Studio Sessions for RCA, February 20-21, 1969

Studio :

American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee

Producer :

Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis

Engineer :

Al Pachucki

It Keeps Right on A-hurtin'

XPA5 1273

February 20 (Thu.): 21:30 - 00:30 

(Take 01)

FS+LFS

1:06+

Followed by Only the Lonely one-liner+rehearsal.

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°(LFS with intro cut only)

(Take 02)

FS+PB

3:20

Unsurp. M. 14°°/Susp. Minds°°/Am. Crown J.°°/Alw. Me 3°°/A.Inst.°°

(Take 03)

FS+SFS+(M)

3:34

(2:39)

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°







Overdubs

(M)

2:39

Strings overdubbed on March 21

March 21 (UN)

Overdubs

M

2:39

Backup vocal overdubs on March 25

March 25 (Great Country DSD°°)

Any Day Now

XPA5 1274

February 21 (Fri.): 01:00 - 04:00 

(Take 01)

FS+LFS

2:38

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°/Always Me 2°°

(Take 02)

PB

3:36

Preceeded by rehearsal

Unsurp. M. 14°°/Memphis Sessions°°/Am. Cr. Jewels°°/Alw. Me 2°°

(Take 03)

6xFS+LFS

6:03

Preceeded by rehearsal

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°/Always Me 2°°(last 3 FS+LFS only)

(Take 04)

7xFS+LFS+WP

6:35

LFS followed by pickup running almost to end

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°/Always Me 2°°(last FS+LFS & pickup only)

(Take 05)

2xFS+LFS

3:21

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°/Always Me 2°°

(Take 06)

(M)

2:57+

Vocal kept: 0:00-1:27 & 2:27-2:57. Further overdubs:

Unsurpassed Masters 14°°(intro  cut)/Always Me 2°°(ditto)







V.O.

(M)

Vocals repaired (1:27-2:27), shortly after master take?

February 22? (UN)

Overdubs

(M)

Strings overdubbed on March 18 (Afternoon)

March 18 (UN)

Overdubs

(M) Brass overdubbed on March 18 (Night) March 18 (UN)

Overdubs

M

3:03

Backup vocal overdubs on March 25?

March 25? (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

Any Day Now (vocal repair)

XPA5 1274

February 22? (Sat.): 21:00 - 00:00+?

Take NA

(M)

Vocal repairs of  1:27-2:27 of master take

UN







Overdubs

(M)

Strings overdubbed on March 18 (Afternoon)

March 18 (UN)

Overdubs

(M) Brass overdubbed on March 18 (Night) March 18 (UN)

Overdubs

M

3:03

Backup vocal overdubs on March 25?

March 25? (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

If I'm a Fool

XPA5 1275

February 21 (Fri.): 04:30 - 07:30 

(Take 01)

FS

0:34+

Preceeded by rehearsal

Finding the Way Home°(1-10-1)

(Take 02)

LFS

2:01

Finding the Way Home°(1-10-2)

(Take 03)

PB

3:28

Memphis Sessions°°+"Finding the Way H.° (1-10-3)"/American Crown J.°

(Take 04)

LFS

UN

(Take 05) SFS UN

(Take 06)

LFS

1:36

Finding the Way Home°(2-9-3, faded, released as "take 5")

(Take 07)

FS

0:30

Finding the Way Home°(2-9-1, released as "take 6")

(Take 08)

LFS

1:02

Finding the Way Home°(2-9-2, released as "take 7")

(Take 09)

(M)

2:40

Memphis Memories°(acetate source, running ~5.4% too fast)







Overdubs M 2:40 String and backup vocal overdubs on March 25 March 25 (Suspicious Minds°°)

 

Musicians:

Guitar :

Reggie Young

Guitar :

Elvis Presley

Bass :

Tommy Cogbill

Drums :

Gene Chrisman

Piano :

Bobby Wood

Organ :

Bobby Emmons


Notes:

The last part of the unfinished vocal to Any Day Now is thought to have been recorded right after the session, simply because it would make sense to end the session with a complete vocal for the master take (sample: unrepaired master take/master).