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 Aug 22 2011, 05:28 PM
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 Down in the Jungle Room  Group: Special Members Member No.: 363 Joined: 3-February 06 Posts: 2,072 From: Finland  |
Having now gone through the "Complete Masters" set I got this urge of start collecting pictures from as many of EP's recording session dates as possible, just because I find it interesting to know how Elvis looked during the recording of certain songs. There are obviously many dates still missing, and there are MANY sessions during which no photographs were probably even snapped, so I've settled for shots from the same day, preferably either at arrival to the studio or after the session etc...
Still very much a work in progress but any additions/corrections are obviously welcome, and I'll be making the changes asap. Elvis In The Studio ---------------------------------------- RCA Studio's - Nashville, TN --- April 14, 1956 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 
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Number of downloads: 16RCA Studio's - New York --- July 2, 1956 Hound Dog Don't Be Cruel Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
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Number of downloads: 820th Century Fox Stage 1 - Hollywood, CA --- August 24, 1956 We're Gonna Move Love Me Tender Poor Boy
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Number of downloads: 6Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- September 1, 1956 Playing For Keeps Love Me Paralyzed How Do You Think I Feel How's The World Treating You
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Number of downloads: 6Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- September 2, 1956 Paralyzed When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again Long Tall Sally Old Shep Too Much Anyplace Is Paradise Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- September 3, 1956 Ready Teddy First In Line Rip It Up *** Photo below is either from Sept. 2 or 3 sessions...
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Number of downloads: 9Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- January 19, 1957 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) Blueberry Hill Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Is It So Strange Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- February 14, 1957 Loving You (two different versions) Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- February 23, 1957 Don't Leave Me Now I Beg Of You One Night True Love I Need You So Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- February 24, 1957 Loving You When It Rains It Really Pours *** Picture below most likely taken at one of the four sessions listed above.
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Number of downloads: 6Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- April 30, 1957 Jailhouse Rock Treat Me Nice Young And Beautiful
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Number of downloads: 7Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- May 3, 1957 Treat Me Nice I Want To Be Free (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Rhythm Track) Don't Leave Me Now
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Number of downloads: 6MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, CA --- May 7 / 8 1957 (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (VO)
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Number of downloads: 6Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- January 15, 1958 Hard Headed Woman Trouble New Orleans Crawfish
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Number of downloads: 7RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- June 10, 1958 I Need Your Love Tonight A Big Hunk O' Love Ain't That Loving You Baby Ain't That Loving You Baby (Fast Version) (Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I
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Number of downloads: 7RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- March 20, 1960 Make Me Know It Soldier Boy *** Picture taken in Memphis just before Elvis headed for Nashville for the session scheduled later that day.
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Number of downloads: 6RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- March 21, 1960 Stuck On You Fame & Fortune A Mess Of Blues It Feels So Right *** Elvis leaving Nashville on March 21st, after the recording session.
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Number of downloads: 7RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- October, 30 1960 Milky White Way His Hand In Mine I Believe In The Man In The Sky He Knows Just What I Need Surrender Mansion Over The Hilltop
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Number of downloads: 5RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- February 25, 1965 So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) My Desert Serenade Wisom Of The Ages Kismet Hey Little Girl
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Number of downloads: 8Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- May 13, 1965 Come Along (Vocal Overdub) Beginners Luck (Vocal Overdub) Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In (V.O.) Please Don't Stop Loving Me Shout It Out Frankie & Johnny (Movie Version) Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- May 14, 1965 Frankie & Johnny (Movie Version) What Every Woman Lives For (Vocal Overdub) Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter Look Out Broadway Everybody Come Aboard Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- May 15, 1965 Chesay Frankie & Johnny (Record Version) *** Picture below taken at one of the three sessions listed above...
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Number of downloads: 11Radio Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- February 16, 1966 Smorgasbord Stop, Look & Listen Am I Ready Beach Shack
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Number of downloads: 13RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- May 28, 1966 If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side Where Could I Go But To The Lord? Come What May Fools Fall In Love
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Number of downloads: 12MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, CA --- June 20, 1967 Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby Five Sleepy Heads Who Are You? (Who Am I?) Speedway Suppose
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Number of downloads: 8RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- September 10, 1967 Guitar Man Big Boss Man RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- September 11, 1967 Mine Singing Tree Just Call Me Lonesome Hi-Heel Sneakers You Don't Know Me We Call On Him You'll Never Walk Alone *** Picture below taken either before the Sept. 10 or 11 sessions...
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Number of downloads: 6Western Recorders - Hollywood, CA --- March 7, 1968 Wonderful World Edge Of Reality A Little Less Conversation Almost In Love (Track)
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Number of downloads: 7Western Recorders - Burbank, CA --- June 23, 1968 If I Can Dream
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Number of downloads: 7American Sound - Memphis, TN --- January 23, 1969 Without Love (There Is Nothing) I'll Hold You In My Heart ('Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) I'll Be There Suspicious Minds Suspicious Minds (Harmony Vocal Overdub) *** Picture below possibly from Jan. 23rd... EP is pictured with his female background singers.
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Number of downloads: 4RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- June 4, 1970 Mystery Train / Tiger Man (Jam) Twenty Days & Twenty Nights I've Lost You I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago The Sound Of Your Cry Faded Love The Fool A Hundred Years From Now Little Cabin On The Hill Cindy, Cindy *** Arriving at the studio on June 4th.
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Number of downloads: 7RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- June 5, 1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off It How The Web Was Woven It's Your Baby, You Rock It Stranger In The Crowd I'll Never Know Mary In The Morning *** Arriving at the studio on June 5th.
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Number of downloads: 6RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- May 15, 1971 Miracle Of The Rosary It Won't Seem Like Christmas If I Get Home On Christmas Day Padre Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees Merry Christmas Baby Silver Bells *** Arriving at the studio on May 15th.
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Number of downloads: 21RCA Studio B - Nashville, TN --- May 21, 1971 Love Me, Love The Life I Lead The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Temple Riser Duet) *** Leaving the studio after the May 21 session(?).
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Number of downloads: 9Stax Studio - Memphis, TN --- July 22, 1973 Find Out What's Happening I've Got A Thing About You Baby Just A Little Bit *** Arriving at the studio on July 22nd.
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Number of downloads: 10Stax Studio - Memphis, TN --- December 16, 1973 If That Isn't Love Spanish Eyes She Wears My Ring *** Leaving the studio after the Dec. 16th session.
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Number of downloads: 3The Jungle Room, Graceland - Memphis, TN --- February 2 / 3, 1976 Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall She Thinks I Still Care The Last Farewell *** Picture below taken sometime during Feb. 2 in Graceland...
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Aug 25 2011, 01:37 AM
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 Listening to Elvis Group: Special Members Member No.: 179 Joined: 11-August 05 Posts: 116 From: Surprise, AZ |
I love your idea!
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Aug 25 2011, 10:05 AM
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 At The Gates Of Graceland Group: Special Members Member No.: 64 Joined: 3-June 05 Posts: 1,803 From: Sunny UK |
Great project, plenty i aint seen before too ................
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Aug 25 2011, 04:23 PM
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Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 363 Joined: 3-February 06 Posts: 2,072 From: Finland |
Thanks for the comments. ... I just added shots from 1968 and 1969... although I had some difficulties with the dates. If someone has more accurate infos/confirmation that they're correct, let me know too.
Also managed to found one very small pic of EP and the crew arriving for the May 15, 1971 sessions in Nashville... it's apparently taken from the "Elvis Now" FTD booklet (which I can't check as I don't have it...)... |
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Aug 25 2011, 08:36 PM
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 Administrator  Group: Administrator Member No.: 1 Joined: 27-May 05 Posts: 17,945 From: Worcestershire, England |
EXCELLENT thread Jouni....great read. Top work..and look forward to seeing it grow. I've pinned it so it easier to find... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheers.gif)
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You may think that its the breeze...whistling through the lonely trees..but its only him a flyin' round the bend... as the day comes to an end.........    |
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Aug 28 2011, 10:17 AM
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Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 363 Joined: 3-February 06 Posts: 2,072 From: Finland |
UPDATE --> A couple of shots added from March 20-21, 1960 ("Elvis Is Back!" sessions)... not 'session pictures' as such, but taken during the March session dates. |
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Oct 8 2011, 03:15 PM
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Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 363 Joined: 3-February 06 Posts: 2,072 From: Finland |
UPDATE --> Managed to find a picture that was apparently taken after the final Stax session on December 16, 1973. If anyone has a more solid confirmation of the date, and/or a better version of the picture, feel free to add. |
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Oct 10 2011, 06:54 PM
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 Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 9 Joined: 29-May 05 Posts: 4,795 |
This is a great thread J...its great to see how Elvis looked and the studio layout etc..(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Oct 11 2011, 02:50 PM
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Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 363 Joined: 3-February 06 Posts: 2,072 From: Finland |
Thanks, Steve! If you have any corrections, or you can nail down a bit further some of the sessions I haven't been able to, let me know.
I just added the well knonw "Frankie & Johnny" session shot which shows the studio settings quite nicely... but it's also another which I don't have an exact date to... although there are only three options left so we're not too far from it. |
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Oct 13 2011, 01:16 AM
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Down in the Jungle Room Group: Special Members Member No.: 9 Joined: 29-May 05 Posts: 4,795 |
many thanks for the 'Frankie & Johhny' studio shot...that is one of my favourites from the 60's by far..due to it showing the layout etc...its a shame there arent more like this from Studio B in Nashville..having been there it would be great to know how it was all set out for an Elvis recording session..though the guide did tell us that Elvis often leaned up against the wall whilst singing a lot of the soundtrack songs he was bored with.
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Feb 24 2012, 05:33 PM
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 Welcome to The Kings Court Group: Members Member No.: 22,548 Joined: 12-February 10 Posts: 17 |
That picture of him at graceland 1976,is quite awesome, i always believed it was from 1973/1974 elvis looks so well when at home
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May 18 2012, 04:57 AM
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 Aboard N880EP Group: Special Members Member No.: 141 Joined: 12-July 05 Posts: 420 From: Winter Park, FL |
Great detective work!
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