Long Black Limousine |
May 20 2006, 10:09 AM
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Platinum Member Group: Special Members Member No.: 7 Joined: 27-May 05 Posts: 5,841 From: Belgium , Antwerp |
Long Black Limousine Studio Sessions for RCA, January 13-14, 1969
First LP release: FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS (IMG:http://www.thekingscourt.co.uk/covers/cover/CAS2304US1/LSP4155US.jpg) for more info on this LP: http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/index.php?showtopic=1125 Lyrics: Long Black Limousine (V. Stovall - B. George) There's a long line of mourners Driving down our little street Their fancy cars are such a sight to see, oh yea They're all rich friends who knew you in the scene And now they've finally brought you Brought you home to me When you left you know you told me That some day you'd be returnin' In a fancy car, all the town to see, oh yea, Well now everyone is watching you You finally had your dream, yea You're ridin' in a long black limousine You know the papers told of how you lost your life, oh yea The party, the party and the fatal crash that night Well the race along the highway, oh the curve you didn't see When you're riding in that long black limousine Through tear filled eyes I watch as you pass by oh yea A chauffeur, a chauffeur at the wheel dressed up so fine Well I never, I never, never, never Oh my heart, all my dreams yea, they're with you In that long black limousine Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine Takes: XPA5 1142 January 13 (Mon.): 19:00 - 22:00 Take 01 FS 1:02 Preceeded by rehearsal Take 02 LFS 2:38 Take 03 FS 0:34 Take 04 FS 0:43 Actually announced as "take number 4" Take 05 FS 0:50 "We're rolling, number 5" Take 06 PB 4:30 Take 07 FS 0:29 Take 08 FS 0:24 Take 09 (M) Further overdubs: Long Black Limousine (vocal repair) XPA5 1142 January 22 (Wed.): 01:00 - 04:00 V.O. (M) Vocal repair of part on January 21-22 Overdubs (M) Brass & piano('bell') overdubs on January 23 Overdubs (M) 3:44 Backup vocal overdubs on January 24 Overdubs M 3:43 Strings overdubbed on March 18 Musicians: Guitar : Reggie Young Guitar : Elvis Presley Bass : Tommy Cogbill Bass : Mike Leech Drums : Gene Chrisman Piano : Bobby Wood Organ : Bobby Emmons Studio : American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee Producer : Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis Engineer : Al Pachucki -------------------- |
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May 20 2006, 10:35 PM
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Administrator Group: Administrator Member No.: 1 Joined: 27-May 05 Posts: 17,945 From: Worcestershire, England |
A Totally OUSTANDING track...one of the very best IMO. Great info as usual Steve [img]style_emoticons/default/cheers.gif[/img]
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May 20 2006, 11:11 PM
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Listening to Elvis Group: Special Members Member No.: 417 Joined: 31-March 06 Posts: 201 From: Southern United States |
I have this record and the cd. I really liked that track and all the others on that album. He was supposed to have had a cold at the time or just getting over one when he recorded this didn't he? I heard somewhere that's why his voice seemed to be sort of gravelly at times. I don't know if that's what it was but I thought his voice was great in that session.
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"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips. It came from a combination of R & B and Soul. It was the beginning of a new music. They called it "Rock 'n Roll."..................by TGM |
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Aug 7 2009, 05:52 AM
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Welcome to The Kings Court Group: Members Member No.: 22,219 Joined: 8-April 09 Posts: 10 |
I have this record and the cd. I really liked that track and all the others on that album. He was supposed to have had a cold at the time or just getting over one when he recorded this didn't he? I heard somewhere that's why his voice seemed to be sort of gravelly at times. I don't know if that's what it was but I thought his voice was great in that session. Yeah he had a cold. It got so bad he had to take a couple days off in the middle of the session. |
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