Elvis Presley original Master Track tape from the movie Blue Hawaii. This tape includes original takes of the songs "Almost Always" and " Moonlight Swim." Dated "3-22-61" in pencil, the 10'' reel. The tape is 1/2" and plays 15 ips. It is in the original cardboard sleeve in good condition, torn paper on cover legend.

Lead vocals were provided by Elvis Presley with backing vocals by The Surfers, with additional ensemble. The final track selected for publishing and sent to the client ( Paramount Pictures) are marked on the tape cover in pencil. This is indicated by a capital M with a circle around the take # and “Out to client," next to it.

This unique Elvis master tape was recorded at the well known Radio Recorders, the prime Los Angeles independent recording facility at the time this tape was recorded for the hit film. Many notable musicians recorded at Radio Recorders including: Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, and The Carpenters - to name a few.

Radio Recorders captured projects with 3 machines recording simultaneously. There is a 1/2 inch A tape ( Stereo Master) a 1/2 inch B tape (Mono Master) and a 1/4 inch C tape ( a Mono back-up) MONO is how most listeners first heard Elvis in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was the predominant audio format. Until 1968, each Elvis album was given a unique MONO and STEREO mix.

Blue Hawaii is the fourteenth album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2426, on October 20, 1961. It is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on March 21, 22, and 23, 1961 and were sponsored by Paramount Pictures. In the United States, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top Pop LPs chart. It was certified Gold on December 21, 1961, Platinum and 2x Platinum on March 27, 1992 and 3x Platinum on July 30, 2002 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

This master reel was recorded at Radio Recorders. During the 1940s and 50s, Radio Recorders, which was located in Hollywood, CA, was responsible for recording countless radio shows, both network and local. As the years progressed, major labels used Radio Recorders, well into the 1960s. Columbia, RCA Victor, Capitol, and Decca all utilized their studios and recording capabilities, and Radio Recorders was also the choice of many independent labels and both popular and classical artists - everyone from Stravinsky to Elvis.

The consigner of this collection acquired this unique master tape directly from the Greenfield family. Jerome Greenfield was the General Manager of Radio Recorders at the time of the recording. After his death, in the process of clearing out his estate, his son found a number of unmarked boxes containing master reels from over 40 years ago. These were among them.