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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Harum Scarum, February 24-26,
1965Studio : RCA Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeMusical Director :
Fred Karger, Gene NelsonEngineer : NA
Unknown C2001-C2003 February 24 (Wed.): 23:30 - 03:30Take 01
C2001. Guessing instrumental before Elvis arrived.Take 02 C2002.
Could for instance refer to:Take 03 C2003. Tambourine (movie
version intro, track)?
Shake That Tambourine C2004-C2041 February 24 (Wed.): 23:30 -
03:30Take 01 C2004Take 02 C2005Take 03 C2006Take 04 C2007Take 05
C2008Take 06 C2009Take 07 C2010Take 08 C2011Take 09 C2012Take 10
C2013 Harum Scarum FTDTake 11 C2014Take 12 C2015Take 13 C2016Take
14 C2017Take 15 C2018Take 16 Complete 2:10 C2019 Harum Scarum
FTD/Come What MayTake 17 C2020Take 18 FS 0:21 C2021 Harum Scarum
FTD/Come What May(released as "take 21")Take 19 FS 0:15 C2022 Harum
Scarum FTD/Come What May(released as "take 22")Take 20 FS 0:31
C2023 Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May(released as "take 23")Take 21
C2024 Harum Scarum FTDTake 22 C2025 Harum Scarum FTDTake 23
C2026Take 24 C2027. Used for spliced masterTake 25 C2028Take 26
C2029Take 27 C2030Take 28 C2031Take 29 C2032Take 30 C2033Take 31
C2034Take 32 C2035Take 33 C2036Take 34 C2037Take 35 C2038. Take 36
C2039Take 37 C2040Take 38 C2041. Used for spliced masterSpliced M
2:05 Spliced from takes 24 & 38 (C2027 & C2041) SPA3 6752
Harum Scarum LP/Double Features
So Close, Yet So Far C2042-C2045 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 -
03:30Take 01 C2042Take 02 C2043Take 03 Complete 3:07 C2044. Used
for spliced master Come What May(released as "take 4")+"tape"Take
04 Complete 3:17 C2045. Used for spliced master Collectors
Gold/Come What May(released as "take 5")+"tape"Spliced M 3:02
Spliced from takes 3 & 4 (C2044 & C2045) SPA3 6754 Harum
Scarum LP/Double Features/Command Performances
My Desert Serenade C2046-C2057 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 -
03:30Take 01 LFS 1:05 C2046 Come What May(released as "take 6")Take
02 FS 0:18 C2047 Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May(released as "take
7")Take 03 Complete 1:55 C2048 Harum Scarum FTD/Come What
May(released as "take 8")Take 04 C2049Take 05 C2050Take 06
C2051Take 07 Complete 2:08 C2052 Today, Tomorrow and Forever(take
7?)Take 08 C2053 Today, Tomorrow and Forever(dialogue only)Take 09
C2054Take 10 Complete 1:59 C2055 Come What May(released as "take
5")+"tape"Take 11 C2056Take 12 M 1:49 C2057 SPA3 6761 Harum Scarum
LP/Double Features
Wisdom of the Ages C2058-C2062 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 -
03:30
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Wisdom of the Ages C2058-C2062 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 -
03:30Take 01 C2058Take 02 Complete 1:53 C2059 Come What
May(released as "take 9")Take 03 Complete 2:04 C2060 Harum Scarum
FTDTake 04 C2061Take 05 M 1:56 C2062 SPA3 6760 Harum Scarum
LP/Double Features
Kismet C2063-C2067 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30Take 01
C2063Take 02 Complete 2:16 C2064 Come What May(released as "take
4")Take 03 C2065Take 04 C2066Take 05 M 2:11 C2067 SPA3 6758 Harum
Scarum LP/Double Features
Hey Little Girl C2068-C2072 February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 -
03:30Take 01 FS 0:22 C2068 Out in HollywoodTake 02 Complete 2:27
C2069 Out in HollywoodTake 03 Complete 2:40 C2070 Harum Scarum
FTDTake 04 FS 0:07 C2071 Come What May(released as "take 1")Take 05
M 2:21 C2072 SPA3 6759 Harum Scarum LP/Double Features/Come What
May(released as "take 2")
Golden Coins C2073-C2088 February 26 (Fri.)Take 01 FS 0:15 C2073
Come What May(released as "take 3")Take 02 LFS 0:55 C2074 Come What
May(released as "take 4")Take 03 C2075Take 04 Complete 1:57 C2076
Come What May(released as "take 6")Take 05 C2077Take 06 C2078Take
07 C2079 Harum Scarum FTDTake 08 C2080 Harum Scarum FTDTake 09
C2081Take 10 C2082Take 11 C2083. Used for spliced masterTake 12
C2084Take 13 C2085Take 14 C2086Take 15 C2087Take 16 C2088. Used for
spliced masterSpliced M 1:56 Spliced from takes 16 & 11 (C2088
& C2083) SPA3 6753 Harum Scarum LP/Double Features
Animal Instinct C2089-C2094 February 26 (Fri.)Take 01 C2089Take
02 C2090Take 03 LFS 1:42 C2091 Come What May(released as "take
1")Take 04 Complete 2:15 C2092 Come What May(released as "take
2")Take 05 C2093Take 06 M 2:15 C2094 SPA3 6757 Harum Scarum
LP/Double Features
Harem Holiday (track & original vocals) C2095-C2096 February
26 (Fri.)Take 01 Probably recorded with vocals Harum Scarum FTDTake
02 (M) Vocal repair/overdub of track on March 9 Harum Scarum
FTD
Go East, Young Man (track) C2097-C2099? February 26 (Fri.)Take
01Take 02Take 03 (M) Vocal overdub on March 9
Mirage (track) C2100-C2104? February 26 (Fri.)Take 01Take 02Take
03Take 04Take 05 (M) Vocal overdub on March 9
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Grady MartinGuitar :
Charlie McCoyBass : Henry StrzeleckiDrums : D.J. FontanaDrums :
Kenneth Buttrey
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Drums : Kenneth ButtreyPiano : Floyd CramerTambourine : Hoyt
HawkinsCongas : Gene NelsonFlute : Rufus LongOboe : Ralph
StrobelBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt
Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker
Notes:Assuming continuous numbering of takes regardless of songs
on this session. The reason is unknown, but mayhave something to do
with MGM paying for a soundtrack session recorded in Nashville.
The released, spliced master of So Close, Yet So Far may be a
little too slow. It is edited like this:0:00 - 1:33: Take 3
(C2044)1:33 - 3:02: Take 4 (C2045) ("I reach out for you...")
The MGM soundtrack reveals dry vocals recorded in RCA Studio B,
Nashville (the studio with "naturalecho"). The added, light echo on
the original RCA release is very different from BMG's 90's remaster
onDouble Features. Again, instruments, clarity and dynamic range
are great on BMG's remix from 3-track. Bassand vocal presence
suffer more when listening through headphones than speakers. Do
they use micro-delay offrequencies in combination with digital
echo/reverb? Anyway, the Double Features will always sound
1990'sand not 1960's.
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Overdub Session for M.G.M.: Harum Scarum, March 9, 1965Studio :
RCA Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeMusical Director : Fred Karger,
Gene NelsonEngineer : NA
Harem Holiday (v.o.) March 9 (Tue.)Take 01 Vocal repair/overdub
of track-02Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 Used for spliced
masterTake 07 Used for spliced masterSpliced M 2:20 Spliced from
takes 7 & 6 SPA3 6755 Harum Scarum LP/Double Features/Command
Performances
Go East, Young Man (v.o.) March 9 (Tue.)Take 01 Vocal overdub of
track-03Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07 Used for spliced
masterTake 08 Used for spliced masterSpliced M 2:29 Spliced from
takes 7 & 8 SPA3 6751 Harum Scarum LP/Double Features
Mirage (v.o.) March 9 (Tue.)Take 01 Vocal overdub of
track-05Take 02Take 03 Used for spliced masterTake 04 Used for
spliced masterSpliced M 2:28 Spliced from takes 4 & 3 SPA3 6756
Harum Scarum LP/Double Features
Musicians:
Notes:A few bars longer intro on movie version of Mirage.
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Overdub Session for RCA, March 18, 1965Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Chet AtkinsEngineer : Bill
Vandervort
Tomorrow Night (overdub) SPA4 2331 March 18 (Thu.)overdub (M)
2:40 Overdub of F2WB 8115 recorded in 1954 Elvis for Everybody
CD""slowed down M 2:53 Original master slowed down ~8% Elvis for
Everybody LP""/
Musicians:Guitar : Chet AtkinsGuitar : Grady MartinGuitar,
Harmonica : Charlie McCoyBass : Henry StrzeleckiDrums : Buddy
HarmanBackup Vocals : The Anita Kerr Singers: Anita Kerr, Dorothy
Dillard, Louis Nunloy and William Wright
Notes:Tomorrow Night, originally recorded at SUN in August or
September 1954, was slowed down about 8%, thustransposing it a half
step down, for the original release on Elvis for Everybody in 1965.
The reason was surelyto match the vocals with Presley's of 1965.
Whether the pitch adjustment was done before or after
theinstrumental or background vocal overdubs is not known. The
background vocals may sound slowed down aswell, but the guitar work
sound equally good at both speeds. Opinions are welcome of course.
BMG's 1990CD release of the same album has this overdub running at
the original Sun pitch, but again, it's hard to tell ifthe
originally slowed down master was speeded up this time or if it is
how the master sounded before sloweddown.
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Soundtrack Sessions for United Artists: Frankie and Johnny, May
12-15, 1965Studio : Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical
Director : Fred KargerEngineer : Dave Weichman
Come Along (track) May 12 (Wed.): 19:00 - 04:00Take 01Take
02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) Vocal overdub on May 13
Beginners Luck (track) May 12 (Wed.): 19:00 - 04:00Take 01Take
02Take 03Take 04Take 05 (M) Vocal overdub on May 13
Down by the Riverside/ May 12 (Wed.): 19:00 - 04:00When the
Saints Go Marching In (track)Take 01Take 02Take 03 FS : UNTake 04
FS : UNTake 05 Complete 1:55 UNTake 06 FS : UNTake 07 (M) 1:54
Vocal overdub on May 13 UN
Come Along (v.o.) May 13 (Thu.)Take 01? M 1:52 Vocal overdub of
track-06 SPA3 7374 F&J LP/Double Features
Beginners Luck (v.o.) May 13 (Thu.)Take 01Take 02? M 2:35 Vocal
overdub of track-05 SPA3 7380 F&J LP(2:26)/Double
Features(extra intro)
Down by the Riverside/ May 13 (Thu.)When the Saints Go Marching
In (v.o.)Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04? M 1:57 Vocal overdub of
track-07 SPA3 7381 F&J LP/Double Features
Please Don't Stop Loving Me May 13 (Thu.): 17:00 - 22:00Take 01
FS 0:28 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 02 FS 0:19 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take
03 Complete 2:18 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 04 FS
0:41 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1 /With a Song in My
HeartTake 05 LFS 1:31 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 06 LFS 1:33 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 07 Complete 2:19 F&J
Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 08 LFS 1:29 F&J Sessions
1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 09 Complete
2:15 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 10 Complete 2:21
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 11 FS 0:20 F&J
Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 12 FS
0:28 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 13 FS 0:18 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 14 LFS 1:33 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 15 FS 0:20 F&J Sessions
1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 16 Complete
2:24 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 17 Complete 2:25
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 18 Complete 2:19 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol.
1Take 19 M 2:31 SPA3 7384 Frankie and Johnny LP/Double
Features/Command Perf.+"F&J Sessions 1"
Shout It Out May 13 (Thu.): 17:00 - 22:00Take 01 LFS 1:59
F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 02 FS 0:35 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 03 LFS 0:48 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 04 LFS 0:47 F&J
Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My Heart
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Take 04 LFS 0:47 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a
Song in My HeartTake 05 LFS 1:36 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock
vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 06 LFS 0:52 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 07 M 2:28 SPA3
7382 Frankie and Johnny LP/Double Features+"F&J Sessions 2"
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part #1, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00
Take 01 Complete 2:04 Celluloid Rock vol. 1+"With a Song in My
Heart"(a few more secondsdialog)Take 02 FS 0:39 Celluloid Rock vol.
1/F&J Sessions 2Take 03? (M) 1:45 v.o. on May 14. Used for
composite master Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a
Song in My Heart
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part #2, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01? (M) 0:22 Used for composite master
Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My
Heart
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #3, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01 Complete 1:56 Celluloid Rock vol.
1/F&J Sessions 2Take 02 (M) 1:57 v.o. on May 14. Used for
composite master Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a
Song in My Heart
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #4, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01 LFS 0:50 Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J
Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 02 Complete 0:49 Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 03 (M)
0:52 Used for composite master Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J
Sessions 2/With a Song in My Heart
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #5, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01 Complete 1:26 Celluloid Rock vol.
1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 02 (M) 1:53 Used
for composite master (Last 47 seconds used) Celluloid Rock vol.
1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My Heart
(First 23 seconds of track not used)
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #6, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01 FS 0:26 Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J
Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 02 (M) 1:29 v.o. on May 14.
Used for composite master Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions
2/With a Song in My Heart
(Last 38 seconds of track not used)
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #7, track) May 13
(Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01 FS 0:31 Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J
Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 02 Complete 0:33 Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My HeartTake 03 FS
0:19 Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 04 (M) 0:22 Used for composite
master Celluloid Rock vol. 1/F&J Sessions 2/With a Song in My
Heart
(first second missing on all released versions unless recorded
later)
What Every Woman Lives For (track) May 13 (Thu.): 23:00 -
04:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) Vocal overdub
on May 14
Hard Luck (track) May 13 (Thu.): 23:00 - 04:00Take 01Take 02Take
03Take 04Take 05 (M) Vocal overdub on May 19?
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part #1, v.o.) May 14 (Fri.):
17:00 - 19:30Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05? (M)___0:17+0:26
v.o. of track#1-03. Used for composite master (Timing refers to
total duration of vocal overdubs)
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #3, v.o.) May 14
(Fri.): 17:00 - 19:30Take NA (M) 0:47 v.o. of track#3-02. Used for
composite master (Timing refers to duration of vocal overdub)
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section #6, v.o.) May 14
(Fri.): 17:00 - 19:30Take NA (M) 0:29 v.o. of track#6-02. Used for
composite master (Timing refers to duration of vocal overdub)
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, composite)
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Spliced M 6:01 Spliced from #1-03/05?, #2-01, #3-02/NA, TPA3
3997 Soundtrack: version #1+ #2(section 6)#4-03, #5-02, #6-02/NA
& #7-04.
What Every Woman Lives For (v.o.) May 14 (Fri.): 17:00 -
19:30Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08? M
2:27 v.o. of track-06 SPA3 7377 Frankie and Johnny LP/Double
Features
Petunia the Gardener's Daughter May 14 (Fri.): 20:00 - 00:00Take
01 Complete 3:27 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 02
LFS 2:56 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 03 Complete
3:11 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 04 LFS 3:11
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1
Petunia the Gardener's Daughter (insert) May 14 (Fri.): 20:00 -
00:00Take 01 FS 0:37 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 02 LFS 0:36 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid
Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 03 X 0:09 "X" (Announcement
only, then aborted.) F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My Heart
Petunia the Gardener's Daughter May 14 (Fri.): 20:00 - 00:00Take
05 Complete 3:16 Continued. ("From the top") F&J Sessions
1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 06 M 3:14 SPA3 7375 F&J LP/Double
Features+"F&J Sessions 1"
Look Out, Broadway May 14 (Fri.): 20:00 - 00:00Take 01 LFS 1:05
F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 02 LFS 1:06 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 03 FS 0:13 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock
vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 04 FS 0:25 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 05 Complete
1:51 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 06 FS 0:12 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 07 FS 0:15 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock
vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 08 Complete 1:46 F&J
Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 09 Complete 1:50 F&J
Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 10 FS? 0:09 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 11 LFS 0:51 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 12 M 1:47 SPA3
7379 F&J LP/Double Features+"F&J Sessions 2"
Everybody Come Aboard May 14 (Fri.): 20:00 - 00:00Take 01 FS
0:37 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 02 LFS 2:20 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 03 LFS 1:22 Announced as take 2 by mistake
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 04 FS 0:37 Announced as take 3 F&J Sessions
1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 05 Complete
2:06 Announced as take 4 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol.
1/With a Song in My HeartTake 06 LFS 1:27 Announced as take 5
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 07 LFS 1:23 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take
08 LFS 0:50 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in
My HeartTake 09 FS 0:16 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol.
1/With a Song in My HeartTake 10 Complete 2:09 F&J Sessions
1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 11 LFS 1:19
F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 12 FS 0:20 F&J
Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 13
Complete 2:06 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song
in My HeartTake 14 LFS 1:41 F&J Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol.
1Take 15 M 1:56 F&J LP/Double Features+"F&J Sessions
1"/"Celluloid Rock vol. 1"Take 16 Complete 2:01 SPA3 7385 F&J
Sessions 1/Celluloid Rock vol. 1
Chesay May 15 (Sat.): 01:00 - 04:30Take 01 Complete 1:56 F&J
Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 02 FS
0:28 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 03 LFS 1:15 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With
a Song in My HeartTake 04 Complete 1:45 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1Take 05 LFS 1:30 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1 /With a Song in My HeartTake 06 Complete
2:00 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
HeartTake 07 M 1:48 SPA3 7376 F&J LP/Double Features+"F&J
Sessions 2"
Frankie and Johnny (record version) May 15 (Sat.): 01:00 -
04:30Take 01 Complete 2:58 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol.
1/Out in Hollywood/With a SongTake 02 FS 0:16 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 03 LFS 0:40
F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My
Heart
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Take 03 LFS 0:40 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a
Song in My HeartTake 04 LFS 2:09 F&J Sessions 2/Celluloid Rock
vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 05 LFS 0:56 F&J Sessions
2/Celluloid Rock vol. 1/With a Song in My HeartTake 06 M 2:44 SPA3
7378 F&J LP/DF/Command Perf.+"F&J Sessions 2"+"Celluloid
Rock vol. 1"
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Tiny TimbrellGuitar,
Harmonica : Charlie McCoyBass : Bob MooreDrums : Buddy HarmanDrums
: D.J. FontanaPiano : Larry MuhoberacTrumpet : George WorthTrombone
: Richard NoelSaxophone : Gus BivonaTuba : John T. JohnsonTuba :
Robert CorwinBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt
Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray WalkerBackup Vocals : Eileen
WilsonBackup Vocals : Ray WalkerBackup Vocals : Sue Ann Langdon:
Frankie and Johnny (movie version, section 4)
Notes:Frankie Johnny (movie version) is a composite of0:00-1:30
Part 1, track-03 with vocal overdub(17+26 seconds)1:30-1:42 Part 2,
track-011:42-3:22 Section 3, track-02 with vocal overdub(47
seconds)3:22-4:01 Section 4, track-034:01-4:48 Section 5, track-02
(first 23 seconds not used)4:48-5:39 Section 6, track-02 (part)
with vocal overdub(29 seconds used).(movie version 1: 5:16-5:27
overdubbedtrack)5:39-6:01 Section 7, track-04
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Overdub Session for United Artists: Frankie and Johnny, May 19?,
1965Studio : Samuel Goldwyn Studio?, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical
Director : Fred Karger?Engineer : Dave Weichman?
Hard Luck (v.o.) May 19? (Wed.)Take 01Take 02Take 03? M 2:53
Vocal overdub of track-05. SPA3 7383 F&J LP/Double Features
Musicians:
Notes:It is possible that Harry Morgan's and Henry Cordin's
vocal overdub on Chesay were done at this session.
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Soundtrack Sessions for Paramount: Paradise Hawaiian Style, July
26-27, 1965Studio : Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CaliforniaProducer
: Thorne NogarEngineer : Dave Weichman
Drums of the Island (track) AO July 26 (Mon.)Take 01Take 02 (M)
Vocal overdub on August 2
Datin' (track) BO July 26 (Mon.)Take 01Take 02 (M) Vocal overdub
on August 4
Scratch My Back (track) CO July 26 (Mon.)Take 01Take 02Take
03Take 04 (M) Vocal overdub on August 3
Stop Where you Are (track) DO July 26 (Mon.)Take 01Take 02Take
03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08Take 09 (M) Vocal overdub on
August 3
A Dog's Life (track) EO July 27 (Tue.)Take 01Take 02Take 03Take
04Take 05 (M) Vocal overdub on August 4
This Is My Heaven (track) FO July 27 (Tue.)Take 01Take 02Take
03Take 04Take 05 (M) Vocal overdub on August 2
Paradise Hawaiian Style (track) GO July 27 (Tue.)Take 01
Complete 2:41 UNTake 02 LFS : UNTake 03 (M)? 2:41 Vocal overdub on
August 4 UNTake 04 FS UNTake 05 Complete 2:38 UNTake 06 Complete
2:38 UNTake 07 FS : UNTake 08 (M)? 2:37 Master possibly spliced
from takes 3 & 8 UN
A House of Sand (track) HO July 27 (Tue.)Take 01 FS UNTake 02 FS
UNTake 03 Complete 1:59 UNTake 04 Complete 2:06 UNTake 05 FS UNTake
06 LFS UNTake 07 (M) 1:59 Vocal overdub on August 3 UN
A House of Sand (part, track) H1O July 27 (Tue.)Take 01 Complete
0:30 UNTake 02 (M) 0:30 Possibly used for movie version (guitar
solo?) UN
A House of Sand (part, track) H2O July 27 (Tue.)Take 01 Complete
0:31 UNTake 02 (M) 0:31 Possibly used for movie version (guitar
solo?) UN
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Take 02 (M) 0:31 Possibly used for movie version (guitar solo?)
UN
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (track) JO July 27 (Tue.)Take 01 FS 0:31
Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1Take 02
Complete 1:47 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1Take 03 (M) 1:51
Vocal overdub on August 4 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1Take
04 FS 0:44 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD
1Take 05 Complete 2:00 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1Take 06
Complete 1:50 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Barney KesselGuitar :
Charlie McCoyBass : Ray SiegelBass : Keith MitchellDrums : D.J.
FontanaDrums : Hal BlaineDrums : Milton HollandPiano : Larry
MuhoberacSteel Guitar : Bernal LewisBackup Vocals : The
Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray
Walker (AO, FO ,GO, & HO)Guide Vocal : Neal Matthews: Queenie
Wahine's Papaya (JO)
Notes:
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Soundtrack Sessions for Paramount: Paradise Hawaiian Style,
August 2-4, 1965Studio : Radio Recorders, Hollywood,
CaliforniaProducer : Thorne NogarEngineer : Dave Weichman
Drums of the Island (v.o.) AOV August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 -
22:30Take 01 Complete 2:51 Vocal overdub of AO-02 Paradise Hawaiian
Style Sessions 1 CDTake 02 Complete 2:50 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 03 Complete 2:50 Paradise Hawaiian
Style Sessions 1 CDTake 04 LFS 0:43 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 05 Complete 2:43 Paradise Hawaiian
Style Sessions 1 CDTake 06 (M) 2:41 Used for composite master
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD
Drums of the Island (tag, ending, v.o.) A1V August 2 (Mon.):
14:00 - 22:30Take 01 FS 0:14 Vocal overdub of AO-02 Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD/Behind Closed Doors LPTake 02 FS 0:14
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD/Behind Closed Doors LPTake 03
(M) 0:33 Used for composite master Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions
1 CD/Behind Closed Doors LP
Drums of the Island (composite) August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 -
22:30Spliced M 2:36 Composite of AOV-06 and A1V-03 TPA3 3837
Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features
This Is My Heaven (v.o.) FOV August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30Take
01 FS 0:32 Vocal overdub of FO-05Take 02 LFS 0:51 Hawaii USA
CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 03 Complete 2:57
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD/Behind Closed Doors LPTake 04
Complete 2:59 Out in Holl./Holl. Sessions/Haw. USA CD/LP/P.H.S
Sess. 1 CDTake 05 Complete 2:56 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1
CDTake 06 Complete 2:47 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake
07 Complete 2:50 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 08
Complete 2:53 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDSpliced M 2:36
Spliced from takes 8 and 6 TPA3 3838 Paradise Hawaiian Style
LP/Double Features/Command Performances
Sand Castles KO August 2 (Mon.): 14:00 - 22:30Take 01 Complete
3:36 Hollywood Sessions/Hawaii USA CD/LP/P.H.S. Sessions 1 CDTake
02 LFS 1:17 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1
CDTake 03 Complete 3:34 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 1 CDTake 04 FS 0:35 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian
Style Sessions 1 CDTake 05 LFS 2:03 Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 1 CD/Leavin' It Up to YouTake 06 Complete 3:33 Hawaii USA
CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 07 FS 0:47 Hawaii
USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 08 Complete
3:30 "HOLD" Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1
CDTake 09 Complete 3:31 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 1 CDTake 10 (M) 3:09 Master overdubbed Hawaii USA
CD/LP/P.H.S Sessions 1 CD /Leavin' It Up to You
Sand Castles (v.o.) KOV August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00Take 01
(M) 3:20 Vocal overdub of KO-10(instrumental tracks) Hawaii USA
CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CD
Possibly unused movie master.
Sand Castles (overdub) KOC August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00Take 01
Complete 3:43 Background vocal (chorus) overdub of Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 1 CDTake 02 M 3:11 KO-10(original
vocal+instrumental tracks) TPA3 3839 Paradise Hawaiian Style
LP/Double Features+"P.H.S. Sessions 1 CD"
Scratch My Back (v.o.) COV August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00Take 01
Complete 2:44 Vocal overdub of CO-04 Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 2 CDTake 02 M 2:37 TPA3 3840 Paradise Hawaiian Style
LP/Double Features+"P.H.S. Sessions 2 CD"
Stop Where You Are (v.o.) DOV August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00Take
01 Complete 3:01 Vocal overdub of DO-09 Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 2 CDTake 02 LFS 1:00 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian
Style Sessions 2 CDTake 03 (M) 2:16 Used for composite master TPA3
3841 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD
Stop Where You Are (tag, v.o.) D1OV August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 -
22:00Take 01 Complete : Vocal overdub of DO-09 UNTake 02 FS 0:27
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 03 Complete 0:55 Hawaii
USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 04 Complete
0:38 Hawaii USA CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 05
Complete 0:35 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 06 (M) :
Used for composite master UNTake 07 FS : UN
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Take 07 FS : UNTake 08 Complete : UNTake 09 (M) : Used for
composite master UN
Stop Where You Are (composite) August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 -
22:00Spliced M 2:06 Composite of DOV-03 and D1OV-09+06 TPA3 3841
Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features
A House of Sand (v.o.) HOV August 3 (Tue.): 15:00 - 22:00Take 01
M 2:06 Vocal overdub of HO-07 TPA3 3842 Paradise Hawaiian Style
LP/Double FeaturesTake 02 LFS : UNTake 03 Complete : UN
A House of Sand (movie opening) H1V August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 -
00:30Take 01 Complete : UNTake 02 Complete : UNTake 03 FS : UNTake
04 FS 0:04 Come What MayTake 05 Complete 0:14 Come What MayTake 06
Complete 0:19 Come What MayTake 07 (M) 0:07 Used for composite
movie version (Soundtrack)Take 08 Complete : UNTake 09 FS : UNTake
10 Complete : UN
A House of Sand (part) H2V August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30Take 01
M : Possibly used for composite movie version UN
A House of Sand (movie version, composite) August 4 (Wed.):
19:00 - 00:30Spliced M 2:13 Edited composite of instrumental tracks
HO-07, Soundtrack
H1O-02(?) & H2O-02(?) and vocal overdubsHOV-01, H1V-07 &
H2V-02(?)
A Dog's Life (v.o.) EOV August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30Take 01
Complete 2:11 Vocal overdub of EO-05. (Time note: "1:58") Come What
MayTake 02 Complete 1:58 UNTake 03 Complete 1:58 UNTake 03
LFS?+Compl.1:11+ Time note referring to complete take: "1:58"
Silver Box CD 2/LP 3? (LFS only, edited, L/R swapped)Take 04
Complete 2:11 "1:58" Silver Box CD 2/LP 3? (take 4 announced,
edited, L/R swapped)Take 05 Complete 1:58 UNTake 06 Complete 1:58
Continued later UN
Datin' (v.o.) BOV August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30Take 01 FS :
Vocal overdub of BO-02 UNTake 02 FS : UNTake 03 LFS : UNTake 04
Complete 1:22 UNTake 05 FS : UNTake 06 FS 0:40 Silver Box CD 2/LP 3
(L/R swapped)Take 07 FS 0:13 Silver Box CD 2/LP 3 (L/R swapped)Take
08 FS 0:21 Silver Box CD 2/LP 3 (L/R swapped)Take 09 FS : UNTake 10
Complete 1:22 UNTake 11 FS 0:26 Silver Box CD 2/LP 3 (L/R
swapped)Take 12 Complete 1:33 Silver Box CD 2/LP 3 (L/R
swapped)Take 13 FS : UNTake 14 M 1:24 TPA3 3843 Paradise Hawaiian
Style LP/Double Features
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (v.o.) JOV August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 -
00:30Take 01 FS 0:53 Vocal overdub of JO-03 Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 2 CD/Leavin' It Up to YouTake 02 LFS 1:39 Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD/Leavin' It Up to YouTake 03 Complete
1:48 Hawaii USA CD/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 04
Complete 1:53 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 05 Complete
2:02 Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 06 (M) 1:47 Used for
composite master Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (open, v.o.) J1V August 4 (Wed.): 19:00
- 00:30Take 01 FS 0:19 Vocal overdub of JO-03 Hawaii USA
CD/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 02 (M) 0:25+ Used for
composite master Hawaii USA CD/P.H.S Sessions 2 CD (Used part cut
from tape)
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (composite) August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 -
00:30Spliced M 1:36 Composite of J1V-02 & JO-06 TPA3 3834
Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features
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Paradise Hawaiian Style (v.o.) GOV August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 -
00:30Take 01 Complete 3:02 Vocal overdub of GO-03(or -SP) Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 02 FS 0:26 Hawaii USA CD/Paradise
Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 03 Complete 3:12 Used for spliced
master Hawaii USA CD/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 04
Complete 3:07 Used for spliced master Paradise Hawaiian Style
Sessions 2 CD/A Dog's Life LPSpliced M 2:41 Spliced from takes 4
& 3 TPA3 3835 Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double
Features/Command Performances
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD(monaural dubdown)
A Dog's Life (v.o.) EOV August 4 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:30Take 07
Complete 2:16 Vocal overdub of EO-05. Continued. Hawaii USA
CD/LP/Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CDTake 08 LFS 2:21
Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions 2 CD/A Dog's Life LPTake 09 M 2:14
TPA3 3836 Paradise Hawaiian Style LP/Double Features+"P.H.S.
Sessions 2 CD"
Musicians:
Guitar : Al Hendricksson: (Sand Castles only)Guitar : Howard
Roberts: (Sand Castles only)Bass : NA: (Sand Castles only) (Perhaps
Al Hendricksson or Howard Roberts if only one guitar present)Drums
: Victor Feldman: (Sand Castles only)
Backup Vocals : The Mello Men: Bill Lee, Max Smith, Bill Cole
and Gene Merlino (AOV, A1V, KOV, KOC, COV, DOV ,D1OV &HOV)
Notes:Drums of the Island is a composite of:0:00-2:19:
AOV-062:19-2:25: A1V-03 (last 14 s: If ever I wander...)
This Is My Heaven is spliced from takes 8 & 6:0:00-1:48:
FOV-08 (...forever)1:48-2:36: FOV-06 (Here 'neath the sky...)
Stop Where You Are is a composite of:0:00-1:42: DOV-03
(...lookin' for)1:42-2:04: D1OV-09+06 (Stop...)
Queenie Wahine's Papaya is a composite of:0:00-0:05: J1V-02 (She
sells sea shells...)0:05-1:36: JOV-06 (but I know...)
Paradise Hawaiian Style is spliced from takes 4
&3:0:00-0:29: GOV-04 (...comin' your way)0:29-2:40: GOV-03
(Aloha...)
The movie version of A House of Sand is an edited composite of
HOV, H1V and probably H2V.
The sources "Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions CD 1 & 2"
refer to the CD's TCB 96301 & 96302. These werepreviously
issued on 3 LP's that weren't verified, but assumed to be mastered
from an identical source (Xgeneration cassette with high-end loss,
noise and speed/pitch between 2-6% too fast.)
The Flashback CD/Laurel LP "Hawaii USA" is mastered from a
better source, but the noise reduction is heavyand there is a
possible (deliberate) reduction of midrange frequencies. The pitch
is surprisingly accuratecompared to other bootlegs.
BMG did a good remastering job on the 1994 Double Features
version of this soundtrack, mainly because thedigital echo was kept
sparse with much less of the usual vocal artifacts as result. The
ambience was kept too,even on quiet songs.
The "Out in Hollywood" outtake of This Is My Heaven (take 4)
comes with artificial clarity ruining vocalpresence, a 10 ms delay
of two instrumental tracks and clipped samples sacrificed in order
to raise the overall
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presence, a 10 ms delay of two instrumental tracks and clipped
samples sacrificed in order to raise the overallamplitude without
adding dynamic compression. Absolutely horrible, but probably a
good example of what theSurround-generation (with 6 ears) would
refer to as good sound.
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Overdub Session for RCA?, October 10?, 1965?Studio : RCA Studio,
New York, New York?Producer : -Engineer : Ed Begley
Santa Lucia (overdub) SPA1 6893 October 10? (Sun.)overdub (M)
2:23 Overdub of 2007-03 UN
Santa Lucia (overdub) SPA1 6898 (sic) October 10? (Sun.)overdub
(M?) 2:23? Overdub of 2007-03 UN
Musicians:Guitar : Al CaiolaGuitar, Harmonica : Dominic
Contese
Notes:This overdub session of Santa Lucia (2007-03, originally
recorded in 1963) was first listed in Tunzi's ElvisSessions II and
later confirmed by Ernst Jorgensen, so there can be no doubt that
it did take place. The datecombined with the second matrix number
is a mystery though. The number SPA1 6898 is identical to that
ofthe usual master, first released on "Elvis for Everyone". The
problem is that the album was released in July1965 and that this
matrix number should have been assigned by then. The Viva Las Vegas
soundtrack versionseems to have the same guitar/harmonica parts as
the released master, but it's hard to tell. So one guess is
thatthere is something wrong with the information of the number
SPA1 6898 being reused in October 1965.Another theory is that the
overdub session may have taken place earlier than October, that
this SPA1 6898 isthe released master and that it was overdubbed in
the first place. It is strange if the song was overdubbed 3months
after release and did the union allow studio musicians to work on a
Sunday? It's even possible that thetrue date is October 10, 1963
(Thursday, would fit, the NY studio would not), although the
numbers weren'tassigned until 1965. Jorgensen lists the same
musicians as overdubbed on the 1963 session. The fourth digit '1'is
unique and therefore difficult to solve.
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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Spinout, February 16-17,
1966Studio : Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical Director
: George StollEngineer : Dave Weichman
Smorgasboard 2004 February 16 (Wed.): 15:00 - 17:00Take 01
Complete 2:42 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid
Rock vol. 2Take 02 Complete 2:25 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid
Rock vol.2Take 03 FS 0:23 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2Take 04 LFS 2:19 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 05 Complete 2:35 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 06 LFS 0:55 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 07 M 2:22 (timing without
announcement: 1:59) TPA3 5312 Double Features/Spinout LP+"Complete
Spinout Session/Cell. Rock vol.2"
Stop, Look and Listen 2005 February 16 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00Take
01 LFS 0:55 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol. 2Take 02 LFS 1:14 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 03 Complete 1:46 Spin-in.../Comp.
Spinout Session/Cell. Rock 2/Coll.Gold(L/R swap)Take 04 LFS 1:00
Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 05 LFS 1:30
Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 06 Complete 1:58
Intro used for spliced master (intro cut from tape) Complete
Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 07 Complete 0:16+ Used for
spliced master (cut from tape) "Complete Spinout Session/Cell. Rock
vol.2" (announcement only)Spliced M 1:31 Spliced from take 6(intro)
& take 7 TPA3 5305 Double Features/Spinout LP
Am I Ready? 2006 February 16 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01
Complete 2:45 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2/Collectors GoldTake 02 Complete 2:53 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 03 FS 0:19
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take
04 Complete 2:34 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid
Rock vol. 2Take 05 LFS 1:06 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 06 Complete 3:10
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take
07 M 3:06 (2:24) TPA3 5309 Double Features/Spinout LP+"Complete
Spinout Session/Cell. Rock vol.2"
Beach Shack 2007 February 16 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 FS
1:14 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.
2Take 02 FS 0:38 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid
Rock vol. 2Take 03 Complete 2:08 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 04 M 1:56 (1:47) TPA3 5310 Double
Features/Spinout LP+"Complete Spinout Session/Cell. Rock vol.2"
Never Say Yes 2008 February 17 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 FS
0:52 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.
2Take 02 Complete 2:04 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 03 FS 0:21 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 04 FS 0:26 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 05 Complete 2:11 End used for
spliced master (end cut from tape) Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 06 Complete 2:02 Used for spliced
master (cut from tape) "Complete Spinout Session/Cell. Rock vol.2"
(announcement+drum ending)Spliced M 1:52 Spliced from takes 6 and
7(drum end) TPA3 5308 Double Features/Spinout LP
Spinout 2009 February 17 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 FS 0:46
Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 02 Complete 2:47
Spin-in.../Comp.Spinout Session/Cell. Rock 2/Out in H.(L/R
swap)Take 03 LFS 1:24 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2Take 04 FS 0:13 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2Take 05 M 2:41 (2:34) TPA3 5311 DF/Comm. Perf./Spinout
LP+"Compl. Spinout Session/Cell. Rock 2"
All That I Am 2010 February 17 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 LFS
1:33 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.
2Take 02 Complete 2:36 Spin-in.../Comp.Spinout Session/Cell. Rock
2/Out in H.(L/R swap)Take 03 FS 0:38 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 04 Complete 2:53 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 05 M 2:17 Released master
overdubbed with strings TPA3 5307 Double Features/Command
Performances/Spinout LPTake 06 Complete 2:44
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2
Adam and Evil 2011 February 17 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 LFS
1:50 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol.
2Take 02 LFS 1:13 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 03 FS 0:34 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 04 LFS 1:46 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 05 LFS 0:45 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 06 LFS 1:24
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2
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Take 07 FS 0:38 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2Take 08 LFS 1:19 Complete Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol.2Take 09 LFS 1:20 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 10 LFS 1:46
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take
11 LFS 1:21 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol. 2Take 12 LFS 1:18 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 13 LFS 1:28
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take
14 LFS 1:47 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol. 2Take 15 LFS 1:13 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 16 Complete 2:09
Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take
17 LFS 0:50 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout Session/Celluloid Rock
vol. 2Take 18 LFS 1:56 Spin-in...Spinout/Compl. Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol. 2Take 19 FS 0:38 Complete Spinout
Session/Celluloid Rock vol.2Take 20 M 2:02 (1:54) TPA3 5306
DF/Comm. Perf. /Spinout LP+"Compl. Spinout Session/Cell. Rock
vol.2"
I'll Be Back 2012 February 17 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 M
2:23 (2:03) TPA3 5313 DF/Comm. Perf./Spinout LP+"Compl. Spinout
Session/Cell. Rock vol.2"
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Hilmer J. "Tiny"
TimbrellGuitar : Tommy TedescoBass : Bob MooreDrums : Murrey
"Buddy" HarmanDrums : D.J. FontanaPiano : Floyd CramerSaxophone :
Homer "Boots" RandolphBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon
Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker
Notes:This is one of the rare occasions where the Jordanaires
appear in the left channel on the final 2-channel mix.The position
of the Jordanaires was preseved by BMG on the Double Features mix,
but not on any of theouttakes.
The CD "Spin-in...Spinout" (LSD 1966) is the primary source
choice for about half of this session in spite ofhiss and possible
high-end raise+rough notch filter to compensate. The Famous Groove
2-CD "The CompleteSpinout Session" (FG 2331) is arguably the best
source for the rest of the session with completely dry vocals,hiss,
possible mid-frequency drop, generation loss and possibly lacking
one of the original 3 channels."Celluloid Rock vol. 2" (Cool Romeo)
has a binaural mix with raised mid-range, high-end loss and
digitalecho on the other hand. Apart from that, it may be of a
better analog generation than the Famous Grooverelease.
The sound of BMG's Double Features is good in spite of a
high-end filter from 11 kHz and above. "Out inHollywood"(FTD) has
the best frequency response, but also more of that dreadful digital
delay and possibleclarity improvements. "Collectors Gold" is the
worst of them all with tons of cheap echo; they didn't have aclue
on what to do with dry outtakes in 1991.
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Studio Sessions for RCA, May 25-28, 1966Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers : Jim Malloy
(May 25-28), Al Pachucki (May 28, 19:00-22:00)
Run On TPA4 0908 May 25 (Wed.): 22:00 - 01:00 Take 01 LFS 1:50
Stand by Me vol. 2Take 02 Complete 2:56 Easter Special/Stand by Me
vol. 2+"Stand by Me vol. 2"Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 Complete
2:24 Stand by Me vol. 1Take 07 M 2:23 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace
in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
How Great Thou Art TPA4 0909 May 25 (Wed.): 22:00 - 01:00 Take
01Take 02 Complete 2:56 Platinum 2/Stand by Me vol. 1Take 03Take 04
M 3:02 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing
Grace(R)
Stand by Me TPA4 0910 May 26 (Thu.): 01:00 - 04:00 Take 01Take
02 Complete 2:43 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 03 FS 1:00 Easter
Special/Stand by Me vol. 2Take 04 LFS 0:51 Stand by Me vol. 2Take
05Take 06 FS+FS(?) 0:20 Easter Special
Take 07 Complete 2:34 Easter Special(released as "take 2")/Stand
by Me vol. 1+"EasterSpecial"Take 08Take 09 LFS 1:26 Stand by Me
vol. 2Take 10 FS+Complete 2:40 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 11 M 2:28 How
Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
Where No One Stands Alone TPA4 0911 May 26 (Thu.): 01:00 - 04:00
Take 01Take 02Take 03 LFS 2:24 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 04 (M) 1:36+
Used for composite master
Where No One Stands Alone (workpart) May 26 (Thu.): 01:00 -
04:00 Take 01 FS+Complete 1:51 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 02 FS 0:13
Stand by Me vol. 2Take 03 Complete 1:21 Stand by Me vol. 2Take
04Take 05Take 06Take 07 (M) 1:09 Used for composite master
Where No One Stands Alone (composite) TPA4 0911Spliced M 2:43
Composite of take 4 and workpart take 7. How Great Thou
Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
Down in the Alley TPA4 0912 May 26 (Thu.): 04:00 - 07:00 Take 01
Complete 3:16 60's Box 5Take 02 FS 0:07 Always Me vol. 4Take 03 LFS
1:59 Always Me vol. 4Take 04 FS 0:52 Always Me vol. 4Take 05 NA
1:09+ "Always Me vol. 4"(announcement only)Take 06 Complete 2:49
Always Me vol. 4Take 07Take 08Take 09 M 2:50 Spinout LP(O)/Tomorrow
Is a Long Time(repaired)(R)/60's Box 3(cut)(R)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time TPA4 0913 May 26 (Thu.): 04:00 - 07:00
Take 01 FS 0:21 Always Me vol. 4Take 02 FS+Complete 5:41 Always Me
vol. 4Take 03Take 04 M 5:22 Spinout LP(O)/60's Box 3(R)/Tomorrow Is
a Long Time(R)
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Love Letters TPA4 0914 May 26 (Thu.): 22:00 - 01:00 (and 18.30 -
21.30?) Take 01Take 02 Complete 2:52 24 C GoldTake 03 FS 0:09
Collectors GoldTake 04 FS 0:29 Collectors GoldTake 05 LFS 0:48
Always Me vol. 4Take 06 NA 0:04+ Always Me vol. 4(Announcement
only)Take 07 Complete 3:02 Collectors GoldTake 08 Complete 3:00
Always Me vol. 4Take 09 M 2:51 From the Heart(O)/ Gold Rec.
4(O)/Tom.Is a Long Time(R)/60's Box 3(R)
So High TPA4 0915 May 27 (Fri.): 01:00 - 04:00Take 01 Complete
2:01 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 02 FS 0:10 Easter SpecialTake 03
Complete 2:03 Easter Special/Stand by Me vol. 1+"Easter
Special"Take 04 M 1:58 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the
Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
Farther Along TPA4 0916 May 27 (Fri.): 01:00 - 04:00Take 01 FS
0:39 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 02 LFS 2:32 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 03 M
4:05 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing
Grace(R)
By and By TPA4 0917 May 27 (Fri.): 04:00 - 07:00Take 01Take
02Take 03 FS+LFS 2:50 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 04 FS+Complete 2:13
Long Lonely Highway/Stand by Me vol. 2Take 05Take 06Take 07Take
08Take 09 Complete 1:52 Stand by Me vol. 1Take 10 M 1:51 How Great
Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
In the Garden TPA4 0918 May 27 (Fri.): 04:00 - 07:00Take 01Take
02Take 03 M 3:11 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the
Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
Beyond the Reef TPA4 0919 May 27 (Fri.): 04:00 - 07:00
(06:00-07:00)Take 01 FS+LFS 2:41 Always Me 4 (L/R
swapped)+tape(FS+dialogue)Take 02 (M) 3:05 Master overdubbed on
August 9, 1968 60's Box 3(R)
Somebody Bigger Than You and I TPA4 0920 May 27 (Fri.): 19:00 -
22:00Take 01Take 02 LFS 0:43 low key Stand by Me vol. 2Take 03Take
04 Tryout? 1:03 Bridge only Stand by Me vol. 2Take 05Take 06Take
07Take 08 LFS 1:44 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 09Take 10Take 11 Complete
2:33 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 12 Complete 2:39 Easter Special/Stand
by Me vol. 1+"Easter Special"Take 13Take 14Take 15 FS+Complete 2:50
Stand by Me vol. 1Take 16 (M) Used for composite master
Somebody Bigger Than You and I (workpart, ending) May 27 (Fri.):
19:00 - 22:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) Used
for composite master
Somebody Bigger Than You and I (composite) TPA4 0920Spliced M
2:27 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing
Grace(R)
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Without Him TPA4 0921 May 27 (Fri.): 22:00 - 01:00Take 01
Complete 3:03 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06
FS 0:10 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 07Take 08 Complete 2:30 Stand by Me
vol. 1Take 09Take 10 FS 0:12 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 11Take 12 M
2:30 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing
Grace(R)Take 13Take 14 Complete 2:33 Stand by Me vol. 2
If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side TPA4 0922 May 28 (Sat.):
01:00 - 05:00Take 01 Complete 1:37 Stand by Me vol. 1Take 02Take
03Take 04 Complete 1:42 Stand by Me vol. 2Take 05 M 1:38 How Great
Thou Art(O)/Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)Take 06 Complete
1:49 Stand by Me vol. 2
Where Could I Go But to the Lord? TPA4 0923 May 28 (Sat.): 01:00
- 05:00Take 01Take 02 M 3:37 How Great Thou Art(O)/Peace in the
Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)
Come What May TPA4 0924 May 28 (Sat.): 19:00 - 22:00Take 01
FS+LFS 2:04 Come What MayTake 02 Complete 2:03 Come What MayTake
03Take 04 Complete 1:52 Come What MayTake 05 FS 0:31 Come What
MayTake 06 Complete 1:52 Collectors GoldTake 07 Complete 1:59 60's
Box 3/Tomorrow Is a Long TimeTake 08 M 2:00 Long Lonely
Highway(clipped >0dB)(R)/Rare Elvis(O)
Fools Fall in Love TPA4 0925 May 28 (Sat.): 19:00 - 22:00Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04 Complete 2:11 Long Lonely HighwayTake 05 M
2:06 60's Box 3(R)/Tomorrow Is a Long Time(R)/Leiber & Stoller
CD(O)
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Chip YoungGuitar :
Harold Bradley?Bass : Bob Moore (May 25-27)Bass : Henry Strzelecki
(May 28)Bass/Harmonica/Guitar : Charlie McCoy (May
25-27)Drums/Tympani : Murrey "Buddy" HarmanDrums : D.J.
FontanaPiano : Floyd CramerPiano/Organ : Henry Slaughter (of The
Imperials, May 25-27)Piano/Organ : David Briggs (May 26)Steel
Guitar : Peter DrakeSaxophone : Homer "Boots" RandolphSaxophone :
Rufus LongTrumpet Ray StevensBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires:
Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker
Backup Vocals : The Imperials: Armond Morales, Jake Hess, Gary
McSpadden, Sherrill Nielsen (May25-27)Backup Vocals : Millie
Kirkham, June Page and Dolores Edgin
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Notes:On the 1999 Japanese paper sleeve CD (BVCM-3702) and the
first regular CD release of "How Great ThouArt" the original
two-channel album masters were used. Generation loss is more than
compensated for by thefull ambience and natural sounding vocals.
Neither release has noise reduction. The original RCA/BMG CDruns
too slow (~2%) while this has been corrected on the Japanese CD.
Overall the Japanese CD isnormalized to 0 dB (max. amplitude) or
even subjected to unnecessary hard limiting, especially noticeable
onloud songs such as So High. It may still be the best choice in
terms of sound.
BMG's "Amazing Grace" and "Peace in the Valley" are
remastered/remixed from the original multi-channelbackup tapes and
both have too much noise reduction and artificial sounding vocals
due to overuse oftasteless clarity improvement products, although
the source and generation as such is better than the originalalbum
masters used previously. The more recent "Peace in the Valley" has
added high-end noise thatcontinues after the songs are finished,
but also slightly improved high-end compared to "Amazing Grace".The
fact that noise can be identified as added afterwards suggests that
the record company is aware of someof the problems with these
remasters. Avoid releases derived from this bad early 1990's
attempt that isreleased over and over again. Unfortunately they
will need to go back to the tapes again to get it right, unlessthe
basic transfer was kept somewhere.
6 drum beats of the intro of Down in the Alley were missing on
the 60's Box. When rectified on the CD"Tomorrow Is a Long Time", a
remastered intro with better ambience was spliced onto the 60's Box
masterrather than remastering the entire song again. It is possible
that the intro was cut from the multichannel tapesin the first
place.
From this session BMG's remasters as released on the 60's Box
and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" are moreconservative and far better
than "Amazing Grace"/"Peace in the Valley". However, Love Letters
has betterambience on "From the Heart" or the first CD version of
"Gold Records volume 4". On later BMG releasessuch as the "60's
Box" and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" this sounds a bit dull and flat.
The best source of thismaster may be the reel-to-reel "Golden
Records vol.3 & 4" (ST 713-P-DP), but it would take a Dolby A
(B?)decoder to find out for sure.
The long lost stereo master of Come What May was severely and
audibly clipped when finally released onthe BMG/FTD CD "Long Lonely
Highway". The same goes for the alternate Fools Fall in Love and By
andBy. The latter also suffers from DAT jitter (at 1:32). Similar
jitter can be found on the CD "Come What May"(Come What May take 1,
at 0:52-0:53 of track 1) implying a similar source in spite of
being released inmono...
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Studio Session for RCA, June 10, 1966Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers : Jim
Malloy
Indescribably Blue (track) TPA4 0982 June 10 (Fri.): 19:00 -
22:00 Take NA (M) 2:48 Vocal overdub on June 12
I'll Remember You (track) TPA4 0983 June 10 (Fri.): 22:00 -
02:00 Take NA (M) 4:07 Vocal overdub on June 12
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (track) TPA4 0984 June 10
(Fri.): 22:00 - 02:00 Take NA (M) 2:54 Vocal overdub on June 12
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Chip YoungGuitar :
Harold BradleyBass : Bob MooreDrums/Tympani : Murrey "Buddy"
HarmanDrums : D.J. FontanaPiano : David BriggsOrgan : Henry
Slaughter (of The Imperials)Steel Guitar : Peter DrakeSaxophone :
Rufus LongBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt
Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray WalkerBackup Vocals : The Imperials:
Armond Morales, Jake Hess and Gary McSpaddenBackup Vocals : Millie
Kirkham, June Page and Dolores EdginGuide Vocals : Red West
Notes:Besides from providing the guide vocals, Red West
supposedly recorded his own If Every Day Was LikeChristmas and
Sleepless Nights, Endless Days during this session as well. The
arrangements on If Every DayWas Like Christmas are however so
different that it's not impossible that Red's version was recorded
at adifferent session. The guide vocals are audibly bleeding on the
final masters by the way. A fact that could beconsidered when
comparing with the criticism of bleeding vocal tracks and the
proficiency of the M.G.MSoundstage engineers later the same
month.
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Studio Session for RCA, June 12, 1966Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers : Jim
Malloy
Indescribably Blue (v.o.) TPA4 0982 June 12 (Sun.): 19:00 -
22:00? Take 01 Complete 3:00 V.O. of track recorded on June 10
Always Me 2+"tape"Take 02 M 2:56 (without announcements: 2:48) Gold
Records 4(O)/60's Box 3(R)/Tomorrow Is a Long Time(R)+"tape"
I'll Remember You (v.o.) TPA4 0983 June 12 (Sun.): 19:00 -
22:00? Take 01 Complete 2:22+ Track recorded June 10. Used for
spliced master Compl. Spinout Session(last part only)Take 02
Complete 4:21 Compl. Spinout Session/Always Me 2Take 03 Complete
4:13 Used for spliced master Compl. Spinout Session(complete take
in fragments)
Spliced M 4:07 Spliced from takes 3 and 1. Edited RCA
master:2:07 60's Box 3(R)/Tomorrow Is a Long Time(R)/Spinout (O,
edited)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (v.o.) TPA4 0984 June 12 (Sun.):
19:00 - 22:00? Take 01 FS 0:31 Track recorded June 10 Tiger Man
1Take 02 (M) 2:43 Master overdubbed on June 20 Memories of
Christmas(remixed, piano intro different)
Musicians:
Notes:Indescribably Blue has better ambience on the first CD
version of "Gold Records volume 4" than on theBMG remaster. A very
good source of this master is the reel-to-reel "Golden Records
vol.3 & 4" (ST 713-P-DP).
The bootlegged mono outtakes Indescribably Blue and I'll
Remember You as released on "There's AlwaysMe" vol. 2 and "Complete
Spinout Sessions" are flawed with a really bad, dynamically
processed high-endproducing a pulsating noise. ("There's Always Me"
vol.2 has to be one of the most overrated "bootlegs" interms of
sound quality. The whole thing sounds as if it was recorded with
poorly calibrated dbx and playedback without.)
The undubbed If Every Day Was Like Christmas as released on
"Memories of Christmas" actually has thevocals of master take 2,
although they can't be synchronized with the master. On average,
this undubbedversion runs a little more than 0.5% too slow and has
a different piano intro that is played an octave lower.The piano
intro of bootlegged take 1 is however the same as on the RCA/BMG
master so it seems somethinghappened during remixing of the version
on "Memories of Christmas".
To solve sequence of the the bootlegged I'll Remember You
fragments, the track on "The Complete SpinoutSessions" was
pitch-adjusted (101.254% stretch) to match BMG's remaster which was
considered reference.With the obvious possibility of
misidentification of takes 1 and 3, guessed sequence then
becomes:
Take 100:00-02:12 UN02:12-03:06 (see tape note 9.)03:06-03:52
(BMG master same time 03:06-03:52, or RCA master
01:44-02:30)03:52-04:04 UN
Take 300:00-02:12 (tape note3, = BMG master same time
00:00-02:12)02:12-03:06 (see tape note 7.)03:53-04:04 (see tape
note 4.)
BMG master00:00-02:12 Take 302:12-03:06 Take 1 (this part also
on bootlegged tape)03:06-03:52 Take 1 (this part not on bootlegged
tape)03:52-04:04 Take 3
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03:52-04:04 Take 3
I'll Remember You tape notes referring to bootlegged track
running 10:14
1. 00:00-00:03 Announcement of Take 1. (Followed by possible
cut)
2. 00:03-00:06 The end of an interrupted reply by Elvis. It
would take a stereo source to determine whetherthe tape was cut
here or if the microphone was turned off during the announcement as
it often would.
3. 00:06-02:18 Guessed Take 3 running from start and then cut
after "...promise always".(00:06-01:50 of this take used on
original edited master "...till then" 0:00-1:42)(00:06-02:18 of
this take used for extended BMG master 00:00-02:12)
4. 02:18-02:29 Ending of guessed Take 3. (background vocals:
"you"...last note)(this part used for original edited master
2:31-2:42)(this part used for extended BMG master 3:53-4:04)
5. 02:30-06:54 Complete take 2. No part cut or used for
master.
6. 06:54-06:58 Announcement of Take 3, interrupted-tape cut.
7. 06:58-08:39 The rest of assumed Take 3, after "promise
always"(note 3 above), not used for splicedmaster.("o-o you
remember too"...background vocals: "I'll remember"-cut)Fragment
described in note 4 above fits perfectly after this cut.
8. 08:40-08:50 Silence. Tape cut.
9. 08:51-10:14 pick-up after tape cut of assumed Take 1 then
tape cut "I will remember too(low)...till then"08:51-09:20 "I will
remember too(low)...promise always" not used for RCA/BMG
master09:20-10:14 "o-o you'll remember too...till then" used for
extended BMG master only 02:12-03:06
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Overdub Session for RCA, June 20, 1966Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers : Jim
Malloy
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (overdub) TPA4 0984 June 20
(Mon.)Take NA M 2:54 V.O. done on June 12 (Track recorded June 10)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Musicians:Celeste : NA
Notes:
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Soundtrack Session for M.G.M.: Double Trouble, June 28-29,
1966Studio : Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical Director
: Jeff AlexanderEngineer : Dave Weichman
City by Night (track) 2001 June 28 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00Take
01Take 02Take 03 (M) 3:04 Vocal overdub on June 30
Could I Fall in Love? 2002 June 28 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00
- 02:45Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) 1:43 Harmony
vocal overdubbed on June 30
There Is So Much World to See 2003 June 28 (Tue.): 19:00 -
00:00, 01:00 - 02:45Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take
07Take 08Take 09
Take 10 (M) 2:38 Silver Screen Stereo+"Kid Galah.Sess.3
LP(acetate)"/B.Heart 2CD(fromLP)
There Is So Much World to See (remake) 2004 June 28 (Tue.):
19:00 - 00:00, 01:00 - 02:45Take 01 M 1:56 UPA3 3941 Double Trouble
LP/Celluloid Rock 2/Double Features
Long Legged Girl (track) 2005 June 28 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00,
01:00 - 02:45Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) Not
used
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Tiny TimbrellGuitar,
Harmonica : Charlie McCoyBass : Bob MooreDrums : Buddy HarmanDrums
: D.J. FontanaPiano : Floyd CramerSteel Guitar : Peter
DrakeSaxophone : Boots RandolphTrombone : Richard NoelBackup Vocals
: The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and
Ray Walker
Notes:The listed sequence of tracks/songs recorded the night
between June 28-29 may not be completely accurate,but this is the
way the order is presented in Jorgensen's "A Life in Music" and
there are very few flaws ofsimilar nature in that book overall.
Elvis arrived late and at least 2001 City by Night (track) had been
recordedprior to his arriving. It may seem unlikely that the
(unused) 2005 Long Legged Girl (track) would have beenrecorded
after three live recordings with vocals since they had wasted
studio time. Family circumstances mayexplain it though so the track
order will be kept on this page until the session logs become
accessible.(According to Tunzi's "Elvis Sessions II" all tracks had
been recorded before Elvis arrived.)
The MGM session tapes were reported lost before BMG changed
policy on the subject. BMG's 4-track tape
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must have been used as source for "Celluloid Rock" volume 2 and
it is therefore likely that the alternate ThereIs So Much World to
See (2003-10) never was on the tape turned over to RCA and only
exists on acetate. Update: Tape now acquired by BMG and released on
the FTD CD "Silver Screen Stereo".
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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Double Trouble, June 29-30,
1966Studio : M.G.M. Recording Stage, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical
Director : Jeff AlexanderEngineer : NA
Double Trouble 2006 June 29 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01Take
02Take 03Take 04 M 1:40 UPA3 3934 Double Trouble LP(O)/Celluloid
Rock 2/DF(R)/Command Perf.(R)
Baby, if You'll Give Me All of Your Love 2007 June 29 (Wed.):
19:00 - 00:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 (M) 1:49 Master
overdubbed on July 14
I Love Only One Girl 2008 June 29 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00 -
03:00Take 01Take 02 M 1:54 UPA3 3940 Double Trouble LP(O)/Celluloid
Rock 2/Double Features(R)
It Won't Be Long 2009 June 29 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00 -
03:00Take NA M 1:46 UPA3 3942 Double Trouble LP(O)/Celluloid Rock
2/Double Features(R)
Old MacDonald 2010 June 29 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00 -
03:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07 (M) 2:05
Vocal repair of intro done on June 30
Long Legged Girl 2011 June 29 (Wed.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00 -
03:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 M 1:42 1:29 w/o
announcement UPA3 3937 D.Tr. LP(O)/Cell. Rock 2/Almost in
L.(R)/DF(R)/ Comm.Perf.(R)+"Acetate"
City by Night (v.o.) 2012? June 30 (Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 (M) 3:05 v.o. of 2001-03. Master
overdubbed on July 14.
Could I Fall in Love? (harmony vocal, v.o.) 2013? June 30
(Thu.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 Harmony vocal overdub of 2002-06Take
02Take 03Take 04 M 1:44 UPA3 3936 Double Trouble LP(O)/Cell. Rock
vol. 2(incl. harmony alone)/DF(R)
Old MacDonald (intro repair, v.o.) 2014? June 30 (Thu.): 19:00 -
00:00Take 01 Vocal repair of 2010-07Take 02 M 2:05 UPA3 3939 Double
Trouble LP(O)/Celluloid Rock 2/Double Features(R)
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Tiny TimbrellGuitar :
Tommy TedescoBass : Bob MooreDrums : Buddy HarmanDrums : D.J.
FontanaPiano : Floyd CramerSaxophone : Boots Randolph
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Saxophone : Boots RandolphBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires:
Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker
Notes:Three very different sources of the Double Trouble masters
have been released over the years. A very basicmix with dry vocals
intact can be found on "Celluloid Rock" volume 2. Unfortunately
noise, ambience andhigh-end has been removed so this is of little
use to verify the confirmed noise problem on this session.
Theharmony vocal overdub of Could I Fall in Love? was poorly
recorded in the first place without a doubt, but todrown that
channel in a canyon of digital echo and do final processing "under
water", as they did on "DoubleFeatures", only makes things worse.
There once was reason to complain over the originally released RCA
2-track recordings because of the high noise level, lack of
high-end, tube artifacts and the slightly overdonecompression,
especially on the low frequencies. All of these flaws are
subjectively acceptable compared toBMG's synthetical vocals. (RCA's
It Won't Be Long may be an exception where the compressed bass
simply isunbearable.)
Long Legged Girl was remixed for the 1970 "Almost in Love"
album. The remixed version has less echo andcompression, but the
mix/balance isn't very good with vocals being to much to the left.
However the soundquality and dynamic range was better than the
original release. The drum intro was cut on Double Features
and"Celluloid Rock" so it probably is missing on the 4-track
tapes.
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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Double Trouble, July 14,
1966Studio : M.G.M. Recording Stage, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical
Director : Jeff AlexanderEngineer : NA
NA 2015? July 14 (Thu.)
Baby, if You'll Give Me All of Your Love (overdub) 20?? July 14
(Thu.)Take NA M 1:49 Overdub of 2007-05 UPA3 3935 Double Trouble
LP(O)/Celluloid Rock 2/Double Features(R)
City by Night (overdub) 2017 July 14 (Thu.)Take 01 Overdub of
v.o. take 5Take 02Take 03 M 3:19 3:05 w/o announcement UPA3 3938
Double Trouble LP(O)/Celluloid Rock 2/Double
Features(R)+"Acetate"
Musicians:Guitar : Mike DeasyBass : Jerry ScheffDrums : Toxey
SewellSaxophone : Michael HendersonSaxophone : Butch Parker
Notes:Only City by Night and Baby, if You'll Give Me All of Your
Love are listed as being overdubbed at this session.This would
leave a gap of at least 1 production number (2015), since the
acetate announcement of City byNight is 2017 take 3. A wild guess
is that record versions of other songs were overdubbed after the
originalsession as well.
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Soundtrack Sessions for Paramount: Easy Come, Easy Go, September
28-29, 1966Studio : Paramount Scoring Stage, Hollywood,
CaliforniaProducer : Joseph LilleyEngineer : James Wright
Easy Come, Easy Go AOVC September 28 (Wed.): 10:00 - 11:45,
13:00 - 18:15Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take
08Take 09 M 2:19 UPA 3805 Easy Come LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(O)/Cell. Rock
2/DF/Comm.Perf.(R)
I'll Take Love BOVC September 28 (Wed.): 13:00 - 18:15Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04 Complete? Used for composite masterTake
05Take 06Take 07Take 08 Complete? Used for composite master
I'll Take Love (pickup) September 28 (Wed.): 13:00 - 18:15Take
01 pickup from second bridgeTake 02Take 03 (M)
I'll Take Love (composite)Spliced M 2:15 UPA 3810 Easy Come
LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(O)/Cell. Rock 2/Double Features(R)
Sing You Children COVC September 28 (Wed.): 19:30 - 00:45Take 01
Complete 2:29 Double FeaturesTake 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take
06Take 07Take 08Take 09Take 10Take 11Take 12Take 13Take 14Take
15Take 16Take 17Take 18Take 19Take 20Take 21Take 22 M 2:14 UPA 3809
Easy Come LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(O)/Cell. Rock 2/Double Features(R)
She's a Machine EOVC September 29 (Thu.): 13:00 - 15:30,
15:30-18:15Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take
08Take 09Take 10Take 11Take 12
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Take 13 M 1:39 Movie version (not used) Double FeaturesTake
14Take 15 M 1:38 Record version WPA1 8027 Flaming
Star(CD/LP)(O)/Cell. Rock 2/Double Features(R)
The Love Machine DOVC September 29 (Thu.): 18:15 - 19:45Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 0:08+ Double Features(announcement
only)Take 06Take 07Take 08Take 09Take 10Take 11 Complete 2:21 Could
be an earlier take Double FeaturesTake 12 M 2:50 record version UPA
3806 Easy Come LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(R)/Cell. Rock 2/Double
Features(R)Take NA M 2:45 movie version soundtrack
Yoga Is as Yoga Does FOVC September 29 (Thu.): 21:00 - 02:05Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08Take 09Take
10Take 11Take 12 M 2:10 UPA 3807 Easy Come LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(O)/Cell.
Rock 2/Double Features(R)
You Gotta Stop (track) GOC September 29 (Thu.): 21:00 -
02:05Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 (M) 2:17 Celluloid Rock
2
Leave My Woman Alone (track) HOC September 29 (Thu.): 21:00 -
02:05Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05 M 1:27 "No Elvis
vocal"
You Gotta Stop (v.o.) GOVC NA
Take NA M 2:17 GTD-1(temporary matrix no, not
necessarily"take1") UPA 3808 Easy Come LP(Aus./NZ/Arg)(O)/Cell.
Rock 2/Double Features(R)
Aches and Pains (a.k.a. Go, Go, Jo) JJTD-1 NA "Playback record
used"
Second Rate Street (a.k.a. Freak Out) KKTD-1 "Playback record
(No voices) Not used"KTDX-1 "Playback record (With vocal) Not
used"KTDY-1 (M?) "Playback record (Shortened version), no
vocal"
"Used this one"
My Babe (not recorded) L
LTD-1 - "Playback record (Dub of commercial record) Notused"
Can I Get a Witness (not recorded) MMTD-1 - : "Playback record
(Dub of commercial record) Used as tempo guide only"
You're a Wonderful One (not recorded) NNTD-1 - : "Playback
record (Dub of commercial record) Not used"
Distortion (not recorded)
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Distortion (not recorded)- : "Playback record (From Prod.
#11547-ATO-1) Used as tempo guide only "
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Tiny
TimbrellGuitar/Organ/Harmonica : Charlie McCoyBass : Bob MooreDrums
: Buddy HarmanDrums : D.J. FontanaDrums : Hal Blaine (Easy Come,
Easy Go, I'll Take Love, Sing You Children and She's a
Machine)Drums : Curry Tjader (Sing You Children, The Love Machine,
Yoga Is as Yoga Does and You Gotta Stop)Drums : Larry Bunker (She's
a Machine)Percussion : Emil Radocchia (Easy Come, Easy Go and I'll
Take Love)Harpsichord : Michel RubiniTrumpet : Mike Henderson (Easy
Come, Easy Go, I'll Take Love, Sing You Children and She's a
Machine)Trumpet : Anthony Terran (The Love Machine, Yoga Is as Yoga
Does &, You Gotta Stop and Leave My Woman Alone)Trumpet : Jerry
Scheff (Easy Come, Easy Go, I'll Take Love, Sing You Children and
She's a Machine)Trombone : Butch Parker (Easy Come, Easy Go, I'll
Take Love, Sing You Children and She's a Machine)Saxophone :
Meredith Flory (The Love Machine, Yoga Is as Yoga Does &, You
Gotta Stop and Leave My Woman Alone)Saxophone : William Hood (The
Love Machine, Yoga Is as Yoga Does &, You Gotta Stop and Leave
My Woman Alone)Backup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt
Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker
Notes:The original 2-track masters of the 6 songs used in the
movie were released on LP in Australia, New Zealandand Argentina.
Again, poor digital echo on vocals plagues the Double Features
release. She's a Machine is theonly song from this session that has
been properly released on CD ("Flaming Star"/German club). The
intro ofI'll Take Love was cut on some of the original mono and
2-track releases and even on "Celluloid Rock".
The movie version of The Love Machine is actually a different
take with the same arrangements in differentorder. For instance:
"who's next in line" is sung an octave higher the first time in the
movie version instad ofthe last time as on the record version. It
is interesting that the officially listed sloppy alternate "take
11" on"Double Features" is completely different from both the
record and the movie versions. Perhaps this is an earlytake after
all (i.e. mentioned take 4 or edited/announced take 5).
The implied vocals recorded on the songs Aches and Pains and
Second Rate Street ('Elvis Sessions'/Tunzi)hardly refer to vocals
by Elvis as his name is mentioned on the finished songs ("Elvis,
Orch. and Jordanaires"),but not on these. A guess is that Aches and
Pains (a.k.a. Go, Go, Jo) is the instrumental used in the movie
rightafter the opening/title track. Other instrumental tracks used
in the movie would fit with the listed tracks aswell.
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Soundtrack Sessions for United Artists: Clambake, February
21-23, 1967Studio : RCA Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeMusical
Director : Jeff AlexanderProducer : Felton JarvisEngineer : Jim
Malloy
The Girl I Never Loved February 21 (Tue.): 18:00 - 06:00Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08Take 09 M 1:53
UPA3 8447 Clambake LP(O)/Speedway,Clambake CD(O)/Double
Features(R)Take 10Take 11 Complete 1:51 24 Carat Gold
How Can You Lose What You Never Had? February 21 (Tue.): 18:00 -
06:00Take 01 FS 0:48 Collector's GoldTake 02 0:14+ "Collector's
Gold"(Announcement only)Take 03 Complete 2:37 Collector's Gold/Come
What MayTake 04Take 05Take 06 M 2:27 UPA3 8448 Clambake
LP(O)/Speedway,Clambake CD(O)/Double Features(R)
You Don't Know Me (movie version) February 21 (Tue.): 18:00 -
06:00Take 01 FS+LFS 1:51 24 Carat GoldTake 02 FS 0:30 24 Carat
GoldTake 03 Complete 2:44 24 Carat GoldTake 04Take 05Take 06Take
07Take 08Take 09Take 10Take 11Take 12 FS 0:24 24 Carat GoldTake 13
Complete 2:35 24 Carat GoldTake 14Take 15Take 16Take 17Take 18
Complete 2:20 24 Carat GoldTake 19Take 20 M 2:13 WPA1 2501 Double
Features/Command Performances
A House That Has Everything February 21 (Tue.): 18:00 -
06:00Take 01Take 02 FS 0:32 24 Carat GoldTake 03 LFS 2:05 24 Carat
GoldTake 04Take 05 FS 1:09 24 Carat GoldTake 06 Complete 2:14 24
Carat GoldTake 07Take 08 M 2:15 UPA3 8445 Clambake
LP(O)/Speedway,Clambake CD(O)/Double Features(R)
Who Needs Money? ("track"?) February 21 (Tue.): 18:00 - 06:00
(or February 22)Take NA (M) With vocals? Ray Walker & cue v.o.
on Feb. 23
Insert v.o. on March 6.
Confidence (track) February 22 (Wed.): 19:00 - 05:00Take NA (M)
Low key. Record version? v.o. on February 23?Take NA (M) High key.
Movie version, part 1? v.o. on March 6?
Hey, Hey, Hey (track) February 22 (Wed.): 19:00 - 05:00Take NA
(M) v.o. on February 23
Clambake (track) February 22 (Wed.): 19:00 - 05:00
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Clambake (track) February 22 (Wed.): 19:00 - 05:00Take NA (M)
v.o. on February 23
Clambake (reprise) February 23 (Thu.)Take 01 LFS 0:46 Silver
Screen StereoTake 02Take 03Take 04 M 0:23 WPA5 2554 Double
Features
Hey, Hey, Hey (v.o.) February 23 (Thu.)Take 01Take 02Take 03Take
04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08Take 09Take 10Take 11Take 12Take 13 M
2:31 v.o. of track recorded on February 22 UPA3 8446 Clambake
LP(O)/Speedway,Clambake CD(O)/Double Features(R)
Clambake (v.o.) February 23 (Thu.)Take 01 v.o. of track recorded
on February 22Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07Take 08Take
09Take 10 M 2:38 UPA3 8443 Clambake LP(O)/Speedway,Clambake
CD(O)/DF(R)/Comm.Perf.(R)Take 11 LFS 2:37 Silver Screen StereoTake
12 NA 0:18+ incl. one-liner "Silver Screen
Stereo"(announcement)
Who Needs Money? (overdub, Ray Walker) February 23 (Thu.)Take NA
(M) Ray Walker v.o. of "track". Possible movie version.
(Soundtrack?)
Who Needs Money? (cue, v.o.) February 23 (Thu.)
Take NA (M) 0:08 Last line v.o. of "track". Possibly for
recordversion.
Confidence (record version, v.o.) February 23 (Thu.)Take NA (M)
2:34 Record version v.o. of track(low key).
Female chorus overdubbed on September 19.Last verse used in
movie as well.
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Chip YoungGuitar,
Harmonica : Charlie McCoyBass : Bob MooreDrums : Buddy HarmanDrums
: D.J. FontanaPiano : Floyd CramerPiano : Hoyt HawkinsSteel Guitar
: Pete DrakeSaxophone : Norm RayBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires:
Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray WalkerBackup
Vocals : Millie Kirkham
Notes:On the CD "Movie Session Memories" (FG 973001), rip-off
bootlegger "Famous Groove" spliced the intro ofHow Can You Lose
What You Never Had? take 1 with the rest of take 3, calling it
"take 2". There was a "take
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2" announcement only on BMG's "Collector's Gold" that it was
appended to. Not only pathetic, but a waste oftime. All such
home-spliced outtakes will be revealed eventually.
The movie version of Confidence is divided in two parts. The
first part is an alternate vocal take and sung ahalfstep higher
than the record version. This would nearly fit with officially
listed "first verse, vocal overdub".Until clarified, these options
are possible:__ 1. Movie version, part 1, is the rerecorded
version. Record version unedited. (Primary guess)__ 2. Record
version is a composite with first part rerecorded in a higher
key.The "change of matrix numbers" should under all circumstances
refer to the movie/record versions with UPA42753(recorded for RCA)
being the record version and UPA3 8450(recorded for UA) referring
to the movieversion or the first part of the movie version. (The
second part of the movie version, with overdubbed children,is the
same vocal take as the record version.)
(Reprise) may not be the correct version title for the short
acoustic version of Clambake as released on DoubleFeatures and as
denoted in the book 'A Life in Music'(Jorgensen). The second movie
version is labelled"CLAMBAKE (Reprise)" in the sequencing list
reproduced in the above mentioned 'A Life in Music'. Thissequencing
list has all the songs in the order they were to appear in the
movie. So this "reprise" version seemsto refer to the second (and
complete) version in the movie which is the same vocal version as
the recordversion. (The first movie version is just an edit of the
master/record version.)
How the song Who Needs Money? was recorded may not be possible
to derive. According to "A Life inMusic" Elvis only did a cue vocal
overdub and an insert vocal overdub of a track. However, the rest
of thevocals must have made it to the tape somehow. It is therefore
likely that the "track" actually was recorded withlive vocals.
Support to this theory is given by Tunzi's listed recording date of
February 21, while Jorgensenmentions the track being recorded on
February 22. This may be of interest since Elvis probably did not
attendthe February 22 session.The insert vocal overdub could be the
part that is on the record version and not the movie version, at
timing1:45-2:00 of record version: "Making money...what do you
want?". Omitted in the movie as well was the RayWalker line just
before that, at 1:37-1:45 of record version: "When I go to bed at
night...dollar bills and then Ifall asleep."The cue vocal overdub
of Who Needs Money? either refers to the movie version or the
record version as thelast line sung is different. Again, a guess
will have to do. Since the ending of the movie version sounds a
littlemessed up and since the record version has the last line sung
by Elvis alone, it is not impossible that the cuevocal overdub
refers to the record version.
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Soundtrack Sessions for United Artists: Clambake, March 6,
1967Studio : RCA Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeMusical Director :
Jeff AlexanderEngineer : Jim Malloy
Confidence (movie version pt.1? "first verse", v.o.) March 6
(Mon.)Take NA (M) 1:54 High key; v.o. of unknown track. Movie ver.
pt. 1? (UPA3 8450) (Soundtrack?)
Confidence (movie version, composite?) March 6 (Mon.)Spliced (M)
2:33 Composite of part 1 and record version? UPA3 8450
Soundtrack?
Who Needs Money? (insert, v.o.) March 6 (Mon.)Take NA (M) 0:17?
Possibly for record version
Who Needs Money? (record version?, composite) March 6 (Mon.)
Spliced M 3:17 Possibly composite of "track"(actually
withvocals), UPA3 8444 Clambake LP(O)/Double Features(R)
v.o. by Ray Walker, insert v.o. and cue v.o.
Musicians:
Notes:
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Studio Session for RCA, March 20, 1967Studio : RCA Studio B,
Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers : Jim
Malloy
Suppose (overdub) UPA3 2263 March 20 (Mon.): 10:00 - 13:00 Take
NA M 3:03 Overdub of home recording 60's Box 3/Celluloid Rock vol.
2(different mixes of tracks)Take NA Complete 2:54 Celluloid Rock
vol. 2(track only)
Musicians:Guitar : Scotty MooreGuitar : Chip YoungGuitar : Grady
MartinBass : Bob MooreDrums : Murrey "Buddy" HarmanDrums : D.J.
FontanaPiano : David BriggsSteel Guitar : Peter DrakeHarmonica :
Charlie McCoyBackup Vocals : The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt
Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray WalkerBackup Vocals : Millie
Kirkham
Notes:The basic recording of Suppose features Elvis' voice and
piano by Charlie Hodge. The exact date isunknown, but it is usually
referred to as a home recording. A mono version of the basic
recording with echowas released on RCA's "silver box". Apart from
different mixes of the overdubbed version, a binauralversion of the
basic recording with dry vocals was released on 'Celluloid Rock'
volume 2. This version isnoice-reduced and has the piano track
slighty leaking into the vocal channel. Still, the sound quality
andfrequency response is better than on usual home recordings. It
probably was recorded at home, but using aprofessional tape machine
then. In 'Elvis Sessions II' Tunzi suggests that the rhythm track
possibly had beenlaid down earlier in the studio (June 10, 1966)
and this is still one possibility when judging from the sound ofthe
binaural track.
A second overdubbed version with shorter intro was released as
an instrumental track on "Celluloid Rock"volume 2. Note that 2
versions were mentioned in the 1984 session book 'Reconsider Baby'
(Jorgensen etal.).
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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Speedway, June 20-21, 1967Studio
: M.G.M. Studios, Hollywood, CaliforniaMusical Director : Jeff
AlexanderEngineer : Eddie Bracket
There Ain't Nothing Like a Song 2001 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 -
00:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 (M) Master
overdubbed by Nancy Sinatra
Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby (movie version) 2003 June 20
(Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01 M 1:53 WPA5 2555 Soundtrack
Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby (record version) 2004 June 20
(Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 M
2:02 (w/o dialogue: 1:53) WPA1 1023 Speedway LP(O)/Double
Features(R)/Command Perf.(R)+"Cell. Rock 2"
Five Sleepy Heads 2005 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00,
01:00-04:00Take 01Take 02Take 03 M 1:39 (1:31) WPA1 1024 Speedway
LP(O)/Double Features(R)/Sings for Children(R)+"Cell. Rock 2"
Who Are You? 2006 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00-04:00Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06 M 2:49 (2:34) WPA1 1025
Speedway LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl. CD(O2)/Double Features(R)+"Cell. Rock
2"
Speedway 2007 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00, 01:00-04:00Take
01Take 02Take 03
Take 04 M 2:42 (2:12) WPA1 1026 Speedway LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl.
CD(O2)/Double Features(R) )/Comm.Perf.(R)+"Complete Spinout
Session/Cell. Rock 2"
Suppose (long version) 2008 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00,
01:00-04:00Take 01 M 3:16 (3:03) WPA1 1027 Double
Features(R)+"Cell. Rock 2"
Suppose (short version) 2009 June 20 (Tue.): 19:00 - 00:00,
01:00-04:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07 M 2:08
(2:04) WPA1 1028 Speedway LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl. CD(O2)/Double
Features(R)+"Cell. Rock 2"
Let Yourself Go 2010 June 21 (Wed.): 19:00-23:00Take 01Take
02Take 03Take 04Take 05 First part used for spliced master "Cell.
Rock 2"(announcement only)Take 06 Complete? Used for spliced
master
Spliced M 3:12 (3:00) Spliced from takes 5 and 6. WPA1 1029
Speedway LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl. CD(O2)/DF(R)/Comm.Perf.(R)+"Cell.
Rock2"
He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad 2011 June 21 (Wed.):
19:00-23:00
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He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad 2011 June 21 (Wed.):
19:00-23:00Take 01Take 02Take 03Take 04Take 05Take 06Take 07 M 2:36
(2:28) WPA1 1030 Speedway LP(O)/Double Features(R)+"Cell. Rock
2"
Musicians:Guitar : Chip YoungGuitar : Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell
(June 20)Guitar : Tommy Tedesco (June 21)Bass : Bob MooreDrums :
Murrey "Buddy" HarmanDrums : D.J. FontanaPiano : Larry
MuhoberacPiano : Charlie Hodge (Suppose (long version) &
Suppose (short version) )Steel Guitar : Pete DrakeSaxophone : Homer
"Boots" RandolphTrumpet : Charlie McCoyBackup Vocals : The
Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray
Walker
Notes:The sound quality of vocals and vocal presence on the
original 2-channel LP-mixes are perhaps not as good ason most
soundtracks albums, although the added distortion probably was an
intentional effect that,subjectively, works well on the title track
at least.
Alternate mixes from a rejected version of some of the RCA
'Speedway' album master can be found on the PairDouble Features CD
'Speedway+Clambake'.
BMG's Double Features remix from 4-track has the usual amount of
digital echo.
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Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Speedway, June 26, 1967Studio :
United Recorders, Hollywood, CaliforniaProducer : Lee
HazlewoodMusical Director : Billy StrangeEngineer : NA
There Ain't Nothing Like a Song (overdub) NATake NA M 2:10 Nancy
Sinatra vocal overdub of 2001-06 WPA1 1022 Speedway
LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl. CD(O2)/Double Features(R)+"Cell. Rock 2"
Your Groovy Self (Nancy Sinatra) 2012 June 26 (Mon.)Take NA M
2:55 WPA1 1038 Speedway LP(O)/Speedw.,Cl. CD(O2)/Double
Features(R)
Musicians:Vocals : Nancy SinatraGuitar : NABass : NADrums :
NATrumpet : NAPiano : NA
Notes:There Ain't Nothing Like a Song may have been overdubbed
by Nancy Sinatra on this session.
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Studio Sessions for RCA, September 10-12, 1967Studio : RCA
Studio B, Nashville, TennesseeProducer : Felton JarvisEngineers :
Jim Malloy
Guitar Man UPA4 2765 September 10 (Sun.): 18:00 - 00:00 Take 01
FS+FS 0:57 tape/Stay AwayTake 02 LFS 0:41 Always Me 2Take 03 FS
0:55 Always Me 2Take 04 FS+FS 1:09 tape/Stay AwayTake 05
FS+Complete 2:58 Platinum(complete take only)+tape/Always Me 2Take
06 FS 0:31+ tapeTake 07 FS 0:06+ High Noon one-liner (between takes
7-12) UN+Platinum (High Noon one-liner only)Take 08 LFS UNTake 09
Complete UNTake 10 Complete 2:56 Long Lonely HighwayTake 11Take 12
(M) 3:00 including What'd I Say Blue Suede Shoes Ballet(~2.4% too
fast)+60's Box 3/60's Box 3(~2.4% fast)Take 12 M 2:19 Master faded
before going into What'd I Say Speedway,Clambake CD(O)/Tomorrow Is
a Long Time(R, ~2.4% too fast)
Big Boss Man UPA4 2766 September 10 (Sun.): 18:00 - 00:00 Take
01 LFS 0:52 tapeTake 02 Complete 3:52 60's Box 5+"tape"Take 03
FS+FS 0:53 Always Me 4(L/R swapped)+"tape"Take 04 FS 0:33 tapeTake
05 LFS 0:55 Always Me 4(L/R swapped)+"tape"Take 06 UN (cut from
2-track tape, lost or considered alt. master?)Take 07 FS 0:40
tapeTake 08 FS 0:32 Always Me 4(L/R swapped)+"tape"Take 09
FS+Complete 2:57 Today, Tomorrow and Forever 3/Always Me 4(L/R
swapped)+tapeTake 10 0:07+ "tape"(dialogue after take 9 only)Take
11 2:52 Speedw.,Clamb. CD(O)/Clambake LP/60's Box 3(R)
Mine UPA4 2767 September 11 (Mon.): 01:00 - 05:30 Take 01 FS
UNTake 02 FS UNTake 03 LFS 1:39 Always Me 4(L/R swapped)Take 04
Complete 2:42 Always Me 4(L/R swapped)Take 05 FS UNTake 06 FS
UNTake 07 FS UNTake 08A Complete 2:38 Instrumental tracks only,
mistake? Always Me 4(Instrumental tracks only, L/R swapped)Take 08B
FS UNTake 09 Complete 2:35 Close Up 3/Always Me 4(L/R swapped)Take
10Take 11Take 12Take 13Take 14Take 15Take 16Take 17Take 18Take
19Take 20Take 21 M 2:37 We Love Elvis vol. 2(O)/Speedw.LP(O)/T.Is a
Long Time(R)/60's Box 3(R)
Singing Tree UPA4 2768 September 11 (Mon.): 01:00 - 05:30 Take
01Take 02Take 03Take 04 Complete 2:56 Close Up 3Take 05Take 06Take
07Take 08Take 09Take 10 FS UNTake 11 FS UNTake 12 Complete UN
Take 13 (M) 2:59 Treasures 1964-1969+Long Lonely Highway/L.
Lonely Highw./Alw. Me2
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Just Call Me Lonesome UPA4 2769 September 11 (Mon.): 01:00 -
05:30 Take 01 M 2:08 Speedw.,Clamb.CD(O)/In Nashville(R)/T. Is a L.
Time(R)/60's Box 3(R)Take 02 FS UNTake 03 FS+FS UNTake 04 Complete
UNTake 05 FS UNTake 06 Complete 2:02 Great Country Songs(L/R
swapped)/Come What May
Hi-Heel Sneakers UPA4 2770 September 11 (Mon.): 18:00 - 21:00
Take 01 LFS UNTake 02 Rehearsal+FS UNTake 03 FS UNTake 04 FS UNTake
05 Complete UNTake 06 LFS 0:15+ Take 7 preceeded by Ode to Billie
Joe one-liner UN+60's Box 3(Ode to Billie Joe one-liner only)Take
07 Rehearsal+(M)4:33 60's Box 3(R)/Silver Box cassette(Timing 5:00?
NOT VERIFIED)
Edit M 2:47 Edited master (0:00-1:15, 3:01-4:33 of take 7,
if4:33) Silver Box LP/CD(R)/Rec.Baby(R, extended 10 s.)/T. Is a
Long Time(R)/
Rare Elvis(O) 2:42
You Don't Know Me UPA4 2771 September 11 (Mon.): 18:00 - 21:00,
21:00-00:30
Take 01 Rehearsal+M 2:33+ (Master w/o dialogue: 2:30) We Love
Elvis vol. 2(O)+"Black St.Bilko
EP(acetatesource)"+UN(rehearsal)Take 02 Complete 0:05+ Last chord
possibly used for spliced BMG master UNSpliced (M) 2:28 Spliced
from take 1 & last chord from take 2? 60's Box 3(R)/Tomorrow Is
a Long Time
We Call on Him UPA4 2772 September 11 (Mon.): 18:00 - 21:00,
21:00-00:30 Take 01 FS UNTake 02 Complete 2:41 Stand by Me vol.
2/Gospel(Time-Life)Take 03 Complete 2:33 Stand by Me vol. 1Take 04
FS 0:14 Easter SpecialTake 05 Complete 2:43 Easter SpecialTake 06
FS UNTake 07 Complete UNTake 08 Complete 2:33 Today, Tomorrow and
Forever 3
Take 09 M 2:33 Peace in the Valley(R)/Amazing Grace(R)/You'll
Never WalkAlone(O)
You'll Never Walk Alone UP