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August 30 1962
(+ 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 'It Happened At The World's Fair'
MGM Producer : Leith Stevens
Engineer : Dave Weichman

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Guitar:
 Scotty Moore The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar: Billy Strange Walker
Guitar: Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell  
Bass: Ray Siegel  
Drums: D.J. Fontana  
Drums: Frank Carlson  
Piano: Don Robertson  
Organ: Dudley Brooks  
Saxophone / Clarinet: Clifford Scott  

Happy Ending (End Title)
PPA3 2717
   August 30 1962 (7.00pm - 11.45pm)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4 LFS 0:54   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 5 FS 0:22   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 6 Complete 2:20   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 7        
Take 8 M 2:19   Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~Fun At The Fair (Franklin Mint
Comp. Masters Collection 23)°°~It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
~Double Features - It Happened At The Worlds Fair / Fun In Acapulco°°
(Master only)+Movie Session Memories°° (Count-in)
Take 9 (M) 2:16 (Movie Version) Girl Happy At The Worlds Fair°+Movie Session Memories°° (Count-in)

Relax
PPA3 2726
   August 30 1962 (7.00pm - 11.45pm)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5 Complete 2:18   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 6 FS 0:17   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 7 FS 0:13   It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
Take 8        
Take 9        
Take 10        
Take 11        
Take 12 LFS 0:57   Girl Happy At The Worlds Fair°
Take 13 M 2:33   Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~Fun At The Fair (Franklin Mint
Comp. Masters Collection 23)°°~It Happened At The Worlds Fair (FTD)°°
~Double Features - It Happened At The Worlds Fair / Fun In Acapulco°°
(Master only)+Girl Happy At The Worlds Fair° (Count-in)

Notes


Takes 8 and 9 of Happy Ending on on "Movie Session Memories" have the left and right channels swapped.

The logs for the tapes handed over to RCA from MGM in 1962 have the takes of the 'Movie Versions' listed as Master, rather than the 'Record Versions'.

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.

Session Logs
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It Happened At The World's Fair
It Happened At The World's Fair
Tape Legend
August 30 1962
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