Soundtrack Sessions for NBC: Elvis TV Special, June 20-23, 1968

Studio :

Western Recorders (Studio 1), Hollywood, California

Producer :

Bones Howe

Engineer :

Bones Howe

Nothingville / Guitar Man (part 1)

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Guitar Man's Evil, section 1"

Take 01

FS

UN

Take 02

FT

UN

Take 03

FT

UN

Take 04

FT

UN

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

FT

UN

Take 07

FS

UN

Take 08

FS

UN

Take 09

FS

"Hold. 1st Section two."

UN

Take 10

(M)

1:51

Used for record version of Road medley & filmed

WPA1 8045

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O, Nothingville only)

playback: Road #1/v.o. "Alley" on June 30.

Let Yourself Go (part 1)

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Guitar Man's Evil, section 2"

Take 01

FT

2:07

Used for alternate, composite master

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FS

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

Complete

2:05

"Hold"

UN

Take 07

(M)

1:58

Used for Road medley & filmed playback on June 28.

UN

Let Yourself Go (part 1, first verse, female v.o.)

"Guitar Man's Evil, section 2"

Take NA

0:34+

Darlene Love v.o. of part 1-take 7(first verse)

The '68 Comeback°/soundtrack

Filmed playback June 28

Flicker Routine / Let Yourself Go (part 2) / Alley Pickup

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Guitar Man's Evil, section 3"

Take 01

FS

UN

Take 02

Complete

1:22

"+ Sect #2 Tk 1 edited together". Used for Alt. M

Take 03

LFS

UN

Take 04

FT

1:19

UN

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

FT

1:20

UN

Take 07

(M)

1:23

Used for Road medley & filmed playback on June 28.

Let Yourself Go (composite)

Spliced

(Alt. M)

2:36

Record version: Spliced from Part 1-01(1:43) &

WPA1 8112

Leg. Perf. 3 LP°°(unique takes, ending poorly edited or replaced)

Part 2-02(0:53). First bar (0.1s) & end (10s) edited

Guitar Man (part 2, fast)

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Escape, section 1"

Take 01

FS

I nearly starved...

UN

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

LFS

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

FT

UN

Take 07

FS

UN

Take 08

FS

0:36

"Hold" (Not used) Remake on June 21

UN

Calliope Carnival

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Escape, section 2"

Take 01

FT

UN

Take 02

(M)

0:13

Used for Road medley before Big Boss Man.

Memories '98°°(R, track without announcer)/ TV Special '91°°/TV Sp. LP°(O)

Announcer possibly overdubbed.

Filmed playback on June 27

Big Boss Man

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Escape, section 3"

Take 01

FT

1:00

UN

Take 02

FT

0:59

UN

Take 03

(M)

1:03

Used for Road medley. Filmed playback on June 27

WPA1 8046

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O)

It Hurts Me (part 1)

June 20 (Thu.): 20:00 -

"Escape, section 4"

Take 01

FT/Incompl.

1:38

"...he'll never change"

UN

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FS

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

FT/Incompl

1:40

UN

Take 06

FS

UN

Take 07

(M)

1:40

Used for Road medley and composite master.

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°

Filmed v.o.("...to see you sit and cry") & playback("when

I know"... "he'll never change") on June 27.

Guitar Man (part 2, slow)

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

"Escape, section 1, remake"

Take 01

FS

"I nearly starved..."

UN

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FT

UN

Take 04

FT

UN

Take 05

FT

UN

Take 06

FT

UN

Take 07

(M)

0:29

Used for Road medley

Memories '98°°(R)/ TV Special '91°°

Filmed v.o. on June 30: "Road #2"

It Hurts Me (part 2)

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

"After Karate, section 1"

Take 01

FT

"I know that he..." up to end.

UN

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FT

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

FT

UN

Take 06

FS

UN

Take 07

FT

UN

Take 08

FT

UN

Take 09

Complete

"Hold"

UN

Take 10

Complete

"Hold"

UN

Take 11

(M)

0:46

Used for Road medley & composite master with

Memories '98°°(R)/ TV Special '91°°

different end. Filmed playback on June 27.

It Hurts Me (composite)

Spliced

(M)

2:31

Spliced from part 1-07 and part 2-11. Unknown

WPA1 8113

Leg. Perf. 3 LP°°(alt. vocal ending from last word "you". Possibly edited)

ending-alt. vocal last word "you" with strings.

Guitar Man (part 3) / Little Egypt

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

"After Karate, section 2"

Take 01

FT

"I slept in the hobo..."

UN

Take 02

FT

UN

Take 03

FS

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

Complete?

"NG"

UN

Take 06

FT

UN

Take 07

FS

UN

Take 08

FT

UN

Take 09

FS

UN

Take 10

(M)

1:51

Used for record version of Road medley

WPA1 8048

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O)

Filmed v.o. on June 30: "Road#3" & "Little Egypt".

Trouble / Guitar Man (part 4)

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

"After Karate, section 3"

Take 01

Complete

"I came a long way..."

UN

Take 02

Complete

UN

Take 03

(M)

2:45

(2:33) Used for record version of Road medley.

WPA1 8030/8047

Memories '98(R)°°+"The '68 Comeback°"/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°

Filmed v.o. on June 30: "Little Egypt",

"Discotheque" & "Supper club" and on June 29:

"Guitar Man with Road".

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child /

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

Where Could I Go But to the Lord? /

Yes, Yes, Yes / Up Above My Head (intro)

"Gospel, section 1"

Take 01

LFS

Sometimes I Feel Like Motherless Child sung by

UN

Take 02

FS

Darlene Love. Bridge between songs: Yes, Yes, Yes

UN

Take 03

FS

performed by The Blossoms.

UN

Take 04

LFS

1:59+

Today, Tomorrow and Forever(Where Could I Go But to the Lord only)

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

FS

UN

Take 07

(M)

3:01

Used for Gospel medley & filmed playback June 28

WPA1 8039

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O)

Up Above My Head / Soul Support / I Found That Light /

June 21 (Fri.): 20:00 -

Saved (intro)

"Gospel, section 2"

Take 01

FS

UN

Take 02

Complete

2:00

UN

Take 03

FS

UN

Take 04

LFS

UN

Take 05

Complete

UN

Take 06

Complete

UN

Take 07

FT

UN

Take 08

Complete

"Hold"

UN

Take 09

FT

UN

Take 10

FS

UN

Take 11

FT

"Hold"

UN

Continued on_

June 22 (Sat.): 14:00 -

Take 12

FS

UN

Take 13

FT (M)

1:38+

Used for Gospel medley & filmed playback June 28

WPA1 8040

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O)

Saved (part 1) / Preach for the Sky / Saved (part 2)

June 22 (Sat.): 14:00 -

"Gospel, section 3"

Take 01

Complete

4:19

Easter Special°°

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FT

UN

Take 04

FT

UN

Take 05

FT/Complete

"Hold". End used for spliced master

Take 06

Complete

Used for spliced master

Spliced

(M)

3:57+

Spliced from takes 6 & take 5(end). Edited.

WPA1 8041

Memories '98°°(R, encore end)/TV Special '91°°/TV Special LP°(O, edit 2:55)

Used for Gospel medley & filmed playback June 28

Trouble / Guitar Man

June 22 (Sat.): 14:00 -

"Guitar Man Opening"

Take 01

FT/Complete

3:45

("3:27")

Today, Tomorrow and Forever°°

Take 02

FS

UN

Take 03

FT/Incompl.

2:30

UN

Take 04

FS

UN

Take 05

FS

UN

Take 06

FS

UN

Take 07

FT

3:28

UN

Take 08

FS

UN

Take 09

FS

UN

Take 10

FS

UN

Take 11

FS

UN

Take 12

FS

UN

Take 13

LFS

UN

Take 14

FT

3:40

UN

Take 15

FT

3:49

UN

Take 16

FS

UN

Take 17

FS

UN

Take 18

LFS

UN

Take 19

FT

3:04

"Ending incomplete". Possibly used.

UN

Take 20

FS

UN

Take 21

FT/(M)

2:55

"Hold". Trouble used for spliced master.

WPA1 8030

Take 22

FS

UN

Take 23

FS

UN

Take 24

FS

UN

Take 25

FS

UN

Take 26

Complete

3:00

"Hold"

Take 27

FS

UN

Take 28

LFS

UN

Take 29

FS

UN

Take 30

FS

UN

Take 31

FS

UN

Take 32

(M)

"Intro incomplete. Ending only" Guitar Man used

WPA1 8047

for spliced master.

UN

Spliced

M

3:18

Spliced from takes 21, 32 and possibly 19. Filmed

Memories(R)°°/TV Special(O)°

v.o.(Trouble)/playback(Guitar Man)on June 30:

"Section #1" , "Opening section #3" ,

"Guitar insert" & "Stills"

Electronic Karate (instrumental)

June 23 (Sun.): 14:00 -

Take 01

FT

UN

Take 02

FT

UN

Take 03

FT

UN

Take 04

FT

UN

Take 05

FT

UN

Take 06

FT

UN

Take 07

FT

UN

Take 08

FS

UN

Take 09

FS

UN

Take 10

FT

UN

Take 11

FT

"NG"

UN

Take 12

FS

UN

Take 13

FT

"NG"

UN

Take 14

FS

UN

Take 15

FS

UN

Take 16

FS

UN

Take 17

(M)

1:42

Used for composite master. Filmed playback June 27

Memories '98°°(R)/TV Special '91°°/The '68 Comeback°

The Scratch (instrumental)