Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

May 26 1963

(+ 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

(6.30pm - 5.30am)

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Scotty Moore	The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Joe Babcock; Ray
Guitar:	Grady Martin	Walker
Guitar:	Harold Bradley	Millie Kirkham
Drums:	D.J. Fontana
Drums:	Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Bass:	Bob Moore
Piano:	Floyd Cramer
Saxophone / Vibes / Shakers:	Homer 'Boots' Randolph (Not Love Me Tonight)

Echoes Of Love				PPA4 0290	May 26 1963
Take 1	Complete	2:52		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)~24 Carat Gold°°
Take 2	FS	0:25		Studio B (FTD)°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~There's Always Me°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in+Extra Dialogue)
Take 3	Complete	2:46		Studio B (FTD)°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~There's Always Me°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Extra Dialogue)
Take 4	LFS	1:01		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)
Take 5	LFS	1:44		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)
Take 6	FS	0:22		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 7	LFS	1:39		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 8	Complete	2:44	(Alternate Master)	Close Up 3°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° (Count-in)
Take 9	LFS	0:41		Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)
Take 10	M	2:42		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 25)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° (Master only) +Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° (Count-in)

Please Don't Drag That String Around			PPA4 0291	May 26 1963
Take 1	Complete	2:10	Essential Elvis Volume 6°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me°°
Take 2	FS+Comp	2:14	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Studio B (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)~24 Carat Gold°°
Take 3	FS+FS	0:24	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~A Legendary Performer Volume 5°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 4	LFS	1:17	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)~There's Always Me°°
Take 5	FS+Comp	2:10	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~A Legendary Performer Volume 5°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° ~There's Always Me°°
Take 6	M	1:56	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Complete Single Collection 3°°~For The Asking°° ~60's Box 2°°

(You're The) Devil In Disguise			PPA4 0292	May 26 1963
Take 1	FS+FS	0:41	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)~There's Always Me°°
Take 2	LFS	1:04	Devil In Disguise (CD Single)°°~Long Lonely Highway (FTD)°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°+Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me°° (Count-in)
Take 3	FS+Comp	2:39	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Devil In Disguise (CD Single)°° ~Long Lonely Highway (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me°°
Take 4	FS	0:19	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 5	FS	0:29	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 6	FS+M	2:32	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~Songs Of The Sixties (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 2)°°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 3 (Legacy)°°~Elvis 75 CD2°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Complete Single Collection 3°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° +E1 (30 #1 Hits)°°+Top Ten Hits° (Remix - SPA1 4190)(Master only) +Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° (Count-in+FS+M)

Never Ending			PPA4 0293	May 26 1963
Take 1	FS+Comp	2:06	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Long Lonely Highway (FTD)°° +Unsurpassed Mast 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° ~There's Always Me°° (Count-in)
Take 2	LFS	1:12	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me°°
Take 3	M	2:05	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 25)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Double Trouble (FTD)°°+Comp. Single Collection 4°° ~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° (Master only)+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°° (Count-in)

What Now, What Next, Where To				PPA4 0294		May 26 1963
Take 1	M	2:03		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~Heartache (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 6)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Double Trouble (FTD)°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° (Master only) +Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° (Count-in)

Witchcraft			PPA4 0295	May 26 1963
Take 1	Complete	2:42	Collectors Gold 2°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Unsurpassed Mast. 3-10°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Count-in)
Take 2	Complete	2:27	Today, Tomorrow & Forever 2°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Unsurpassed Masters 3-9°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me Volume 2°°
Take 3	M	2:34	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~Rhythm & Blues (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 9)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Comp. Single Collection 3°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°°+Return Of The Rocker°° (Remix - RPA1 7397) (Master only)+Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° (Count-in)

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers			PPA4 0296	May 26 1963
Take 1	Complete	2:06	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Long Lonely Highway (FTD)°° +Unsurpassed Masters3-10°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°° (Extra Dialogue)~There's Always Me Volume 2°°
Take 2	LFS	1:11	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° ~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 3	M	1:56	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° (Master only)+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° (Count-in)

Love Me Tonight			PPA4 0297	May 26 1963
Take 1	Complete	2:11	Collectors Gold 2°°+Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Unsurpassed Mast. 3-10°° (Count-In)~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°
Take 2	FS+FS	0:16	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°°
Take 3	FS	0:31	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Studio B (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°°
Take 4	Complete	2:09	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°°~Studio B (FTD)°°~Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°°~The Echoes Of Love Sess.°°~There's Always Me Vol 3°°
Take 5	FS+Comp	2:38	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° (Complete only - Edited) +Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°°~The Echoes Of Love Sessions°°~There's Always Me Volume 3°°
Take 6	FS	0:33	Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° (Edited)+Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° (Count-in)
Take 7	FS	0:26	Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°°
Take 8	M	2:05	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 9 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 25)°°~Fun In Acapulco (Remastered Soundtrack)°°~Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (FTD)°° ~Fun In Acapulco (FTD)°°~For The Asking°°~60's Box 2°° (Master only) +Unsurpassed Masters 3-10°° (Count-in)

Remixed versions of (You're The) Devil In Disguise can be found on 'Elvis 30 #1 Hits (E1)' and 'Top Ten Hits'.

A remixed version of Witchcraft can be found on 'Return Of The Rocker'.

On FTD's 'Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee' Takes 5 and 6 of Love Me Tonight have been edited together. There are a few seconds and the False Start from Take 6, then the complete Take 5 but missing the False Start, then a few seconds of talking from after Take 6.

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 May 26 1963	Music Sheet What Now, What Next, Where To	Tape Log May 26 - 27 1963



Tape Log May 26 - 27 1963	Tape Log May 26 1963