Soundtrack Session for Paramount: G.I. Blues, April 27-28, 1960

Studio :

RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California

Producers :

Joseph Lilley / Hal Wallis

Engineer :

NA

Shoppin' Around (instrumental)

AO

April 27

Take 01

FS

0:25

Café Europa 1°

Take 02

FS

0:34

Café Europa 1°

Take 03

UN

Take 04

M

1:56

Café Europa 1°/G.I. Anniv. 2°

Shoppin' Around

BO

April 27

Take 01

Complete

2:35

Café Europa 1

Take 02

FS

0:56

Café Europa 1

Take 03

FS

0:38

Café Europa 1/Silver Box(LP 3/CD 2)/E.P. Coll. 1

Take 04

LFS

2:21

Café Europa 1

Take 05

Complete

2:32

KPA5 9561

Café Europa 1/Silver Box(LP 3/CD 2)/E.P. Coll. 1

Take 06

FS

0:53

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 07

FS

0:29

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 08

FS

0:27

Announced as take 7 by mistake

Café Europa 1

Take 09

LFS

1:11

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 10

Complete

2:27

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 11

M

2:37

WPA5 2542

Café Europa 1/G.I. Blues '97

Didja' Ever

CO

April 27

Take 01

Complete

3:02

Café Europa 1/G.I. Blues '97

Take 02

M

2:37

L2PB 3686

G.I. Blues '97

Doin' the Best I Can

DO

April 27

Take 01

FS

0:24

Café Europa 1

Take 02

LFS

1:19

Café Europa 1

Take 03

Complete

3:33

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 04

FS

0:30

Café Europa 1

Take 05

FS

0:27

Café Europa 1

Take 06

FS

0:08

Café Europa 1

Take 07

LFS

1:33

Café Europa 1

Take 08

FS

0:18

Café Europa 1

Take 09

Complete

3:26

MPA5 9152

Café Europa 1/G.I. Blues '97/G.I. Anniv. 1/E.P. Coll. 2

Take 10

FS

1:02

Café Europa 1

Take 11

FS

0:21

Café Europa 1

Take 12

Complete

3:25

Café Europa 1/60th Anniv. Celebr. 1

Take 13

M

3:34

L2PB 3688

Café Europa 1/G.I. Blues '97/Command Perf.

G.I. Blues

EO

April 27

Take 01

Complete

2:59

Café Europa 1/Collectors Gold

Take 02

LFS

1:19

Café Europa 1

Take 03

LFS

1:57

Café Europa 1

Take 04

FS

0:46

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 05

Complete

2:53

Café Europa 1/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 06

Complete

2:58

Café Europa 1

Take 07

Complete

3:14

Used for spliced master

Café Europa 1/E.P. Coll. 2

Take 08

FS

0:30

pickup

Café Europa 1

Take 09

Complete

0:48

Café Europa 1

Take 10

Complete

0:41

Used for spliced master

Café Europa 1

Spliced

M

2:36

Spliced from take 7 and take 10(pickup)

L2PB 3682

Command Perf./G.I. Blues '97

Tonight Is So Right for Love

FO

April 27

Take 01

FS

0:31

Café Europa 1

Take 02

Complete

2:37

Café Europa 1

Take 03

Complete

2:35

Café Europa 1/Platinum 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 04

Complete

2:49

Café Europa 1

Take 05

LFS

2:22

Café Europa 1

Take 06

LFS

1:26

Café Europa 1

Take 07

Complete

2:29

Continued later

Café Europa 2

What's She Really Like?

GO

April 27

Take 01

FS

0:22

Café Europa 2

Take 02

FS

0:29

Café Europa 2

Take 03

LFS

2:00

Café Europa 2

Take 04

FS

1:28

Café Europa 2

Take 05

Complete

2:31

Continued later

Café Europa 2

Frankfort Special (fast tempo)

HO

April 27

Take 01

LFS

1:05

Café Europa 2

Take 02

Complete

2:51

HPA5 6334

Café Europa 2/G.I. Blues '97

Take 03

LFS

1:15

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 04

LFS

0:55

+It's All in the Game "half-liner"

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 05

LFS

2:12

Café Europa 2

Take 06

FS

0:22

Café Europa 2

Take 07

Complete

2:38

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 08

Complete

2:35

Café Europa 2

Take 09

LFS

1:01

Café Europa 2

Take 10

FS

0:18

Café Europa 2

Take 11

FS

0:16

Café Europa 2

Take 12

FS

0:28

Café Europa 2

Take 13

M

2:37

WPA5 2543

Café Europa 2/Leg. Perf. 3(not "take 2")/E.P. Coll. 1

Tonight Is So Right for Love

FO

April 27

Take 08

Complete

2:37

Continued

Café Europa 2

Take 09

Complete

2:31

Café Europa 2

Take 10

LFS

2:02

Café Europa 2

Take 11

M

2:28

L2PB 3678

Café Europa 2/G.I. Blues '97

Whistling Blues (instrumental)

JO

April 28

Take 01

M

3:28

Café Europa 3°

Tonight Is So Right for Love (music & chorus)

KO

April 28

Take 01

FS

0:16

Café Europa 2

Take 02

FS

0:40

Café Europa 2

Take 03

FS

0:10

Café Europa 2

Take 04

M

2:23

Café Europa 2

Wooden Heart (Gramafunken version, instr.)

LO

April 28

Take 01

FS

UN

Take 02

(M)

UN+(Soundtrack)

Big Boots (fast tempo)

M1O

April 28

Take 01

FS

UN

Take 02

Complete

1:29

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 03

Complete

1:45

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 04

Complete

1:49

Café Europa 3

Take 05

Complete

1:35

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 06

FS

0:22

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 07

M

1:33

WPA5 2514

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2/G.I. Blues '97/Collectors Gold

Big Boots (slow tempo)

MO

April 28

Take 01

Complete

1:42

Café Europa 3

Take 02

FS

0:45

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 03

Complete

1:47

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 04

Complete

1:44

Used for spliced master

Café Europa 3/Sings for Children LP/E.P. Coll. 1

What's She Really Like?

GO

April 28

Take 06

FS

1:06

Continued

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 07

Complete

2:36

MPA5 9152

Café Europa 2/E.P. Coll. 2/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 08

LFS

2:22

Café Europa 2

Take 09

FS

0:46

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 10

FS+Tryout

1:19

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2(FS only)

Take 11

Complete

3:00

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 12

FS

0:41

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 13

Complete

2:31

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 14

FS

0:58

Café Europa 2

Take 15

LFS

1:11

Café Europa 2

Take 16

LFS

2:26

Café Europa 2/G.I. Anniv. 1

Take 17

LFS

1:54

Café Europa 2

Take 18

FS

0:31

Café Europa 2

Take 19

Complete

2:25

Used for spliced master

Café Europa 2

Take 20

Complete

1:16

insert

Café Europa 2

Take 21

Complete

1:31

Café Europa 2

Take 22

Complete

1:11

Used for spliced master

Café Europa 2

Spliced

M

2:17

Spliced from takes 19 and 22(insert)

L2PB 3679

G.I. Blues '97

Pocketful of Rainbows

NO

April 28

Take 01

LFS

1:49

Café Europa 3/60th Anniv. Celebr. 1

Take 02

Complete

3:07

Continued later

MPA5 9153

Café Europa 3/G.I. Blues '97(edit)/E.P. Coll. 2/60th Ann. Cel. 1

Blue Suede Shoes

PO

April 28

Take 1

M

2:18

L2PB 3687

Café Europa 3/G.I. Blues '97

Wooden Heart

QO

April 28

Take 01

Complete

2:11

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 02

FS

0:17

NPA5 5823

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2/Leg. Perf 4

Take 03

FS

1:21

NPA5 5823

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2/Leg. Perf 4

Take 04

M

2:18

L2PB 3681

Café Europa 3/G.I. Blues '97/Command Perf./Leg. Perf 4

Pocketful of Rainbows

NO

April 28

Take 03

Complete

2:58

Continued

Café Europa 3

Take 04

LFS

2:29

Café Europa 3

Take 05

FS

0:17

Café Europa 3

Take 06

FS

0:23

Café Europa 3

Take 07

Complete

2:53

Café Europa 3

Take 08

Complete

2:55

Café Europa 3

Take 09

Complete

2:57

Café Europa 3

Take 10

Complete

3:02

Café Europa 3

Take 11

FS

0:20

Café Europa 3

Take 12

Complete

2:47

Café Europa 3

Take 13

FS

0:25

Café Europa 3

Take 14

Complete

2:49

Café Europa 3

Take 15

FS

1:03

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 16

Complete

2:42

Café Europa 3/G.I. Anniv. 2

Take 17

Complete

2:50

Café Europa 3/Collectors Gold

Take 18

LFS

1:35

Café Europa 3

Take 19

LFS

2:16

Café Europa 3

Take 20

Complete

2:50

Café Europa 3

Take 21

FS

0:39

Café Europa 3

Take 22

FS

1:03

Café Europa 3/Collectors Gold

Take 23

FS

0:19

Café Europa 3

Take 24

FS

0:38

Café Europa 3

Take 25

Complete

2:43

Café Europa 3

Take 26

FS

1:10

Café Europa 3

Take 27

FS

1:09

Café Europa 3/G.I. Blues '97(before take 2)

Take 28

M

2:47

WPA5 2544

Café Europa 3

Musicians:

Guitar :

Scotty Moore

Guitar :

Elvis Presley (only on BO-Shoppin' Around)

Guitar :

Neal Matthews

Mandolin/Rhythm Guitar :

Hilmer J. "Tiny" Timbrell

Bass :

Ray Siegel

Drums :

D.J. Fontana

Drums :

Frank Bode

Accordion :

James Haskell

Tambourine :

Hoyt Hawkins

Piano :

Dudley Brooks

Backup Vocals :

The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker

Notes:

On the 1997 'G.I. Blues' CD, the master of G.I. Blues was spliced at 2:23 instead of at 2:18. The original version can be found on 'Command Performances'.

One verse was omitted on the 1997 'G.I. Blues' edit of Pocketful of Rainbows take 2.

The CD's 'The Complete G.I. Blues Sessions' vol. 1-3 and 'Vienna Woods Rock'n'Roll' vol. 1-2 are not listed because of their poor sound quality.