June 20 1968

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
   

Western Recorders Studio 1 - Hollywood, California

  Soundtrack Session for NBC TV Special "Elvis"
  Producer : Steve Binder
  Arrangers : William Goldenberg / Jack Elliot
  Engineer : Bones Howe
   

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
       
  Guitar : Tommy Tedesco The Blossoms : Darlene Love; Jean King; Fanita James
  Guitar : Michael Deasy Julie Rinker; B.J. Baker; Frank Howren; Bill Lee; Gene Merlino; Thurl Ravenscroft;
  Guitar : Alvin Casey Bill Brown; Joe Eich; Elaine Black; Dean Parker; Jack Gruberman; Sally Stevens;
  Bass / Keyboards : Larry Knechtal Jackie Ward; Ronald Hicklin; Tom Bahler; Mitch Gordon
  Bass : Charles Berghofer  
  Drums : Hal Blaine Orchestra:
  Piano : Don Randi  
  Percussion : John Cyr Conductor : Billy Goldenberg
  Percussion : Elliot Franks Violin : Leonard Atkins; Leonard Malarsky; Sidney Sharp; Thelma Beach; Marvin
  Bongo's : Frank DeVito Limonick; Joseph Stepansky; Alexander Murray; Ambrose Russo
  Harmonica : Tommy Morgan Cello : Eleanor Saltkin; Paul Bergstrom; Christine Walevska; Emmett Sargeant; Richard
  Keyboard : Bob Alberti Noel; Frank Rosolino; Ernest Tack
  Keyboard : Tommy Wolfe Trombone : Francis Howard
    Trumpet : Oliver Mitchell; John Audino; Manny Stevens; Anthony Terran
    Saxophone : Anthony Ortega; Peter Christlies; John Kelso; Gene Cipriano
      French Horn : Dick Perrisi; William Hinshaw

 

Nothingville / Guitar Man (Part 1) WPA1 8045 June 20
  ("Guitar Man's Evil" Section 1)      
  Take 1 FS      
  Take 2 FT      
  Take 3 FT      
  Take 4 FT      
  Take 5 FS 0:47   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 6 FT 1:14   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°° ('Nothingville' only - No 'Guitar Man')
  Take 7 FS      
  Take 8 FS      
  Take 9 FS   "Hold. 1st Section two"  
  Take 10 (M) 1:51 (Used for Record Version of Road Medley & Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°
        Filmed Playback (Road #1 / V.O. "Alley") on  
        June 30)  

 

Let Yourself Go (Part 1) June 20
  ("Guitar Man's Evil" Section 2)      
  Take 1 FT 2:12 (Used for Alternate Master) Let Yourself Go (FTD)°° (Listed as Part 3 Take 2)
  Take 2 FS      
  Take 3 FS      
  Take 4 FS      
  Take 5 FS 0:21   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 6 Complete 2:18 "Hold" Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 7 (M) 1:59 (Used for Road Medley & Filmed Playback on Memories°°
        June 28)  

 

Let Yourself Go (Part 1) (First Verse - Female V.O.)
  ("Guitar Man's Evil" Section 2)      
  Take 1   0:52+ (Darlene Love Vocal Overdub of Part 1 Take 7) The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°
        (Filmed Playback on June 28)  

 

Flicker Routine / Let Yourself Go (Part 2) / Alley Pickup June 20
  ("Guitar Man's Evil" Section 3)      
  Take 1 FS      
  Take 2 Complete 0:51+ "+ Section 2 Take 1 edited together" A Legendary Performer Volume 3°° (Edited)
        (Used for Alternate Master)  
  Take 3 LFS      
  Take 4 FT 1:19    
  Take 5 FS      
  Take 6 FT 1:32   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 7 (M) 1:22 (Used for Road Medley & Filmed Playback on Memories°°
        June 28)  

 

Let Yourself Go (Composite) WPA1 8112
  Spliced (M) 2:37 (Alternate Master - Spliced from Part 1-01 & The Complete '68 Comeback Special CD1°°~A Legendary Performer Volume 3°°
        Part 2-02)  
  Spliced (M) 2:42 (Record Version - Spliced from Part 1-07 & NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°
        Part 2-07)  
        (First Bar (0:01s) & End (10s) is edited)  

 

 Guitar Man (Part 2 - Fast) WPA1 8045 June 20
  ("Escape" Section 1)      
  Take 1 FS 0:56 "I nearly starved" Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 2 FS 0:54   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 3 LFS      
  Take 4 FS      
  Take 5 FS 0:58   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 6 FT      
  Take 7 FS      
  Take 8 FS   "Hold" (Not Used - Remake on June 21)  

 

 Calliope Carnival June 20
  ("Escape" Section 2)      
  Take 1 FT      
  Take 2 (M) 0:13 (Used for Record Version of Road Medley Memories°° (Without Announcer)~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°
        before 'Big Boss Man')  
        (Filmed Playback on June 27)  

 

Big Boss Man WPA1 8046 June 20
  ("Escape" Section 3)      
  Take 1 Incomplete 1:00 "Are you horny tonight"  
  Take 2 FT 1:48 "When the swallows come back to Capistrano" Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 3 (M) 1:04 (Used for Record Version of Road Medley) Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°
        (Filmed Playback on June 27)  

 

 It Hurts Me (Part 1) June 20
  ("Escape" Section 4)      
  Take 1 FT / Incomp. 1:38 "...he'll never change"  
  Take 2 FS      
  Take 3 FS      
  Take 4 FS      
  Take 5 FT / Incomp. 1:54   Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
  Take 6 FS      
  Take 7 (M) 1:41 (Used for Road Medley & Composite Master) Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°
        (Filmed Vocal Overdub & Playback on June 27)  

 

Notes:

Let Yourself Go as first released by RCA on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3' and more recently on 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special' is actually different from start to finish as opposed to the version on the 1991 CD 'NBC TV Special'. The ending is obviously edited with the word "go" being interrupted before the spliced part begins ("g---go"). It sounds as if the take may have been close to a breakdown just before the repaired ending.

Let Yourself Go on FTD's 'Let Yourself Go' is incorrectly listed as "Part 1 - takes 5 and 6 + Part 2 - take 2 + Part 3 - take 6". The listing should read :- "Part 1 / Section 2 - takes 5 and 6 + Part 1 / Section 2 - take 1 + Part 2 / Section 3 - take 6".

Section 2 Take 1 are the first three verses of the Master, and Section 3 Take 2 is the rest of the Master of Let Yourself Go on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3' and 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special'.

Before Take 2 of Big Boss Man on FTD's 'Let Yourself Go' Elvis can be heard singing "Are you horny tonight" and after Take 2 a line of "When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" is heard.

It Hurts Me on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3' and CD1 of 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special' has different vocals on the last word "...you", as opposed to the version on the 1991 CD 'NBC TV Special'. The string ending is also unique on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3' and 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special'. It is edited near 1:41, before and after where the instrumental break is edited on the Master.

     

 

 

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