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Long Black Limousine Studio Sessions for RCA, January 13-14, 1969

First LP release:

FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS

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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