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September 30 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
Soundtrack Session for 'Kissin' Cousins'
MGM Producers : Gene Nelson / Fred Karger
Engineer : Bill Porter
(7.00pm - 3.30am)

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Guitar:
 Scotty Moore The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar: Grady Martin Walker
Guitar: Jerry Kennedy Millie Kirkham; Winnifred Brest; Dolores Edgin
Guitar: Harold Bradley  
Drums: D.J. Fontana  
Drums: Murrey 'Buddy' Harman  
Bass: Bob Moore  
Saxophone: Homer 'Boots' Randolph  
Saxophone: Bill Justis  
Piano: Floyd Cramer  
Fiddle: Cecil Brown  
Banjo:
Jerry Kennedy (Smokey Mountain Boy)  
Banjo: Harold Bradley (Barefoot Ballad)  
Jug: Homer 'Boots' Randolph (Barefoot Ballad)  

Smokey Mountain Boy (Track)
2007 September 30 1963
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4 (M)   (Vocal Overdub on October 10)  

Catchin' On Fast (Track)
2008 September 30 1963
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4 (M)   (Vocal Overdub on October 10)  

Barefoot Ballad (Track)
2009 September 30 1963
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5 FS+LFS      
Take 6 LFS      
Take 7 (M) 2:56 (Vocal Overdub on October 10) Acetate° (Count-in)

Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You) (Track)
2010 September 30 1963
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4        
Take 5 (M) 2:29 (Vocal Overdub on October 10) Acetate° (Count-in)

Kissin' Cousins (Track)
2011 September 30 1963
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3 (M)   (Vocal Overdub on October 10)  

Smokey Mountain Boy (Different Arrangement) (Track)
2012 September 30 1963
Take 1 FS      
Take 2 LFS      
Take 3 (M)   (Vocal Overdub on October 10 ?)  

Unknown (Track)
2013 September 30 1963
Take 1 (M)      

Notes

2012 is the 'Track' (Instrumental) of a completely different arrangement of Smokey Mountain Boy. It is unsure if Elvis did a vocal overdub to this 'Track' on October 10 (2018 or 2022 ?).

2013 is possibly an instrumental track used in the movie.

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