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Soundtrack Session for MGM: It Happened at the World's Fair, September 22, 1962 |
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Studio : |
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California |
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Producer : |
Leith Stevens |
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Engineer : |
Dave Weichman |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
FS+Complete |
2:35 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD+"Silver Box 3" |
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Take 02 |
FS |
0:14 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Silver Box 3 |
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Take 03 |
FS |
0:11 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Silver Box 3 |
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Take 04 |
FS |
0:21 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Silver Box 3 |
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Take 05 |
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"Silver Box 3"(1.7 second part of announcement only?) |
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Take 06 |
Complete |
1:58 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair(1:53) |
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Take 07 |
LFS |
1:22 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 08 |
M |
1:42 |
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PPA3 2719 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
Complete |
2:41 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD+"Silver Box 3" |
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Take 02 |
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Take 03 |
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Take 04 |
Complete |
2:31 |
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Today, Tomorrow and Forever/It Happened at the W. Fair FTD |
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Take 05 |
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Take 06 |
FS |
0:11 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD |
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Take 07 |
Complete |
2:30 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair(2:30) |
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Take 08 |
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Take 09 |
M |
2:33 |
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PPA3 2725 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
FS |
0:29 |
Fooling with Torna a Surriento/Surrender |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy W. Fair(0:20) |
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Take 02 |
FS |
0:20 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy W. Fair(0:14) |
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Take 03 |
LFS |
1:11 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 04 |
Complete |
1:45 |
Fooling with Torna a Surriento after take (edited?) |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(Torna a Surriento)/Girl H. W. Fair(1:40) |
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Take 05 |
M |
1:35 |
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PPA3 2720 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
M |
2:17 |
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PPA3 2721 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
Complete |
3:31 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair(released as "take 6") |
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Take 02 |
Complete |
3:34 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair/It Happened at the W. Fair FTD |
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Take 03 |
LFS |
1:20 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 04 |
FS |
0:06+ |
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"Girl Happy at the World's Fair"(announcement only) |
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Take 05 |
FS |
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UN |
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Take 06 |
M |
3:29 |
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PPA3 2722 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
M |
2:41 |
Movie version with extra verse |
WPA5 2512 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy W. Fair/Coll. Gold |
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Take 02 |
FS |
0:33 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 03 |
LFS |
0:58 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 04 |
FS |
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UN |
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Take 05 |
M |
1:49 |
Record version |
PPA3 2724 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
LFS |
1:16 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy W. Fair |
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Take 02 |
Complete |
2:18 |
I Apologize |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Coll. Gold+"Coll. Gold"(last word 0.5s) |
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Take 03 |
Complete |
1:58 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 04 |
M |
1:52 |
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PPA3 2723 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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September 22 |
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Take 01 |
FS |
0:12 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 02 |
FS |
0:16 |
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Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 03 |
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Take 04 |
FS |
0:40 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD |
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Take 05 |
LFS |
1:15 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair(1:11) |
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Take 06 |
FS |
0:14 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 07 |
Complete |
1:46 |
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It Happened at the W. Fair FTD/Girl Happy at the World's Fair |
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Take 08 |
M |
1:36 |
PPA3 2718 |
It Happened at the W. Fair FTD(O)/R2R(O)/LP(O)/Double Features(R) |
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Musicians: |
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Guitar : |
Scotty Moore |
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Rhythm Guitar : |
Tiny Timbrell |
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Guitar : |
Billy Strange |
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Bass : |
Ray Siegel |
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Drums : |
D.J. Fontana |
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Drums : |
Frank Carlson |
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Piano/Electric Piano/Organ/Celeste : |
Don Robertson (organ on I'm Falling in Love Tonight) |
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Piano : |
Dudley Brooks |
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Saxophone : |
Clifford Scott |
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Backup Vocals : |
The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker |
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Backup Vocals : |
The Mello Men: Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Lee, Bill Cole and Max Smith |
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The 2003 FTD release of
the It
Happened at the World's Fair soundtrack is a very nice and conservative
representation of the original 2-track masters. |
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An estimation of how I'm
Falling in Love Tonight has been edited on the Silver Box
compared |
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0:00 - 0:02 |
"Stand by, we’re rolling" |
Not on FTD |
Silver 0:00-0:02 |
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0:02 - 0:22 |
"Here We Go B. the Bend take 1"...E coughs. A:"...speakers are on" |
FTD 0:47-1:07 |
Silver 0:02-0:22 |
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0:22 - 0:24 |
Elvis coughs again, twice...A:"Speakers are on" |
FTD 1:07-1:09 |
Not on Silver Box |
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0:24 - 0:25 |
E:"Speakers are on" |
FTD 1:09-1:10 |
Silver 0:22-0:23 |
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0:25 - 0:28 |
E:"No, it’s the phones". A:"OK, here we go, take 1" |
Not on FTD |
Silver 0:23-0:26 |
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0:28 - 0:34 |
A:"OK here we go, 1,2,3,4" |
FTD 1:10-1:16 |
0:26-0:32 (1:15-1:19) |
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0:34 - 2:31 |
Complete take 1 |
FTD 1:16-3:13 |
Silver 1:19-3:16 |
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2:31 - 2:35 |
E: "Just let's hear it back"...clapper |
FTD 3:13-3:17 |
not on Silver |
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2:35 - 2:36 |
A:"I'm Falling in Love Tonight (t...)" |
FTD 0:00-0:01 |
not on Silver |
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2:36 - 2:39 |
"...take 2"...piano note |
FTD 0:01-0:04 |
Silver 0:40-0:43 |
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2:39 - 2:43 |
A:"1,2,3,4,5" |
FTD 0:04-0:08 |
not on Silver Box |
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2:43 - 2:51 |
E: "I'm falling in lo-up-up"(whistles)...A:"falling in love tonight t" |
FTD 0:08-0:16 |
Silver 0:32-0:40 |
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2:51 - 2:53 |
A:"take 3" |
FTD 0:16-0:18 |
Silver 0:54-0:56 |
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2:53 - 3:03 |
A:"1,2,3,4"...E:"...okay" A:"Still rolling. I'm falling in love tonight" |
FTD 0:18-0:28 |
Silver 0:43-0:53 |
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3:03 - 3:06 |
A: "take eh 4" |
FTD 0:28-0:31 |
Silver 1:12-1:15 |
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3:06 - 3:08 |
E: "o we're..."(mumbles) |
FTD 0:31-0:33 |
Not on Silver Box |
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3:08 - 3:22 |
A: "1,2,3,4"..."Once again" |
FTD 0:33-0:47 |
Silver 0:56-1:10 |
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3:22 - 3:24 |
A: "I'm Falling in Love Tonight t..." |
Not on FTD |
Silver 1:10-1:12 |
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Thanks to Keith
Flynn for helpful transcriptions and comparisons. |
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