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May 15 1965
(+ 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 'Frankie & Johnny'
United Artists Producer : Fred Karger
Engineer : Dave Weichman

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Guitar:
Scotty Moore The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar: Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell Walker
Guitar: Charlie McCoy  
Bass: Bob Moore  
Drums: D.J. Fontana  
Drums: Murrey 'Buddy' Harman  
Piano: Larry Muhoberac  
Trumpet: George Worth  
Trombone: Richard Noel  
Saxophone: Gus Bivona  
Tuba: John T Johnson  
Tuba: Robert Corwin  

Chesay
SPA3 7376   May 15 1965 (1.00am - 4.30am)
Take 1 Complete
1:58   Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°° (Extra Dialogue)~Frankie & Johnny Sess. 2°°
~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2 FS 0:28   Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In
My Heart°°
Take 3 LFS 1:16   Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid
Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 4 Complete 2:00   Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°
Take 5 LFS 1:19   Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In
My Heart°°
Take 6 Complete 2:04 "With A Song In My Heart" Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid
Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 7 M 1:49   Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin
Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (Remastered
Soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie &
Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°
(Count-in)

Frankie & Johnny (Record Version)
SPA3 7378   May 15 1965 (1.00am - 4.30am)
Take 1 Complete
2:57   Out In Hollywood (FTD)°°+Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°° (Extra Dialogue)
~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In
My Heart°°
Take 2 FS 0:17   Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In
My Heart°°
Take 3 LFS 0:41   Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid
Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 4 LFS 2:05   Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny
Sessions 2°° (Cut)~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 5 LFS 0:57   Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In
My Heart°°
Take 6 M 2:45   Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin
Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (Remastered
Soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Comp. Single Collection 5°°
~Double Features - Frankie & Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°
+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°° (Count-in)~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°
(Count-in only)

Notes

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.

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