Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

June 22 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

Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Intro) ("Gospel" Section 2)					June 22 1968
Take 12	FS		(Continued from June 21)
Take 13	(M)	1:38	(Used for Gospel Medley) (Filmed Playback on June 28)	Memories°°~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~(24 Bit)°

Saved (Part 1) / Preach For The Sky / Saved (Part 2) ("Gospel" Section 3)				WPA1 8041	June 22 1968
Take 1	Complete	4:17		Easter Special (FTD)°°
Take 2	FS
Take 3	FT
Take 4	FT	4:25		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 5	FT/Comp		"Hold" (Used for spliced master)
Take 6	Complete		(Used for spliced Master)	Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°° (In pieces)

Spliced	(M)	4:19	(Spliced from Takes 6 & 5) (Edited) (Used for Gospel Medley) (Filmed Playback on June 28)	Memories°°~Elvis Chante Leiber & Stoller°° (CD2) (Encore Ending) ~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°°~Peace In The Valley 3°°~Elvis Chante Leiber & Stoller°° (CD1)~(24 Bit)° (Edit)+Elvis Sings Leiber & Stoller (LP)° (Edited Intro)

Gospel Medley (Composite)
Spliced	M	9:01	Composite of:-	Memories°°~Peace In The Valley 3°° (Full Length - Extra Ending)~Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°° (8.42)(Count-in & Dialogue at end)~Complete Elvis Presley Masters 16 (Sony)°° (7.35)~Complete '68 Comeback Special (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 7)°° (7:35)~The Complete '68 Comeback Special CD1°° (7:35)~I Believe - Gospel Masters 4°° (7:35) ~NBC TV Special ('91 CD)°° (7:32)~(24 Bit)° (6:38)
		3:03	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / (Not on Original Master)
			Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Yes, Yes, Yes / Up Above My Head (Intro) (Gospel Section 1-07)
		1:38	Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Intro)(Gospel Section 2-13)
		4:19	Saved (Part 1) / Preach For The Sky / (Edited on Original Master) Saved (Part 2)(Gospel Section 3-SP (Encore Ending edited on Original Master)

Trouble / Guitar Man ("Guitar Man Opening")				WPA1 8030 / WPA1 8047	June 22 1968
Take 1	FT/Comp	4:00		Today, Tomorrow & Forever 3°° (3:43)+Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 2	FS	0:50		Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 3	FT/Incomp	3:05		Singer Presents Elvis (Venus)°°
Take 4	FS
Take 5	FS
Take 6	FS	1:43		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 7	FT	3:43		Let Yourself Go (FTD)°°
Take 8	FS
Take 9	FS
Take 10	FS
Take 11	FS
Take 12	FS
Take 13	LFS
Take 14	FT	3:40
Take 15	FT	3:49
Take 16	FS
Take 17	FS
Take 18	LFS
Take 19	FT	3:04	"Ending incomplete"
Take 20	FS
Take 21	FT / (M)	2:55	"Hold" ('Trouble' used for spliced master) (WPA1 8030)
Take 22	FS
Take 23	FS
Take 24	FS
Take 25	FS
Take 26	Complete	3:00
Take 27	FS
Take 28	LFS
Take 29	FS
Take 30	FS
Take 31	FS
Take 32	(M)		"Intro Incomplete - Ending only" ('Guitar Man' used for spliced master) (WPA1 8047)

Spliced	M	3:25	(Spliced from Takes 32 & 21) (Filmed Vocal Overdub 'Trouble' & Playback 'Guitar Man' on June 30)	Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 16 (Sony)°°~The Complete '68 Comeback Special (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 7)°°~The Complete '68 Comeback Special CD1°°~Memories°°~NBC TV Special (24 Bit)°

The original LP edit of Saved runs slightly faster compared to the Master on 'Memories' and 'Peace In The Valley', and is edited as follows:-

0:00-1:54 (Original NBC TV Special LP) = 0:00-1:57 (Memories)
1:55-2:35 (Original NBC TV Special LP) = 2:17-2:59 (Memories)
2:35-2:53 (Original NBC TV Special LP) = 3:40-3:58 (Memories)

The Master of Saved that appeared only on the LP version of 'Elvis Sings Leiber & Stoller' has a different intro edited in. "I used t..." from "I used to smoke" is edited in before "Drink".

The full length Gospel Medley on the Venus release "Singer Presents Elvis" has a count-in and additional dialoge at the end, but doesn't have the extra ending as the full length version on 'Memories' and 'Peace In The Valley' has.

On the CD 'Elvis Chante Leiber & Stoller' are two versions of Saved. One is the regular edited Master (but with left and right channels reversed) that appeared on the original 'NBC TV Special' album, and the other is the longer Master with 'Encore Ending' that was released on 'Memories'.

What is listed as being an alternate take of Saved on the Venus release "Singer Presents Elvis" is what’s left from take 6 after the parts used for the spliced master were physically cut from the tape. The master appears to be spliced from take 5 (around 30 seconds) / take 6 / ending of take 5.

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

'Sessions III' indicates that the Master of Trouble (Used with Guitar Man) is Take 19, but the Master is listed as Take 21 in 'A Life In Music'.

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.