Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

March 12 1961

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee

Producer : Steve Sholes

Engineer : Bill Porter

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Elvis Presley	The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar:	Scotty Moore	Walker
Guitar:	Hank Garland	Millie Kirkham
Bass:	Bob Moore
Drums:	D.J. Fontana
Drums:	Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Piano:	Floyd Cramer
Saxophone:	Homer 'Boots' Randolph

I'm Coming Home				M2WW 0567	March 12 1961 (6.00pm - 9.00pm)
Take 1	FS	0:57		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~There's Always Me Volume 2°° +Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°° (Count-In)~Something Complete°°
Take 2	FS+Comp	2:47		Essential Elvis Vol. 6°° (Count-In)+Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In+Dialogue) ~There's Always Me Volume 2°° (Complete only)
Take 3	Complete	2:35		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)~Platinum 2°°
Take 4	Complete	2:32		Fame & Fortune (FTD)°°+Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)~There's Always Me°° (Listed as Alternate Take)
Take 5	LFS	2:12		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 6	FS+FS	0:26	(2nd Count-In before 2nd FS)	Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (2xCount-In+FS+FS) ~Elvis Meets Presley°° (2nd Count-In+2nd FS)
Take 7	M	2:23	(RPA1 7398)	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)+Return Of The Rocker°° (Remix)

Gently			M2WW 0568	March 12 1961 (6.00pm - 9.00pm)
Take 1	FS	0:29	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Fame & Fortune (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~24 Carat Gold°°~Something Complete°°(Count-In)
Take 2	Complete	2:24	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Fame & Fortune (FTD)°°~24 Carat Gold°°+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 3	Complete	2:30	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)~Collectors Gold 2°°
Take 4	Complete	2:23	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~24 Carat Gold°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 5	FS+M	2:42	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 24)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°° (Listed as takes 5 & 6)~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

In Your Arms			M2WW 0569	March 12 1961 (6.00pm - 9.00pm)
Take 1	Complete	2:13	Fame & Fortune (FTD)°°~Bilko's Gold Cuts°°~There's Always Me Vol. 2°° +Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 2	M	2:00	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 27)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

Give Me The Right			M2WW 0570	March 12 1961 (6.00pm - 9.00pm)
Take 1	Complete	3:22	Something For Everybody (FTD)°° (Count-In)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°° ~Something Complete°° (Count-In+Extra Dialogue)~Collectors Gold 2°°
Take 2	Complete	2:49	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Essential Elvis Vol. 6°°+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°°~There's Always Me Volume 3°° (Count-In)
Take 3	FS	0:32	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)~There's Always Me Volume 3°°
Take 4	M	2:42	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°° ~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

I Feel So Bad			M2WW 0571	March 12 1961 (9.30pm - 12.30am)
Take 1	Complete	3:00	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Platinum 1°°+Unsurp. Masters 2-5°° (Part of Count-In)~There's Always Me°° (Listed as Alternate Take) ~Something Complete°°
Take 2	M	3:04	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~Rhythm & Blues (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 9)°°~Elvis 75-Good Rockin' Tonight 2 (Legacy)°° ~Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Second To None°° ~Gold Records Vol. 3 (24 Bit)°°~60's Box 1°° (Master only) +Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°° ~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

It's A Sin				M2WW 0572	March 12 1961 (9.30pm - 12.30am)
Take 1	LFS	2:09	(Preceded by rehearsal)	Something For Everybody (FTD)°° (LFS only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°° ~Something Complete°° (Count-In+Rehearsal+LFS)~There's Always Me°° (No Count-In)
Take 2	FS+Comp	3:01		Fame & Fortune (FTD)°° (Complete)+Something For Everybody (FTD)°° (FS+Complete) +Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Elvis Meets Presley°° ~There's Always Me°°~Something Comp.°° (Count-In)
Take 3	FS	0:44		Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 4	M	2:52		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~Country Roots (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 8)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-5°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

I Want You With Me			M2WW 0573	March 12 1961 (9.30pm - 12.30am)
Tryout	Incomp	0:35	Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~There's Always Me°°~Something Complete°°
Take 1	Complete	2:26	Something For Everybody (FTD)°°Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~There's Always Me°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)~Collectors Gold 2°°
Take 2	M	2:25	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~The King Of Rock 'n' Roll (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 36)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Mast. 2-5°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)+Return Of The Rocker°° (Remix)

There's Always Me				M2WW 0574	March 12 1961 (9.30pm - 12.30am)
Take 1	FS+Comp	2:27		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-6°°~Something Complete°°(Count-In)~24 Carat Gold°°
Take 2	FS+Comp	2:43		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Today, Tomorrow & Forever 2°° +Unsurpassed Mast. 2-6°°~There's Always Me°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 3	LFS	0:52		Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 4	Complete	2:50		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Mast. 2-6°°~Something Complete°°(Count-In)~Collectors Gold 2°°
Take 5	3xFS	0:59		Something For Everybody (FTD)°° (1st FS only)+Unsurp. Mast. 2-6°° ~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In+3xFS)
Take 6	FS	0:20		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Comp.°° (Count-In)~There's Always Me°°
Take 7	3xFS	0:47		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 8	4xFS+LFS	2:34	(2nd Count-In before LFS)	Something For Everybody (FTD)°° (1st FS only)+Unsurp. Mast. 2-6°° ~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Comp.°° (Count-In+4xFS+Incomplete)
Take 9	Complete	2:22		Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Essential Elvis Vol. 6°°~Unsurp. Masters 2-6°°~Elvis Meets Presley°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)
Take 10	M	2:24		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 6 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 24)°°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 2 (Legacy)°°~Something For Everybody (FTD)°°~Comp. Single Coll. 5°° ~60's Box 1°° (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 2-6°°~Something Complete°° (Count-In)

Remixed versions of I'm Coming Home & I Want You With Me can be found on 'Return Of The Rocker'.

Most of this session as released on the "Famous Groove" CD "Something Complete" has the left and right channels swapped. This could indicate an MP3 source, or an earlier form of compression was used for that release.

In March of 2007, Sony decided to go through all of Elvis' masters. They retransferred everything and remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases since 2007 including budget soundtracks, 'Legacy' releases, the 30 disc 'Complete Elvis Presley Masters' collection and the Franklin Mint package.



Recording Information March 12 1961	Music Sheet It's A Sin