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March 31 1972
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(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio A - Hollywood, California
Studio Rehearsal for 'Elvis On Tour'
Producer: Felton Jarvis
Engineers: Al Pachucki / Rick Ruggieri

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Guitar:
James Burton JD Sumner & The Stamps Quartet: Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; Donnie Sumner;
Guitar: Charlie Hodge Richard Sterben
Guitar: John Wilkinson  
Guitar: Joe Esposito  
Piano: Glen D. Hardin  
Bass: Emory Gordy  
Drums: Ronnie Tutt  

March 31 1972
   
Proud Mary - Rehearsal #1 (Complete)
2:49     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Comp. On Tour Sessions Vol. 1° (1st Part Missing)
~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra Dialogue)
Never Been To Spain - Rehearsal # 1
(Complete)
4:29     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Comp. On Tour Sessions Vol. 3° (1st Part Missing - 1st
Part of Track 10)~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra Dialogue)
You Gave Me A Mountain (FS+FS) 1:40     Sunset Rundown°° (FS+FS)~Comp. On Tour Sessions Vol. 1° (1st FS
- First Part of Track 3 - Tape Cut)~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part)
Until It's Time For You To Go (Complete)
/ Talking
5:46     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different Mixes)
Polk Salad Annie (Complete) 2:50     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 1° (Last Part of
Track 4)
Love Me - Rehearsal # 1 (LFS) 1:50     Sunset Rundown°° (LFS)~Elvis On Tour - The Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Spliced with # 3)~Complete On Tour Sessions Vol. 3° (LFS - First Part
of Track 2)~Between Takes With Elvis° (Extra Dialogue)
Love Me - Rehearsal # 2 (FS) 0:06     Sunset Rundown°°~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3° (Second Part
of Track 2)
Love Me - Rehearsal # 3 (Reprise - Complete) 1:00     Sunset Rundown°° (Complete)~Elvis On Tour - The Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Spliced with # 1)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3° (Complete
- Third Part of Track 2)
All Shook Up (Complete)
/ Talking
1:57     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different
Mixes)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3° (Fourth Part of Track 2)
~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part)
Heartbreak Hotel (Complete) 2:36     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different
Mixes)~Comp. On Tour Sessions Vol. 3°~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part)
Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
(Complete)
1:58     Sunset Rundown°°+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different Mixes)(Complete)
~Complete On Tour Sessions Vol. 3° (1st Part Missing)
Hound Dog (Complete) / Talking 2:00     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3°
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face -
Rehearsal # 1 (FS)
0:42     Sunset Rundown°°
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face -
Rehearsal # 2 (FS)
0:26     Sunset Rundown°°
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face -
Rehearsal # 3 (Complete) / Talking
4:49     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3° (Part - End of
Track 10)+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal° (In 3 Parts - Wrongly dated
March 30)
A Big Hunk O' Love - Rehearsal # 1
(Complete)
2:16     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes) (Complete)~Lost On Tour° (1st Part Missing)~Comp. On
Tour Sessions Vol. 1° (1st Part Missing)~Camera & Mic' Rehearsal°
(1st Part Missing - Wrongly dated March 30)~Between Takes With Elvis°
(Part - Extra Dialogue)
(Video°)
A Big Hunk O' Love - Rehearsal # 2
(FS+FS+Complete) / Talking
6:54     Sunset Rundown°° (FS+FS+Complete - 3:18)+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Diff.
Mixes)(2nd FS+Complete - 2:23)+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal°
(FS+FS+Complete+Talking - Wrongly dated March 30)~Between Takes
With Elvis° (FS+FS+Part+Talking)
(Video°)
C. C. Rider - Rehearsal # 1
(Complete) / Talking
3:14     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD -
2:32)°° (Different Mixes)~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 1°~Lost
On Tour°° (Extra Dialogue)~Between Takes With Elvis° ("This time Lord
you gave me a mountain...")+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal°("This time
Lord you gave me a mountain..." +Talking - Wrongly dated March 30)
For The Good Times - Rehearsal # 1
(Complete) / Talking
3:51     Sunset Rundown°°~Complete On Tour Sessions Vol. 1° (2:20)~Camera
& Microphone Rehearsal° (Extra Dialogue - Wrongly dated March 30)
~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra Dialogue)
For The Good Times - Rehearsal # 2
(LFS)
1:54     Sunset Rundown°°~Camera & Mic' Rehearsal° (Wrongly dated March 30)
~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part)
For The Good Times - Rehearsal # 3
(FS)
0:42     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)~Camera & Microphone Rehearsal°
(Wrongly dated March 30)~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part)
For The Good Times - Rehearsal # 4
(Complete) / Talking
6:34     Sunset Rundown°° (Listed as 'Reprise' - Extra Dialogue)~Camera &
Microphone Rehearsal° (Wrongly dated March 30)
Funny How Time Slips Away
(FS+FS+Complete) / Talking
4:40     Sunset Rundown°° (FS+FS+Complete+Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour -
The Rehearsals (FTD)°° (Different Mixes)(Complete - 2:47)~Lost On
Tour - The Sequel° (Complete - Track 5 - with dialogue "Well I just
woke up this morning..." from after "Never Been To Spain" edited in)
~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 1° (2nd FS+Complete)~Between
Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra Dialogue)
Burning Love - Rehearsal # 1 (LFS) 3:32     Sunset Rundown°° (Extra Dialogue)~Lost On Tour - The Sequel° (1st
Part Missing - 1:45)~Between Takes With Elvis° (Intro)~Tape°
(Video°)
Burning Love - Rehearsal # 2
(Complete)
4:02     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
+The Rocker (Time Life Volume 6)°° (Different Mixes)+Complete On
Tour Sessions Volume 1°~Between Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra
Dialogue)+Tape°
(Video°)
Talking / I've Got To Go (Instrumental) 0:49     Between Takes With Elvis°+Complete On Tour Sessions Vol. 1°~Tape°
Help Me Make It Through The Night
(Complete)
3:24     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Comp. On Tour Sess. Vol. 3° (Part - Middle of Track 10)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Complete) 2:19     Rock My Soul°°+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different Mixes)
Young And Beautiful (Complete) 5:17     Rock My Soul°° (Complete)+Elvis On Tour - The Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes - Edited)
Talking / Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Complete) 2:48     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes - with dialogue "Well I just woke up this morning..." from
after "Never Been To Spain" edited in)+Complete On Tour Sessions Vol 3°
~Lost On Tour - The Sequel° (Part - 2nd Part of Track 12 - Not Listed)
+Between Takes With Elvis° (Part - Extra Dialogue - 4:30)
Release Me (Complete) 3:29  
Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)+Elvis On Tour - Rehearsals (FTD)°°
(Different Mixes)~Lost On Tour - The Sequel° (1st Part Missing)
+Complete On Tour Sessions Vol. 1°+Between Takes With Elvis° (Part
- Extra Dialogue)
I'm Leavin' (Part) 0:41     Rock My Soul°°
Talking 3:10     Rock My Soul°°
C. C. Rider - Rehearsal # 2 (Complete) 2:46     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)+6363 Sunset (FTD)°° (Different Mixes)
~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 3° (1st Part Missing)
Proud Mary - Rehearsal # 2 (Complete) 3:54     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)~Complete On Tour Sessions Vo. 2°
(Video°)
Never Been To Spain - Rehearsal # 2
(Complete)
3:34     Rock My Soul°°
         
Lighthouse (The Stamps) / Talking 6:10
    Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)~Complete On Tour Sessions Vol 2°
(Track 5)+Tape° (Extra Dialogue)
(Elvis On Tour - Movie°+Video°)
Steal Away (few lines) / When It's My Time
(The Stamps)
5:00     Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)~Comp. On Tour Sess. Vol. 2° (listed
as "It's My Time To Praise The Lord")+Tape° (Part - Extra Dialogue)
I, John 2:16 WPA5 2564 Rock My Soul°°~I Believe-The Gospel Masters 4°~Peace In The Valley 2°
~Amazing Grace°~Lost On Tour - The Sequel°~Comp. On Tour Sessions
Volume 2°° (2nd Part of Track 1)+Tape° (Part - Tape Cut)
(Video°)
Bosom Of Abraham 0:49 WPA5 2563 Rock My Soul°°~I Believe-The Gospel Masters 4°~Peace In The Valley 2°
~Amazing Grace°+Comp. On Tour Sessions Vol. 2°° (3rd Part of Track 1)
(Elvis On Tour - Movie°+Video°)
You Better Run 2:09 WPA5 2565 Rock My Soul°°~I Believe-The Gospel Masters 4°~Peace In The Valley 2°
~Amazing Grace°+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal° (End Only - Wrongly
dated March 30)+Tape° (End Only - Extra Dialogue)
Talking / Lead Me Guide Me 3:45 WPA5 2566 Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 4°
~Peace In The Valley 2° (2:28)~Amazing Grace°~Lost On Tour°+Comp.
On Tour Sessions Vol 2°+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal° (Wrongly
dated March 30)
(Elvis On Tour - Movie°)
Sweet Sweet Spirit (The Stamps) 2:42     Rock My Soul°°~Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 2° (2:24)+Lost On
Tour°+Camera & Microphone Rehearsal° (Wrongly dated March 30)
+Tape° (Extra Dialogue)
Time Has Made A Change In Me
(The Stamps)
1:38     Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 2°
I Should Have Been Crucified (The Stamps)
/ Run On (1 Line)
4:31     Rock My Soul°° (Incomplete - 1:54 / Listed as 'Must Jesus Bear The
Cross Alone')+Complete On Tour Sessions Volume 2°
Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone / Turn
Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God
To Thee
4:47 WPA5 2567 Rock My Soul°° (Extra Dialogue)~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 4°
~Peace In The Valley 2° (3:42)~Amazing Grace°+Complete On Tour
Sessions Volume 2°~Lost On Tour°~Camera & Microphone Rehearsal°
("Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" only - Wrongly dated March 30)+Tape°
(Extra Dialogue) ('Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone' - Not Listed)

Notes

The 'Gospel' section of the rehearsal is presented in binaural, as it was originally recorded, on the Madison bootleg "Rock My Soul".

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