (not used)  

Drums Of The Islands - part (track)
  A2O July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1 FS      
Take 2 Complete 0:53    
Take 3 FS      
Take 4 (M)   (not used)  

Drums Of The Islands - part (track)
  A3O July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1 (M) 1:03 (not used)  

Datin' (track)
  BO July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1        
Take 2 (M)   (Vocal overdub on August 4)  

Scratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch Yours) (track)
  CO July 26 1965 (Mon)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4 (M)   (Vocal overdub on August 3)  

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