In November 1955, 15 tapes of Sun
recordings were turned over to RCA. Producer Steve
Sholes made some handwritten notes on them, probably
in January 1956. These were analyzed by Lee Cotten
in the book All Shook Up - Elvis Day-By-Day (Popular
Culture, Ink., 1985). In the second edition (1998),
further research gives us more accurate interpretations.
Ernst Jørgensen's latest book, A Boy From
Tupelo gives us a some new revelations as well.
Eight tapes with Sun recordings were
shipped from New York to the vault in Indianapolis
to be destroyed in 1957. These were described in
the magazine Elvis - The Man And His Music No.
23 as well as a status report on the 15 known tapes.
At first it seemed that 10 tapes were sent to Indianapolis,
but in the second edition of All Shook Up, Lee
Cotten identifies three of them as being one, but
listed on three rows.
Most of the 15 original tapes are
lost today. Some were probably destroyed. Others
appear to have been stolen. The 'Harbor Lights'
tape was found in Steve Sholes' desk after his retirement.
The vocal channel slapback tape containing 'When
It Rains It Pours' was lost for years until found
inside another tape box in 1982 by coincidence.
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Box #1
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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Mid-July 1955
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I Forgot
To Remember To Forget
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Probably
includes master
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Mystery
Train
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Probably
includes master
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Tryin'
To Get to You
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Probably
includes master
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Original Notes:
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F2WW-8000,
8001, 8039 only
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Box #2
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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July 5 1954
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That's
All Right
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Probably
includes master
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Unknown
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Perhaps by
another artist
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Unknown
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Perhaps by
another artist
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Original Notes:
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F2WW-8040
and 2 other selections
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Box #3
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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September
12 - 16 1954
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Good Rockin'
Tonight
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1 take (probably
the master)
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Just Because
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6 takes (Unreleased
outtakes of the slow version)
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Just Because
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Master and
3 unreleased outtakes (Original fast version)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8043
and Just Because
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Box #4
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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January 30
- February 4 1955
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I Got
A Woman
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2 unreleased
takes
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Tryin'
To Get To You
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1 unreleased
take
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Tryin'
To Get To You
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1 unreleased
take
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Original Notes:
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_______________I
Got A Woman
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F2WW-8046
and Baby Trying to Get To You
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Box #5
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Not in vaults
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Mid-April
1955
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I'm Left,
You're Right, She's Gone
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6 takes (Probably
original, fast version, including the master)
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Original Notes:
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F2WW-8047
only
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Box #6
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In RCA vaults
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Mid-November
1954 - Mid-April 1955
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I'm Left,
You're Right, She's Gone (slow version)
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7 takes of
the slow version
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Original Notes:
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F2WW-8047
only
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Box #7
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Lost (But
not sent to Indianapolis in 1957)
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September
12 - 16 1954
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Tomorrow
Night
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7 takes,
including the master
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I'll Never
Let You Go (Little Darlin')
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2 takes,
including the master
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8115
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__________
only
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F2WB-8116
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Box #8
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In RCA vaults
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August 15
- 19 1954
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Blue Moon
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9 takes,
including the master
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8117
only
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Box #9
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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September
12 - 16 1954
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Good Rockin'
Tonight
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2 takes (Probably
master and unreleased outtake)
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Just Because
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1 take (Possibly
unreleased outtake of original, fast version)
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I'll Never
Let You Go (Little Darlin')
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2 takes (Probably
unreleased outtakes)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8118
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F2WB-8116
& F2WB
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Box
#10
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F2WB-8118
only ___8043
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Box #10
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Lost (But
not sent to Indianapolis in 1957)
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September
12 - 16 1954
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Just Because
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5 takes (Probably
unreleased outtakes of original, fast version)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8118
only 8043
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Box #11
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In RCA vaults
(Vocal Channel slapback tape)
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November 1
- 4 1955
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When It
Rains It Pours
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8 takes including
the master
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Original Notes:
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When It
Rains It Really Pours NG
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Box #12
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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September
12 - 16 1954
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I'll Never
Let You Go (Little Darlin')
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2 takes,
perhaps including released outtake
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Satisfied
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1 unreleased
take (1:15)
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I'll Never
Let You Go (Little Darlin')
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4 takes (Unreleased
outtakes)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8116
& Satisfied NG
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Box #13
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In RCA vaults
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July 5 1954
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I Love
You Because
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Takes 1 -
5
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That's
All Right
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Takes 1 -
3
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(Songs in
wrong order on original notes)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8040
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G2WB- I
Love You Because
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Box #14
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Lost (Sent
to Indianapolis in 1957)
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July 7 1954
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Blue Moon
Of Kentucky
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4 takes,
perhaps including the released outtake
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(Master never
turned over to RCA)
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Original Notes:
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F2WB-8041
only not so hot
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Box #15
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In RCA vaults
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July 5 1954
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Harbor
Lights
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8 takes,
including the master
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Original Notes:
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Harbor Lights
N.G.
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