ElvisMusic

March 31 1970 (Overdub)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

 

RCA Studio A – Nashville, Tennessee
Producer: Felton Jarvis
Engineer: Al Pachucki
Technician: Roy Shockley

 

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
NA   Millie Kirkham; Mary Holladay; Ginger Holladay; Mary ‘Jeanie’ Greene;
Sandra Posey Robinson
    Dolores Edgin; June ‘Ricki’ Page; Hurshel Wiginton; Joseph Babcock
(10.00am – 2.00pm)
 

Mama Liked The Roses (overdub)
XPA5 1152
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 10.00am – 2.00pm)
Overdub M 2:48 Backup vocal overdub by Sandra
Posey Robinson, after string
overdubs (SPA1 4135)
  • Complete Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°°
  • The Memphis Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 33)°°
  • From Elvis At American Sound (FTD)°° (faded – original mix)
  • From Elvis In Memphis (2000)°°
  • Comp. Single Collection 7°°
  • Suspicious Minds – The Memphis 1969 Anthology°°
  • 60s Box 4°°
  • The Memphis Record°° (different mix – faded)
  • From Elvis In Memphis (Legacy)°
 

Runaway (overdub)
XPA5 2315
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 10.00am – 2.00pm)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed, after
guitar solo repair 		 
         
Overdub M 2:32 Additional backup vocals
overdubbed on April 1 1970
  • Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 18 (Sony)°°
  • Live In Las Vegas (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 10)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
  • Elvis In Person (FTD)°°
  • On Stage (1970)°°
 

Yesterday (overdub)
XPA5 2318
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 10.00am – 2.00pm)
Overdub M 2:27 Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on August 25 1969
  • Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°
  • Live In Las Vegas (Franklin Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°
  • On Stage (FTD)°°
  • On Stage (Legacy)°°
  • Elvis in Person (FTD)°°
  • On Stage (70)°°
 

The Wonder Of You (overdub)
ZPA5 1300
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 10.00am – 2.00pm)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on February 18 1970		  
         
Overdub M 2:35 Additional backup vocals and end
applause overdubbed on April 3		 Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Live In Las Vegas (Franklin
Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°~On Stage (FTD)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
~Elvis 75 CD3°°~Viva Las Vegas CD1°° (wrongly listed as February 17)
~Wonder Of You (2005 single)°°~Single (1970)°°~On Stage (1970)°° &
(1999)°°+All Time Greatest Hits CD2°° (diff. mix)~Live In Las Vegas 3°°
+Top Ten Hits° (remix – SPA1 4193)+30 No. One Hits (E1)°° (after 2007)
+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°
 

Proud Mary (overdub)
ZPA5 1289
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 3.00pm – 7.00pm)
Overdub M 2:47 Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on February 16 1970		 Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Live In Las Vegas (Franklin
Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°~On Stage (FTD)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
~Viva Las Vegas CD1°°~On Stage (1970 – no intro & 1999 – edited intro)°°
(diff. mixes)+Live In Las Vegas 3°° (intro)+Rebooked At The Internat’l 2°°
(different mix)
 

Let It Be Me (overdub)
ZPA5 1291
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 3.00pm – 7.00pm)
Overdub M 3:41 Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on February 17 1970		 Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Live In Las Vegas (Franklin
Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°~On Stage (FTD)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
~Viva Las Vegas 1°°~Wonder Of You (2005 single)°°~On Stage°° (1970
& 1999 Reissue) (different mixes)~Live In Las Vegas 3°°+The Definitive
Love Album°° (edited)+Rebooked At The International 2°° (different mix)
 

Sweet Caroline (overdub)
ZPA5 1293
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 3.00pm – 7.00pm)
Overdub M 2:43 Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on February 16 1970		 Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Live In Las Vegas (Franklin
Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°~On Stage (FTD)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
+On Stage (’70 & ’99 Reissue)°°+Live In Las Vegas 3°° (different mix)
+Rebooked At The International 2°° (different mix)
 

Release Me (overdub)
ZPA5 1294
   March 31 1970 (Tue: 3.00pm – 7.00pm)
Overdub M 3:11 Backup vocals overdubbed to live
master, originally recorded in Las
Vegas on February 18 1970		 Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Live In Las Vegas (Franklin
Mint Comp. Mast. Coll. 10)°°~On Stage (FTD)°°~On Stage (Legacy)°°
~Viva Las Vegas 1°° (multi-track – no dialogue)~Elvis Country (2006)°°
(no dialogue)~On Stage (1970 – dialogue & 1999 Reissue – no dialogue)°°
(different mixes)~Live In Las Vegas 3°° (no dialogue)+Welcome To My
World°° (no dialogue – different mix)+The Definitive Love Album°° (edited)
+Rebooked at the International 2°° (extra dialogue)

How Great Thou Art Sessions (FTD)

05/08/2023

Elvis RCA & FTD Live 1977

21/08/2023