Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

October 26 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)

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California

Soundtrack Session for 'Kid Galahad'

United Artists Producer : Jeffrey Alexander

Engineer : Thorne Nogar

(6.00pm - 12.00am / 1.00am - 4.25am)

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Scotty Moore	The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar:	Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell	Walker
Guitar:	Neal Matthews
Bass:	Bob Moore
Drums:	D.J. Fontana
Drums:	Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Piano:	Dudley Brooks
Saxophone:	Homer 'Boots' Randolph

King Of The Whole Wide World				WPA5 2551	M1	October 26 1961
Take 1	Complete	3:04		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Today Tomorrow & Forever 2°° (Listed as Take 3)
Take 2	LFS	1:15		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°+Today Tomorrow & Forever 2°° (Ending only with extra dialogue)
Take 3		0:05+		Today, Tomorrow & Forever 2°° (Count-In only)
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6
Take 7	FS	0:34	(Take 6 announcement by mistake)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°°+Fun At The Movies (Time Life Elvis Presley Collection Volume 14)°° (Few extra bars at intro)
Take 8	Complete	3:03		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Fun At The Movies (Time Life Elvis Presley Collection Volume 14)°°
Take 9
Take 10
Take 11
Take 12
Take 13	Complete	2:53		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°
Take 14	FS	0:21		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°
Take 15	LFS	1:21		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°
Take 16	FS	0:46		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 17	LFS	1:11		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 18	LFS	1:23		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 19	LFS	1:55		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 20	FS	0:31		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 21	FS	0:35		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 22	FS	0:36		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 23	LFS	1:44		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 24	FS	0:39		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 25	Complete	2:58		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 26	FS	0:53		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 27	FS	0:28		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 28	FS	0:47		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 29	Complete	3:01		Tape°~Hollywood Sessions°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)° ~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 30	FS	0:28		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 31	M	2:57	(Alternate Master)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~The Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 28 (Sony)°° +Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)° (Count-In)

A Whistling Tune				N2PB 3136	M2	October 26 1961
Take 1	LFS	0:58+	(Used for Spliced Master)	Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)° (Intro cut from tape)~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)° (Count-In only - spliced with Master) +The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)° (Count-in & whistling intro only)
Take 2	Complete	3:07		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°
Take 3	FS	0:22		Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 4	FS	0:16		Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 5	FS	0:32		Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 6	FS	0:28		Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 7	LFS	1:06		Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~Follow That Dream Sessions... Plus (Memory)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 8	Complete	0:21+	(Used for Spliced Master)	Kid Galahad Sess. Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)° (Everything except Intro - cut from tape)

Spliced	M	3:18	(Spliced from Takes 1 & 8) (Stereo Master)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 8 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°° (Edited - 2:44)+Kid Galahad (FTD)°° ~Double Features - Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls!°°

Spliced	M	2:45	(Spliced from Takes 1 & 8) (Mono Master - Edited)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°~The Hollywood Sessions° (Listed as Take 1)

Home Is Where The Heart Is				N2PB 3134	M3	October 26 1961
Take 1	FS	0:32	(Slow Tempo)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°°+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 2	FS	0:23		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 3	FS	0:27		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 4	FS	1:33		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 5	FS	0:12		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 6	LFS	1:08		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 7	Complete	3:04		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 8	FS	0:50		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 9	FS	0:51		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 1 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 10	Complete	3:23		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 1 (LP)°
Take 11	FS	0:30		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 12	Complete	3:21		Tape°~A Legendary Performer Vol. 5°~Kid Galahad Sess. Vol. 2 (LP)° ~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 13	FS	0:41	(Up Tempo)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Silver Screen Stereo (FTD)°°+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 2 (LP)°
Take 14	Complete	2:48		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Silver Screen Stereo (FTD)°°+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 2 (LP)°
Take 15	FS	0:52		Tape°~Radio Rec's Revisited (LP)°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)° ~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 16	FS	0:41		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 17	FS	0:43		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 18	FS	0:14		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 19	FS	0:39		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 20	Complete	2:43		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 21	M	2:35	(Stereo Master)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 8 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°° (1:53)+Kid Galahad (FTD)°° ~Double Features - Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls!°°

Take 21	M	3:03	(Mono Master - Edited)	Kid Galahad (FTD)° (1:53)+Tape°~Kid Galahad Sess. Vol. 2 (LP)° (Count-In)

Riding The Rainbow					M4	October 26 1961
Take 1	Complete	2:05		Silver Screen Stereo (FTD)°° (Count-In)+Kid Galahad (FTD)°° (Extra dialogue)~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 2 (LP)° (No Count-In)
Take 2	FS	0:39		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 3	LFS	1:14		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 4	LFS	1:59		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 5	LFS	0:41		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 6	Complete	1:54		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 7	Complete	2:03		Kid Galahad (FTD)°°~Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 2 (LP)°
Take 8	Complete	1:59		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 9	Complete	1:52	(Ending used for composite master)	Kid Galahad Sessions Volume 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)° (Ending cut from tape)+Tape° (Complete)

Riding The Rainbow					MX4	October 26 1961
Take 1	FS	1:16		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 2	FS	0:55		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 3	FS	1:05		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 4			(Omitted by mistake)
Take 5	FS	1:13		Tape°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 6	LFS	1:48		Tape°~A Legendary Performer Vol 6°~Kid Galahad Sessions Vol 2 (LP)° ~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)°
Take 7	Complete	1:48	(Used for composite master)	Kid Galahad Sessions Vol. 2 (LP)°~The Kid Galahad Sessions (Flashlight)° (Ending replaced by M4 Take 9)+Tape° (Complete)

Riding The Rainbow (Composite)				N2PB 3133	October 26 1961
Spliced	M	1:41	(Spliced - Takes M4-09 & MX4-07) (Stereo Master)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 8 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Kid Galahad (FTD)°° ~Double Features - Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls!°°

Spliced	M	1:43	(Spliced - Takes M4-09 & MX4-07) (Mono Master)	Kid Galahad (FTD)°

'Today, Tomorrow & Forever' has take 3 of King Of The Whole Wide World (1st version) listed but this is actually the last part of take 2 (LFS), then the count-in for take 3 (but no take 3!), then the count-in for take 2 (announced as Elvis says "you guys don't get paid any overtime..."), then the complete take 1. We get takes 1 and 2 in the correct order on 'Kid Galahad (FTD)'.

Take 31 of King Of The Whole Wide World (1st version) has the wrong Matrix Number (WPA1 2551) listed in the booklet for 'Kid Galahad (FTD)'.

Some of the original mono masters as first released in 1962 were shortened for release. They are released in their original form on 'Kid Galahad (FTD)' along with the longer stereo masters as first released on 'Double Features'. On Sony's 'Complete Elvis Presley Masters' collection and the Franklin Mint set they are released in their original edited form but in stereo.

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.



Acetates October 26 1961	Recording Information October 26 / 27 1961