FTD 72: Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (2 CD Set)

Description

Tracklist:

Disc 1 : The Album:

1. Witchcraft 2:24

2. Please Don’t Drag That String Around 1:57

3. Love Me Tonight 2:03

4. Slowly But Surely 2:15

5. It Hurts Me 2:30

6. Echoes Of Love 2:42

7. (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway 2:23

8. (You’re The) Devil In Disguise 2:22

9. Never Ending 2:02

10. Ask Me 2:09

11. Memphis, Tennessee 2:11

12. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers 1:53

13. *** 2:14

14. Blue River 2:11

15. What Now, What Next , Where To 2:01

Rejected masters:

16. Memphis, Tennessee 2:16

17. Ask Me 2:10

First takes:

18. Witchcraft – take 1 2:40

19. Please Don’t Drag That String Around – take 1 2:09

20. Love Me Tonight – take 1 2:12

21. Slowly But Surely – take 1 2:32

22 .It Hurts Me – take 1 2:41

23. Echoes Of Love – take 1 2:52

24. (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway – take 1 2:58

25. (You’re The) Devil In Disguise -take 3 2:39

26. Never Ending – take 1 2:06

27. Ask me – takes 1 & 2 2:40

28. Memphis Tennessee – take 1 2:47

29. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers – take 1 2:05

30. *** – take 1 2:09

31. Ask Me (1963 version) – take 1 2:30

Disc 2 : May 1963 sessions:

1. Echoes Of Love – takes 2,4,5,3 5:51

2. Please Don’t Drag That String Around – take 2 2:10

3. Please Don’t Drag That String Around – takes 3,4,5 3:55

4. (You’re The) Devil In Disguise – takes 1,2,4,5,6(M) 5:07

5. Never Ending – take 2 & 3(M) 3:20

6. Witchcraft – take 2 2:33

7. Finder Keepers, Losers Weepers – takes 2 &3M 3:14

8. Love Me Tonight – takes 2,3,4 3:00

9. Love Me Tonight – takes 6 & 5 2:59

10. Memphis, Tennessee (‘63 version)– take 1 2:34

11. *** – takes 2 & 3 3:29

12. Slowly But Surely – takes 2,3,4 2:53

13. Blue River – takes 1 & 2 2:29

14. Ask Me – takes 3 & 4 3:25

15. Ask Me – takes 5 & 6 (alt. master) 3:43

16. Echoes Of Love – takes 6 & 7 2:01

17. Echoes Of Love – takes 9 & 8 (alt. master) 3:25

January 1964 sessions:

18. Memphis, Tennessee – takes 2,3,4,5 4:28

19. Ask Me – take 3 2:29

20. Ask Me – takes 4,5,6,7 3:54

21. Ask Me – takes 8,10,9 2:53

22. It Hurts Me – takes 2,3,4,5(M) 4:14

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon

Compiled and mastered by Sebastian Jeansson

Recorded: May 26 & 27, 1963 and January 12, 1964 at RCA’s Studio B, Nashville

Guitar: Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy, Scotty Moore; Bass: Bob Moore; Drums: D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman; Piano & Organ: Floyd Cramer; Sax, Vibes & Shakers: Boots Randolph; Vocals: Millie Kirkham, The Jordanaires

Original A&R representatives: Steve Sholes (May ’63) & Chet Atkins (January ’64)

Original engineers: Bill Porter (May ’63) & Ron Steele (January ’64)