RCA's official session logs incorrectly list
the session times of some songs recorded:-
'In The Ghetto is listed as being recorded
(21st) 1.00am - 4.00am instead of (20th) 9.00pm
- 12.00am
'Rubberneckin' is listed as being recorded
(20th) 9.00pm - 12.00am instead of (21st) 1.00am
- 4.00am
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. The tape contains nothing recorded after January 26 1969.
The tape is a later copy of two draft rough mix tapes of January 1969 recordings (Tape 1: 'I'm Movin' On' - 'Without Love (There Is Nothing)', dated February 28, 1969, and Tape 2: 'From A Jack To A King' - 'You'll Think Of Me'). A breakdown of what the tape contains is as follows:
1. I'm Movin' On - draft composite of Elvis' original and re-recorded vocals (January 22), containing overdubbed backing vocals (January 19 morning) and band and brass overdubs (January 19 evening).
2. Wearin' That Loved On Look - with overdubbed backing vocals (January 19 morning), guitar overdub (January 22) and Elvis' replaced vocals (January 24).
3. Come Out Come Out (Wherever You Are) - fast instrumental track (January 14).
4. Come Out Come Out (Wherever You Are) - slow instrumental track (January 14), with tape cut.
5. This Is The Story - with Elvis' replaced vocals (January 24) and overdubbed backing vocals (January 25).
6. Gentle On My Mind - with track replacement overdubs and Elvis' vocal repair (January 20).
7. Long Black Limousine - with Elvis' vocal repair (January 22), brass and piano overdubs (January 22) and overdubbed backing vocals (January 25).
8. Suspicious Minds - with overdubbed backing vocals (January 24) and Elvis' harmony vocal overdub (January 24).
9. I'll Be There - takes 5 (false start) and 6 (alternate master) with overdone vocal echo (January 23).
10. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (January 23).
11. Without Love (There Is Nothing) - take 1 (alternate master) (January 23).
12. From A Jack To A King - with Elvis' original mock voice at end (January 22) and overdubbed backing vocals (January 26).
13. Hey Jude - take 7 (undubbed master) (January 21).
14. Rubberneckin' - with partially overdubbed backing vocals (January 26).
15. In The Ghetto - with Elvis' original take 22 vocals (January 20) and overdubbed backing vocals (January 25).
16. My Little Friend - Elvis' vocal overdub to track (undubbed master) (January 21) with short count-in at start.
17. Mama Liked The Roses - with Elvis' master vocal overdub to track (January 21) and Elvis' harmony vocal overdub (January 24), with short count-in at start.
18. Inherit The Wind - draft composite of vocal overdub takes 1 and 2 (January 21), containing overdubbed backing vocals (January 26).
19. Poor Man's Gold - instrumental track (January 15).
20. Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis' vocal overdub to track (January 22) and Elvis' two harmony vocal overdubs (January 24).
21. A Little Bit Of Green - with Elvis' original take 3 vocals (January 15).
22. You'll Think Of Me - take 23 rhythm track with Elvis' replaced vocals (January 24).
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.
Sessions
III lists 'Gentle
On My Mind' as having backup vocals overdubbed
on January 23, but the session log shows that
as of February 4 (date
of the job number) no backup vocals had been
overdubbed. According to Mary Holladay Pederson's logbook, 'Gentle On My Mind' had backup vocals overdubbed on March 20.
Remixed versions of 'Gentle On My Mind'
and 'Rubberneckin' can be found on The
Memphis Record.
By taking out two of the four channels from the
rare Japanese Quadraphonic LP of From Elvis In
Memphis is how the "previously unreleased
versions" were created on the bootleg The
Other Side Of Memphis (Bilko).
Although there are no backup vocals present during Elvis' vocal replacement on 'In the Ghetto', the "Vocal Group" track (track 2 of the 8-track tape) will have been turned off while Elvis replaced his vocals on track 7 of the 8-track tape.
Track 1 = used for later hi-strings overdubs
Track 2 = used for vocal group overdubs
Track 3 = used for later brass overdubs
Track 4 = used for later low-strings overdubs
Track 5 = used for bass
Track 6 = used for piano, organ & rhythm guitar
Track 7 = used for Elvis' vocal (original vocal erased and re-recorded)
Track 8 = used for drums
Different remixed versions of 'In The Ghetto'
can be found on Elvis 30 #1 Hits (E1) and The
Memphis Record.
The re-recording of 'In The Ghetto' can found on the 2015 album If I Can Dream, which contained Elvis' original vocals but with new backings by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and which actually went to number one in the UK album charts.
Elvis sings one line of 'Our Love And Aloha'
(Ernie Menehune - Roadrunner Records 1313 in 1958)
before Take 2 of 'Rubberneckin'. Thanks
to Bob Crane for identifying the one-liner Elvis
is singing before Take 2 of 'Rubberneckin'.
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.
