Studio Sessions for RCA, February 19-20, 1969

Studio :

American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee

Producer :

Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis

Engineer :

Al Pachucki

Kentucky Rain

XPA5 1271

February 19 (Wed.): 19:30 - 22:30, 23:00 - 02:00 

(Take 01)

FS+LFS

3:09

Finding the Way Home°(2-1-1, LFS only)+UN(FS)

(Take 02)

4xFS

0:40

(Piano intro of The Fair's Moving On after 1st FS)

Finding the Way Home°(2-1-2)

(Take 03)

PB

3:15

Suspicious Minds°°(~1.3% slow)+"Finding the Way Home°(2-1-3)"

(Take 04)

FS

0:16

Finding the Way Home°(2-11-1)

(Take 05)

FS+LFS

2:05

Finding the Way Home°(2-11-2, LFS released as take 7)

(Take 06) FS UN

(Take 07)

PB

3:30

American Crown Jewels°(released as take 8)

(Take 08) FS+PB 3:45 Preceeded by rehearsal. Slightly slower. 60's Box 5°°(PB, L/R swap,~0.8% slow)+Finding the Way H°(2-11-3, FS)

(Take 09)

3xFS+PB

3:49

M. Sessions°°(1st FS+PB)+Finding the Way H.°(2-11-4, 3xFS+PB)

(Take 10)

(M)

3:15

Memphis Memories°(acetate source, ~106.2% too fast)







Overdubs (M)

Strings overdubbed on March 18 (Afternoon)

March 18 (UN)

Overdubs (M) Brass overdubs on March 18 (Evening) March 18 (UN)
Overdubs M 3:15 Backup vocal overdubs on March 25 March 25 (Great Country DSD°°)

Only the Strong Survive

XPA5 1272

February 20 (Thu.): 02:30 - 05:30 

(Take 01)

LFS 2:21+ Followed by rehearsal Finding the Way Home°(1-12-1, LFS only)

(Take 02)

4xFS+LFS 1:13+ Finding the Way Home°(1-12-2, 2xFS+LFS only)?

(Take 03)

PB 2:53 That's one of the worst jobs of singing I ever heard... Finding the Way Home°(1-12-3)
(Take 04) 3xFS+LFS 1:29 Finding the Way Home°(1-4)?

(Take 05)

3xFS 0:27+ Finding the Way Home°(2-10-1, 2xFS only)?
(Take 06) PB 2:59 Dear Georgie Finding the Way Home°(2-10-2)/Am. Crown Jewels°(fade-out)/An. Inst°
(Take 07) FS+LFS 1:06+ Finding the Way Home°(1-7, LFS only)? 
(Take 08) LFS+LFS 2:19+ Finding the Way Home°(1-9, 1xLFS only)?
(Take 09) LFS UN?
(Take 10) FS+FS 0:32

Finding the Way Home°(1-2-2)?

(Take 11) LFS 1:35

Finding the Way Home°(1-2-3)?

(Take 12) FS+PB 0:29+ Finding the Way Home°(1-2-1, FS only)?
(Take 13) FS+LFS UN?
(Take 14) PB UN
(Take 15) FS Preceeded by rehearsal UN
(Take 16) LFS+FS UN
(Take 17) FS+LFS UN
(Take 18) FS+LFS UN
(Take 19) 2xFS+LFS UN
(Take 20) 2xFS+PB UN
(Take 21) 3xFS Preceeded by rehearsal UN

(Take 22)

PB

3:18

Memphis Sessions°° 

(Take 23)

LFS

UN

(Take 24)

2xLFS+FS

UN

(Take 25)

LFS+FS

UN

(Take 26)

PB

UN

(Take 27)

LFS

UN

(Take 28)

PB

UN

(Take 29)

(M)

2:44

Undubbed master. Further overdubs:

UN







Overdubs (M) Brass overdubs on March 18 (Evening) March 18 (UN)
Overdubs (M) Strings overdubbed on March 21 March 21 (UN)
Overdubs M 2:44 Backup vocal overdubs on March 25 March 25 (From Elvis in Memphis°°)

 

Musicians:

Guitar :

Reggie Young

Guitar :

Elvis Presley

Bass :

Tommy Cogbill

Drums :

Gene Chrisman

Piano :

Bobby Wood

Organ :

Bobby Emmons


Notes:

The sequence and approximate take numbers of some of the takes of Only the Strong Survive as released on 'Finding the Way Home' is guesswork based on progress of performance. Only takes (1), (3) and (6) can easily be matched with session notes.