Studio Sessions for RCA, February 17-18, 1969

Studio :

American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee

Producer :

Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis

Engineer :

Al Pachucki

Stranger in My Own Home Town

XPA5 1266

February 17 (Mon.): 20:00 - 23:00 

(Take 01)

(M)

4:55

Jam/Undubbed master. Further overdubs:

Memphis Sessions°°/Memphis Memories°(acetate source, ~6.1% too fast)







Overdubs

(M)

String overdubs on May 7

May 7 (UN)

Overdubs M 4:25 Brass overdubs on May 7 May 7 (Back in Memphis°°)

True Love Travels on a Gravel Road

XPA5 1265

February 17 (Mon.): 20:00 - 23:00 

(Take 01)

FS

UN

(Take 02)

PB

2:33

TTAF°°(channels 'swapped')+Unsurpassed M. 13°°(ending only)

(Take 03)

PB

2:53

(2:44) Continued later

Unsurpassed M. 13°°/Am. Cr. J.°°("take 2")/Alw. Me 3°°("take 2")

It's My Way / This Time / I Can't Stop Loving You

WPA5 2513

February 17 (Mon.): 20:00 - 23:00 

(Take 01)

Jam/(M)

3:50

Jam

60's Box 5°°/Suspicious Minds°°

True Love Travels on a Gravel Road

XPA5 1265

February 17 (Mon.): 20:00 - 23:00 

(Take 04)

4xFS+PB

2:27+

Continued. First with bass drum/intro

Suspicious Minds°°(PB only)+UN(4xFS)

(Take 05)

PB

2:55

No bass drum/intro

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°(i.e. Box vol. 4, disc 2)/Always Me 3°°

(Take 06)

SFS+FS

2:09

Preceeded by rehearsal

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Memphis Sessions°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 07)

PB

2:45

Unsurpassed M. 13°°/Memphis Sessions°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 08)

SFS+LFS

3:01

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 09)

SFS

0:24

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 10)

FS+SFS

1:03

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 11)

(M)

3:13

(3:03) Undubbed master. 

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

Overdub

Incomplete

0:47

(0:13) Guitar(RY) & tambourine(GC) overdub.

U.M. 13°°(Cut/erased? Preceeded by tape rewound through master take)

Not used. Further overdubs:







V.O.

(M)

2:30+

Elvis harmony v.o., possibly on February 22?

February 22? (Elvis Rocks & the Girls Roll°)

Overdubs

M

2:41

String and backup vocal overdubs on March 25

March 25 (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind

XPA5 1267

February 18 (Tue.): 01:00 - 04:00 

(Take 01) Rehearsal 0:40 Unsurpassed Masters 13°°

(Take 02)

FS+LFS

3:23

Preceeded by rehearsing and tuning

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°(without rehearsal/tuning)

(Take 03)

LFS

1:30

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 04)

LFS

1:24

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 05)

FS+LFS

2:39

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Always Me 3°°

(Take 06)

FS+(M)

3:47

Undubbed/unrepaired master. Further overdubs:

Unsurpassed Masters 13°°/Memphis Sessions°°/American Crown J.°°







V.O.

(M)

Vocals replaced, unknown date

February 18-September 26 (UN)

Overdubs (M) String overdubs on May 7 May 7 (UN)
Overdubs  M 3:11

Brass and backup vocal overdubs on May 7

May 7 (Back in Memphis°°)

And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind (v.o.)

XPA5 1267

February 18-September 26

Take NA

(M)

Vocal replacement of master take

UN







Overdubs (M) String overdubs on May 7 May 7 (UN)
Overdubs  M 3:11

Brass and backup vocal overdubs on May 7

May 7 (Back in Memphis°°)

 

Musicians:

Guitar :

Reggie Young

Sitar : Reggie Young (Stranger in My Own Hometown)

Guitar :

Elvis Presley

Bass :

Tommy Cogbill

Drums :

Gene Chrisman

Piano :

Bobby Wood

Organ :

Bobby Emmons

Harmonica :

Ed Kollis (Stranger in My Own Home Town & True Love Travels on a Gravel Road)


Notes:

The February sessions started with a jam version of Stranger in My Own Hometown that was assigned matrix number and actually used as master.