Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

June 29 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)

NBC Studio 4 - Burbank, California

Live Recordings for NBC-TV Special Elvis

Arena Segment

Producer: Steve Binder

Engineer: Bones Howe

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Elvis Presley	The Blossoms : Darlene Love; Jean King; Fanita James
Guitar:	Tommy Tedesco
Guitar:	Michael Deasy	Orchestra:
Guitar:	Alvin Casey	Conductor: Billy Goldenberg
Bass / Keyboard:	Larry Knechtal	Arrangers: Billy Goldenberg; Jack Elliot
Bass:	Charles Berghofer	Violin: Leonard Atkins; Leonard Malarsky; Sidney Sharp; Thelma Beach;
Drums:	Hal Blaine	_Marvin Limonick; Joseph Stepansky; Alexander Murray; Ambrose Russo
Piano:	Don Randi	Cello: Eleanor Saltkin; Paul Bergstrom; Christine Walevska; Emmett
Percussion:	John Cyr	_Sargeant; Richard Noel; Frank Rosolino; Ernest Tack
Percussion:	Elliot Franks	Trombone: Francis Howard
Bongo's:	Frank DeVito	Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell, John Audino, Manny Stevens, Anthony Terran
Harmonica:	Tommy Morgan	Saxophone: Anthony Ortega; Peter Christlies; John Kelso; Gene Cipriano
		French Horn: Dick Perrisi; William Hinshaw

8.00pm Stand Up Show				(702)	June 29 1968 (Sat)
Introduction	1:21			The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Heartbreak Hotel (false start)	0:30	FRA1	8100	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Heartbreak Hotel /	0:48	FRA1	8100	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)° ~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Hound Dog /	0:47	FRA1	8101	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
All Shook Up	1:40	FRA1	8102	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Can't Help Falling In Love	2:24	FRA1	8103	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Jailhouse Rock	2:00	WPA1	8037	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 16 (Sony)°~The Comp. '68 Comeback Special (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 7)°~Burbank '68 (FTD)° +The Complete '68 Comeback Special CD1°+3°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~NBC TV Special°~Elvis Aron Presley 2°~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Don't Be Cruel	1:37	WPA1	8114	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Burbank '68 (FTD)°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~NBC TV Special° ('91 CD)~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Blue Suede Shoes (false start)	0:20			The Comp. '68 Comeback Special 3°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)° ~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Blue Suede Shoes	2:48	CPA5	5149	The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°~Memories°+The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Love Me Tender	3:09	WPA1	8038	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 16 (Sony)°~The Comp. '68 Comeback Special (Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 7)°~Burbank '68 (FTD)° +The Complete '68 Comeback Special 1°+3°~NBC TV Special°~The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Vocal overdub of "After Karate" section 3 'track' ("Guitar Man With Road")
(slate changed to 801 before Take 1)	1:53		(703)	The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start)	1:58	Take 1	(801)	The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start)	0:51	Take 2	(802)	The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start)	1:09	Take 3	(803)	Memories°+The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°+The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Trouble / Guitar Man (used for __'Soundtrack Medley')	2:46	Take 4 WPA1	(804) 8049	Burbank '68 (FTD)°+The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°+The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Comp. Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
Trouble / Guitar Man (complete)	4:26	Take 5	(805)	Memories°+The Complete '68 Comeback Special 3°+The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)°~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°
If I Can Dream (Playback & lip-synch __of June 23 master)	3:44	(WPA1	(806) 8029)	The Comp. '68 Comeback Special 3°+The '68 Comeback (Deluxe DVD)° ~Complete Burbank Sessions Volume 3°

Although not listed as a source, this show can also be found on the 2018 5xCD / 2xBlu-ray box-set '68 Comeback Special - 50th Anniversary Edition.

Numbers shown in brackets refer to the slate / clapperboard numbers used during filming.

The intro of 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Don't Be Cruel' on FTD's Burbank 68 has faded applause overdubbed during the first seconds of each song.

"Guitar Man With Road" is Elvis' filmed vocal overdub to the already recorded "After Karate" section 3, recorded on June 21, but with Elvis' original vocals removed from the track, that will become part of the composite Road Medley used for the filmed soundtrack.

Elvis can be heard fooling around with the songs 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips' and 'McArthur Park' before Take 5 of 'Trouble / Guitar Man'.

Take 5 of 'Trouble / Guitar Man' on Memories is spliced - The first three lines (before "just look right in my face" are taken from the false start Take 3. Take 3 of 'Trouble / Guitar Man' on Memories has overdubbed applause after the false start.

'If I Can Dream' was lip synched' to the already recorded master done at Western Recorders on June 23.

Orchestra rehearsals took place on June 28 and 29 for the songs being performed at this and the 8.00pm show.

The correct order of songs from the black leather suit portion of the NBC-TV Special are as follows:-

Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (June 27 - 8.00pm)
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (June 27 - 6.00pm #2)
Heartbreak Hotel (June 29 - 6.00pm)
Hound Dog (June 29 - 6.00pm)
All Shook Up (June 29 - 6.00pm)
Can't Help Falling In Love (June 29 - 6.00pm)
Jailhouse Rock (June 29 - 8.00pm)
Love Me Tender (June 29 - 8.00pm)
Blue Christmas (June 27 - 8.00pm)
One Night (June 27 - 6.00pm #2)

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.



Music Sheet Trouble	Music Sheet Guitar Man