Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

Don't Cry Daddy (Track)

XPA5 1149

January 15 1969 (7.00pm - 10.00pm)

Vocal Overdub on January 21

January 15 1969

(+ 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)

American Sound Studio - Memphis, Tennessee

Producers : Felton Jarvis / Chips Moman

Engineer: Al Pachucki

Technician: Roy Shockley

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Elvis Presley	NA
Guitar:	Reggie Young
Sitar:	Reggie Young (Gentle On My Mind & I'm Moving On)
Drums:	Gene Chrisman
Organ:	Bobby Emmons
Bass:	Tommy Cogbill
Bass:	Mike Leech
Piano:	Bobby Wood
Harmonica:	Ed Kollis (Don't Cry Daddy)

Gentle On My Mind				XPA5 1155	January 15 1969 (2.00am - 5.00am)
Take NA	(M)		(Undubbed / Unrepaired Master)

V.O.	(M)	3:29	Vocal Replacement / Repair on January 20	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°°+The American Way Volume 5° ~Draft Mix Tape° (Track 5)~Edge Of Reality° ~A Legendary Performer Volume 3° (Bootleg) (Different Mix with prominent Organ present)
V.O.	(M)		Harmony Vocal Overdub by Elvis

Overdub	(M)		Brass overdubs on March 18 (Eve)
Overdub	(M)		String overdubs on March 19 (Aft)
Overdub	(M)		Band overdubs on March 20
Overdub	M	3:22	Backup V.O's on March 25 (Evening ?) (SPA1 4131)	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°°~Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°° ~Country Legend (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 18)°°~From Elvis In Memphis (Legacy)°°~Great Country Songs (DSD)°°~From Elvis In Memphis°°~Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969 Anthology°°~60's Box 4°°~Behind Closed Doors°° (Acetate)+The Other Side Of Memphis°° +The Memphis Record°° (Different Mix)

I'm Moving On				XPA5 1147	January 15 1969 (5.30am - 8.30am)
Take 1	FS	0:52	(Followed by Rehearsal)	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°°~Memphis Sessions (FTD)°°
Take 2	(M)	2:59	(Unrepaired Master)	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°°~Memphis Sessions (FTD)°°

Overdub	(M)		Band & Brass overdubs on Jan 19
V.O.	(M)	2:57	Vocals replaced on January 22	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°° (Original backing track) +Guitar Man°°~Too Much Monkey Business (FTD)°° (Overdubbed)

Composite (Draft)			Unused Composite of :- Unrepaired Vocals (0:00 - 0:53) Repaired Vocals (0:53 - 1:08) Unrepaired Vocals (1:08 - 1:38) Repaired Vocals (1:38 - 2:43)
Alt. Composite		2:52	Composite of :- Repaired Vocals (0:00 - 0:53) Unrepaired Vocals (0:53 - 1:08) Repaired Vocals (1:08 - 1:38) Unrepaired Vocals (1:38 - 2:52)	Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969 Anthology (CD2)°°
Composite (M)			Composite of :- Unrepaired Vocals (0:00 - 0:53) Repaired Vocals (0:53 - 2:43)

Overdub	(Take 2)	3:03	Backup V.O's on January 24 (Not Used)	Keep Rollin' On (Venus)°° (Unrepaired Vocals)
Overdub	(V.O.)	2:46	Backup V.O's on January 24 (Not Used) (SPA1 4130)	The Memphis Record°° (except 1st word "That")
Overdub	(Draft)	2:50	Backup V.O's on January 24 (Not Used)	Draft Mix Tape° (Track 1)
Overdub	M	2:53	Backup V.O's on January 24	From Elvis In Memphis (FTD)°°~Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°° ~Country Roots (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 8)°°~From Elvis In Memphis (Legacy)°°~From Elvis In Memphis°°~Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969 Anthology°°~60's Box 4°°+Other Side Of Memphis°°

Poor Man's Gold (Track)				XPA5 1150	January 15 1969 (10.00pm - 1.00am)
Take 1	LFS
Take 2	LFS
Take 3	PB
Take 4	LFS		(Fast - Bobby Wood Guide Vocal)
Take 5	2xFS+LFS		(Fast - Bobby Wood Guide Vocal)
Take 6	PB		(Fast - Bobby Wood Guide Vocal)
Take 7	FS?		(Track Only - Preceded by Rehearsal - Tape Cut)
Take 8	PB		(Slow - Bobby Wood Guide Vocal)
Take 9	FS		(Track Only)
Take 10	FS
Take 11	LFS
Take 12	(M)	2:53		Finding The Way Home° (2-11 Hidden Track)+Draft Mix Tape° (Count-in - Track 19)

V.O.	(M)		Vocal Overdub on January 21

There are two draft mono mix tapes, of which at least one is dated February 28, 1969. A tape log of a later tape copy of both these tapes (except for the last three tracks of the second tape - Don't Cry Daddy, A Little Bit Of Green & You'll Think Of Me) was shown in the magazine 'The Man and His Music' #13 listed as 'Basic + Alt. Vocals'. This source is referred to as the 'Draft mix tape'. This mono tape was actually the source of the 1992 bootleg 'American Rejects' (AR 1569), although the notes claimed acetate source for that.

Elvis' vocals on Gentle On My Mind were erased, and dubbed down to a Rhythm Track before Elvis re-recorded his vocal on January 20.

The instrumental 'Track' Poor Man's Gold can be heard after the last track (Kentucky Rain) on "Finding The Way Home".

Sessions continued with Bobby Wood doing some guide vocals while Elvis was ill.

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 January 15 1969	Draft Mix Tape Basic & Alt. Vocals	Music Sheet I'm Movin' On