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August 1 - 3 1963
(+ 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)

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California
Overdub Session for MGM's Viva Las Vegas
Musical Director for MGM : George Stoll
Engineer : NA

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
Unknown
   

C'mon Everybody (movie version - overdub)
2501 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat)
Take 1 NG
  Hand claps & finger snaps
overdubs of 2002-07

 
Take 2 NG      
Take 3 (M)   (used for composite movie version)  

C'mon Everybody (movie version - blues vocal ending)
2502 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat)
Take 1 (M)
  (ending used for composite movie version)

 

Ann Grunts
2531 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3 (M)   (used for Gym Dance sequence) Soundtrack°

Vocal Grunts
2532 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2 (M)   (used for C'mon Everybody sequence) Soundtrack°

Ann - Ad Lib Vocals
2535 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1 (M)   (used for What'd I Say sequence) Soundtrack°

Ann Humming
2536 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1 (M)   (used for Santa Lucia sequence) Soundtrack°

Ann's Steps
2571 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3 (M)   (used for Gym Dance sequence) Soundtrack°

Finger Snaps
2573 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2 (M)   (used for Gym Dance sequence) Soundtrack°

Gym Dance (composite)
   
Spliced (M) 1:02 Composite of 2531-03, 2571-03,
2573-02 & 2548-02/08
Soundtrack°~Viva Las Vegas - The Alternate Album°~From Santa Monica
Blvd, LA, California Volume 2°° ('Bongos')~Blu-Ray°°

Elvis' Steps etc
2574 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3        
Take 4 (M)   (used for C'mon Everybody sequence) Soundtrack°

Elvis' Steps etc
2575 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2 (M)   (used for C'mon Everybody sequence) Soundtrack°

Claps & Whistle
2576 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1 (M)   (used for C'mon Everybody sequence) Soundtrack°

Ann Leg Slaps
2578 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1 (M)   (used for C'mon Everybody sequence) Soundtrack°

C'mon Everybody (movie version - composite)
   
Spliced M
2:30 Composite of 2501-03, 2502-01,
2532-02, 2574-04, 2575-02,
2576-01, 2578-01 & 2547-01

The Viva Las Vegas Sessions 3 (FTD)°°~Soundtrack°~Blu-Ray°°

Leg Steps
2582 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2 (M)   (used for What'd I Say sequence) Soundtrack°

Claps & Steps
2583 August 1-3 1963 (Thur-Sat) (?)
Take 1        
Take 2        
Take 3 (M)   (used for What'd I Say sequence) Soundtrack°

Notes

These overdubs must now not exist on tape.

To create the movie version of 'C'mon Everybody' for their limited edition The Viva Las Vegas Sessions 3xCD set, Follow That Dream overlaid the finger snaps, hand claps, foot stamps and Ann-Margret's additional vocals from the actual movie soundtrack, to the stereo 2002-07. The blues ending is lifted from the Blu-Ray release of the movie, as this is in stereo, albeit a different stereo image to that of Take 7, which is why it sounds out of place to the rest of the track.

All timings in the 'Musical Breakdown' below are taken from the DVD release of the movie.

Session Logs
Musical Breakdown
Viva Las Vegas
Musical Breakdown
Movie Scene Sheets
Viva Las Vegas
Scene Sheets - Reel 2
Recording Information
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

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