Studio Session for RCA, May 26-28, 1963

Studio :

RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee

Producer :

Steve Sholes

Engineer :

Bill Porter

Echoes of Love

PPA4 0290

May 26

Take 01

Complete

2:29

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/24 Carat Gold

Take 02

FS

0:24

Unsurpassed M. Box 3-2/Always Me 1/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 03

Complete

2:45

Unsurpassed M. Box 3-2/Always Me 1/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 04

LFS

1:03

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 05

LFS

1:43

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 06

FS

0:21

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 07

LFS

1:39

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 08

Complete

2:45

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2

Take 09

LFS

0:46

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-2/Wings of an Angel/Stay Away

Take 10

M

2:40

Lost Album(R)/60's Box 2(R)/Unsurpassed M. Box 3-2(incl. dialogue)

Please Don't Drag That String Around

PPA4 0291

May 26

Take 01

Complete

2:10

Essential 6/Always Me 1

Take 02

FS+Complete

2:09

24 Carat Gold+tape(FS)

Take 03

FS+FS

0:28

tape

Take 04

LFS

2:53

Always Me 1

Take 05

FS+Complete

2:13

Always Me 1

Take 06

M

1:55

Lost Album(R)/60's Box 2(R)

Devil in Disguise

PPA4 0292

May 26

Take 01

FS+FS

0:48

Always Me 1

Take 02

LFS

1:08

Always Me 1

Take 03

FS+Complete

2:39

Always Me 1

Take 04

FS

0:22

Nashville Sessions 1961-1963

Take 05

FS

0:31

Nashville Sessions 1961-1963

Take 06

M

2:22

Lost Album(R)/60's Box 2(R)

Never Ending

PPA4 0293

May 26

Take 01

FS+Complete

2:08

Always Me 1

Take 02

LFS

1:15

Always Me 1

Take 03

M

2:00

Lost Album(R)/60's Box 2(R)

What Now, What Next, Where To

PPA4 0294

May 27

Take 01

M

1:57

60's Box 2

Witchcraft

PPA4 0295

May 27

Take 01

Complete

2:45

Collectors Gold

Take 02

Complete

2:31

Always Me 2

Take 03

M

2:20

Lost Album/60's Box 2

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

PPA4 0296

May 27

Take 01

Complete

2:12

Always Me 2

Take 02

Incomplete

1:08

Tiger Man vol.1

Take 03

M

1:50

Lost Album/60's Box 2

Love Me Tonight

PPA4 0297

May 27

Take 01

Complete

2:06

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/Collectors Gold

Take 02

FS+FS

0:16

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3

Take 03

FS

0:30

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3

Take 04

Complete

2:12

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/Always Me 3

Take 05

FS+Complete

2:35

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/Always Me 3

Take 06

FS

0:35

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3

Take 07

FS

0:28

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3

Take 08

M

2:02

Lost Album/60's Box 2/Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3(incl. dialogue)

Memphis Tennessee

PPA4 0302

May 27

Take 01

FS+Complete

2:35

Elvis Meets Presley/60's Box 5(Complete only)

Take 02

M

2:12

Collectors Gold(echo added)/Memphis Tennessee LP(acetate, edited)°

Long Lonely Highway

PPA4 0303

May 27

Take 01

Complete

3:18

(incl. end of Memphis Tennessee take 2)

Elvis Meets Presley

Take 02

M

2:22

Lost Album/60's Box 3

Ask Me

PPA4 0304

May 27

Take 01

FS+Complete

2:50

24 Carat Gold

Take 02

M

2:08

Continued later

Collectors Gold(echo added)/Memphis Tennessee LP(acetate)°

Western Union

PPA4 0305

May 27

Take 01

FS+Complete

2:10

Always Me 2

Take 02

LFS

1:01

tape

Take 03

FS+Complete

2:32

Always Me 2+tape(FS)

Take 04

M

2:11

Speedway LP(O1)/Speedw.-Clamb. Pair CD(O2)/Lost Alb.(R)/60's B.3(R)

Slowly but Surely

PPA4 0306

May 28

Take 01

Complete

2:32

Elvis Meets Presley/Movie Session Memories/Always Me 2

Take 02

FS

0:20

Elvis Meets Presley/Movie Session Memories

Take 03

LFS

1:05

Elvis Meets Presley/Movie Session Memories

Take 04

LFS

1:35

Elvis Meets Presley/Movie Session Memories

Take 05

M

2:14

Lost Album/60's Box 3

Blue River

PPA4 0307

May 28

Take 01

FS

0:34

Always Me 2

Take 02

(M)

2:05

Timing without dialogue: 1:31

Always Me 2/Lost Album(R, echo added)/60's Box 3(echo)

Spliced

M

2:12

Spliced from 0:00-1:25 and 0:44-1:31 of take 2

single/Double trouble LP(O, faded at 2:10)

Ask Me

PPA4 0304

May 28

Take 03

LFS

1:02

Continued

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/24 Carat Gold

Take 04

Complete

2:22

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/24 Carat Gold

Take 05

LFS

1:02

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3

Take 06

2xFS+Alt. M.

2:53

(2:13)

Unsurpassed Masters Box 3-3/Memphis Tn. LP(acetate, Alt.M only)°

Musicians:

Guitar :

Scotty Moore

Guitar :

Grady Martin

Guitar/Vibes :

Jerry Kennedy (May 27-28)

Bass :

Bob Moore

Drums :

Murrey "Buddy" Harman

Drums :

D.J. Fontana

Saxophone/Vibes :

Homer "Boots" Randolph

Backup Vocals :

The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker, Joe Babcock, Neal Matthews and Ray Walker

Backup Vocals :

Millie Kirkham

Notes:

Sources not updated.
Most of this session is available on the Cool Romeo 'Unsurpassed Masters Box 3', decent sound although noise reduced, thought to be derived from 3-track (reasons: lack of tube echo, Blue River not recorded hot, tape stopped at different times, masters not cut from reel). Echoes of Love take 8 probably never made it to 2-track tape (or was cut/considered for master).

The 60's Box version version of Devil of Disguise was derived from the 'Lost Album', including that noise reduction. The DCC '24K Hits!' version, in turn, was derived from the 60's Box version...

An alternate mix of Western Union from a rejected version of the RCA Speedway album master can be found on the Pair CD Speedway/Clambake.

Many of Bill Porter's live stereo mix masters from this session have been used for the first time on the FTD 'Sings Memphis Tennessee' (not updated on this page).