Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Harum Scarum, February 24-26, 1965

Studio :

RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee

Musical Director :

Fred Karger, Gene Nelson

Engineer :

NA

Unknown 

C2001-C2003

February 24 (Wed.): 23:30 - 03:30

Take 01

C2001. Guessing instrumental before Elvis arrived.

Take 02

C2002. Could for instance refer to:

Take 03

C2003. Tambourine (movie version intro, track)?

Shake That Tambourine

C2004-C2041

February 24 (Wed.): 23:30 - 03:30

Take 01

C2004

Take 02

C2005

Take 03

C2006

Take 04

C2007

Take 05

C2008

Take 06

C2009

Take 07

C2010

Take 08

C2011

Take 09

C2012

Take 10

C2013

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 11

C2014

Take 12

C2015

Take 13

C2016

Take 14

C2017

Take 15

C2018

Take 16

Complete

2:10

C2019

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°

Take 17

C2020

Take 18

FS

0:21

C2021

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°(released as "take 21")

Take 19

FS

0:15

C2022

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°(released as "take 22")

Take 20

FS

0:31

C2023

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°(released as "take 23")

Take 21

C2024

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 22

C2025

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 23

C2026

Take 24

C2027. Used for spliced master

Take 25

C2028

Take 26

C2029

Take 27

C2030

Take 28

C2031

Take 29

C2032

Take 30

C2033

Take 31

C2034

Take 32

C2035

Take 33

C2036

Take 34

C2037

Take 35

C2038. 

Take 36

C2039

Take 37

C2040

Take 38

C2041. Used for spliced master

Spliced

M

2:05

Spliced from takes 24 & 38 (C2027 & C2041)

SPA3 6752

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

So Close, Yet So Far

C2042-C2045

February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30

Take 01

C2042

Take 02

C2043

Take 03

Complete

3:07

C2044. Used for spliced master

Come What May°(released as "take 4")+"tape"

Take 04

Complete

3:17

C2045. Used for spliced master

Collectors Gold°°/Come What May°(released as "take 5")+"tape"

Spliced

M

3:02

Spliced from takes 3 & 4 (C2044 & C2045)

SPA3 6754

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features/Command Performances

My Desert Serenade

C2046-C2057

February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30

Take 01

LFS

1:05

C2046

Come What May°(released as "take 6")

Take 02

FS

0:18

C2047

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°(released as "take 7")

Take 03

Complete

1:55

C2048

Harum Scarum FTD/Come What May°(released as "take 8")

Take 04

C2049

Take 05

C2050

Take 06

C2051

Take 07

Complete

2:08

C2052

Today, Tomorrow and Forever°°(take 7?)

Take 08

C2053

Today, Tomorrow and Forever(dialogue only)

Take 09

C2054

Take 10

Complete

1:59

C2055

Come What May°(released as "take 5")+"tape"

Take 11

C2056

Take 12

M

1:49

C2057

SPA3 6761

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

Wisdom of the Ages

C2058-C2062

February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30

Take 01

C2058

Take 02

Complete

1:53

C2059

Come What May°(released as "take 9")

Take 03

Complete

2:04

C2060

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 04

C2061

Take 05

M

1:56

C2062

SPA3 6760

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

Kismet

C2063-C2067

February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30

Take 01

C2063

Take 02

Complete

2:16

C2064

Come What May°(released as "take 4")

Take 03

C2065

Take 04

C2066

Take 05

M

2:11

C2067

SPA3 6758

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

Hey Little Girl

C2068-C2072

February 25 (Thu.): 22:15 - 03:30

Take 01

FS

0:22

C2068

Out in Hollywood°°

Take 02

Complete

2:27

C2069

Out in Hollywood°°

Take 03

Complete

2:40

C2070

Harum Scarum FTD°°

Take 04

FS

0:07

C2071

Come What May°(released as "take 1")

Take 05

M

2:21

C2072

SPA3 6759

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features/Come What May°(released as "take 2")

Golden Coins

C2073-C2088

February 26 (Fri.)

Take 01

FS

0:15

C2073

Come What May°(released as "take 3")

Take 02

LFS

0:55

C2074

Come What May°(released as "take 4")

Take 03

C2075

Take 04

Complete

1:57

C2076

Come What May°(released as "take 6")

Take 05

C2077

Take 06

C2078

Take 07

C2079

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 08

C2080

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 09

C2081

Take 10

C2082

Take 11

C2083. Used for spliced master

Take 12

C2084

Take 13

C2085

Take 14

C2086

Take 15

C2087

Take 16

C2088. Used for spliced master

Spliced

M

1:56

Spliced from takes 16 & 11 (C2088 & C2083)

SPA3 6753

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

Animal Instinct

C2089-C2094

February 26 (Fri.)

Take 01

C2089

Take 02

C2090

Take 03

LFS

1:42

C2091

Come What May°(released as "take 1")

Take 04

Complete

2:15

C2092

Come What May°(released as "take 2")

Take 05

C2093

Take 06

M

2:15

C2094

SPA3 6757

Harum Scarum LP/Double Features

Harem Holiday (track & original vocals)

C2095-C2096

February 26 (Fri.)

Take 01

Probably recorded with vocals

Harum Scarum FTD

Take 02

(M)

Vocal repair/overdub of track on March 9

Harum Scarum FTD

Go East, Young Man (track)

C2097-C2099?

February 26 (Fri.)

Take 01

Take 02

Take 03

(M)

Vocal overdub on March 9

Mirage (track)

C2100-C2104?

February 26 (Fri.)

Take 01

Take 02

Take 03

Take 04

Take 05

(M)

Vocal overdub on March 9

Musicians:

Guitar :

Scotty Moore

Guitar :

Grady Martin

Guitar :

Charlie McCoy

Bass :

Henry Strzelecki

Drums :

D.J. Fontana

Drums :

Kenneth Buttrey

Piano :

Floyd Cramer

Tambourine :

Hoyt Hawkins

Congas :

Gene Nelson

Flute :

Rufus Long

Oboe :

Ralph Strobel

Backup Vocals :

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


Notes:

Assuming continuous numbering of takes regardless of songs on this session. The reason is unknown, but may have something to do with MGM paying for a soundtrack session recorded in Nashville.

The released, spliced master of So Close, Yet So Far may be a little too slow. It is edited like this:

0:00 - 1:33: Take 3 (C2044)

1:33 - 3:02: Take 4 (C2045) ("I reach out for you...")

The MGM soundtrack reveals dry vocals recorded in RCA Studio B, Nashville (the studio with "natural echo"). The added, light echo on the original RCA release is very different from BMG's 90's remaster on Double Features. Again, instruments, clarity and dynamic range are great on BMG's remix from 3-track. Bass and vocal presence suffer more when listening through headphones than speakers. Do they use micro-delay of frequencies in combination with digital echo/reverb? Anyway, the Double Features will always sound 1990's and not 1960's.