Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

June 21 1968

(+ 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)

Western Recorders Studio 1 - Hollywood, California

Soundtrack Session for NBC TV Special 'Elvis'

Producer : Steve Binder

Arrangers : William Goldenberg / Jack Elliot

Engineer: Bones Howe

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Tommy Tedesco	The Blossoms: Darlene Love; Jean King; Fanita James
Guitar:	Michael Deasy	Julie Rinker; B.J. Baker; Frank Howren; Bill Lee; Gene Merlino;
Guitar:	Alvin Casey	Thurl Ravenscroft; Bill Brown; Joe Eich; Elaine Black; Dean Parker;
Bass / Keyboards:	Larry Knechtal	Jack Gruberman; Sally Stevens; Jackie Ward; Ronald Hicklin; Tom Bahler;
Bass:	Charles Berghofer	Mitch Gordon
Drums:	Hal Blaine
Piano:	Don Randi	Orchestra:
Percussion:	John Cyr	Conductor: Billy Goldenberg
Percussion:	Elliot Franks	Violin: Leonard Atkins; Leonard Malarsky; Sidney Sharp; Thelma Beach;
Bongo's:	Frank DeVito	_Marvin Limonick; Joseph Stepansky; Alexander Murray; Ambrose Russo
Harmonica:	Tommy Morgan	Cello: Eleanor Saltkin; Paul Bergstrom; Christine Walevska; Emmett
Keyboard:	Bob Alberti	_Sargeant; Richard Noel; Frank Rosolino; Ernest Tack
Keyboard:	Tommy Wolfe	Trombone: Francis Howard
		Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell; John Audino; Manny Stevens; Anthony Terran
		Saxophone: Anthony Ortega; Peter Christlies; John Kelso; Gene Cipriano
		French Horn: Dick Perrisi; William Hinshaw

Guitar Man (Part 2 - Slow) ("Escape" Section 1 - Remake)					June 21 1968
Take 1	FS
Take 2	FS
Take 3	FT
Take 4	FT
Take 5	FT
Take 6	FT	0:49		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 7	(M)	0:28	(Used for Road Medley) (Filmed Playback (Road #2) on June 30)	Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°

It Hurts Me (Part 2) ("After Karate" Section 1)					June 21 1968
Take 1	FT	1:05	"I know that he..."	Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°° (Spliced - "Escape Section 4" Take 1) +Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°° (Complete)
Take 2	FS	0:22		Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 3	FT	1:02		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°~Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 4	FS	0:27		Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 5	FT	0:20+		Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°° (Incomplete - tape cut)
Take 6	FS
Take 7	FT
Take 8	FT
Take 9	Complete		"Hold"
Take 10	Complete		"Hold"
Take 11	(M)	0:47	(Used for Road Medley & Composite Master) (Filmed Vocal Overdub & Playback on June 27)	Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°

It Hurts Me (Composite)				WPA1 8113
Spliced	(M)	2:35	(Spliced from Part 1-07, Part 2-11, Unknown Ending & Strings)	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 28 (Sony)°°~The Complete '68 Comeback Special CD1°°~A Legendary Performer Vol. 3°° (Alternate Vocal ending from last word "You" - Possibly edited)+NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°

Guitar Man (Part 3) / Little Egypt ("After Karate" Section 2)				WPA1 8048	June 21 1968
Take 1	FT	0:56	"I slept in the hobo jungle"	Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 2	FT
Take 3	FS
Take 4	FS
Take 5	Complete		"NG"
Take 6	FT
Take 7	FS
Take 8	FT	1:15+		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°° ('Little Egypt' only - No 'Guitar Man')
Take 9	FS
Take 10	(M)	1:53	(Used for Record Version of Road Medley) (Filmed Playback (Road #3 & "Little Egypt") on June 30)	Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°

Trouble / Guitar Man (Part 4) ("After Karate" Section 3)				WPA1 8030 / WPA1 8047	June 21 1968
Take 1	Complete		"I came a long way..."
Take 2	Complete	2:53		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 3	(M)	2:36	(Used for Record Version of Road Medley) (Filmed V.O. - "Little Egypt" on June 30 & "Guitar Man" on June 29)	Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~(24 Bit)°

Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Yes, Yes, Yes / Up Above My Head (Intro) ("Gospel" Section 1)				WPA1 8039	June 21 1968
Rehearsal		2:32	('Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child' performed by Darlene Love)	Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°+Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 1	LFS	3:21	('Sometimes I Feel...' Complete)	Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°+Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 2	FS		('Sometimes I Feel...' Complete)
Take 3	FS		('Sometimes I Feel...' Incomplete - No Elvis)
Take 4	LFS (M)	3:12	(Darlene Love vocals used for Master) (1:05)	Today, Tomorrow & Forever 3°° ('Where Could I Go But To The Lord' only)
Take 5	FS
Take 6	FS
Take 7	(M)	3:03	(Used for Gospel Medley) (Filmed Playback on June 28)	Memories°°~Peace In The Valley 3°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°° ~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°

Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Intro) ("Gospel" Section 2)					June 21 1968
Take 1	FS
Take 2	Complete
Take 3	LFS
Take 4	FS
Take 5	Complete
Take 6	Complete
Take 7	FT	2:38		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 8	Complete		"Hold"
Take 9	FT
Take 10	FS
Take 11	FT		"Hold" (Continued on June 22)

It Hurts Me on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3' and CD1 of 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special' has different vocals on the last word "...you", as opposed to the version on the 1991 CD 'NBC TV Special'. The string ending is also unique on 'A Legendary Performer Volume 3', 'The Complete '68 Comeback Special' and the 2007 Sony Remaster. It is edited near 1:41, before and after where the instrumental break is edited on the Master.

The instrumental 'Bridge' between Guitar Man and Little Egypt is called Arabic Field (Track-02).

All versions of Trouble (WPA1 8030) and Guitar Man (WPA1 8047) were assigned the same matrix numbers.

During the 'Gospel Medley' - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child was performed by Darlene Love (Incorrectly listed as Jean King in 'Sessions III'), and Yes, Yes, Yes (Bridge between songs) was performed by 'The Blossoms'.

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.