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May 7 1969 (Overdub)
(+ 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)

RCA Studio A - Nashville, Tennessee
Producer : Felton Jarvis
Engineer: Al Pachucki
Arranger: Glen Spreen
(7.30pm - 10.30pm)

Musicians:    
Trumpet: R.F. Taylor  
Trumpet: Dick Steff  
French Horn: Joe D'Gerolamo  
Trombone: Jack Hale  
Trombone: Gerald Richardson  
Saxophone: Glen Spreen  
Saxophone: J.P. Luper  

From A Jack To A King (overdub)
XPA5 1158
  May 7 1969 (Wed)
Overdub (M)   Brass overdubbed, after string
overdubs
 
Spliced M 2:25 Elvis' mock voice spliced out
(2:04 - 2:07 replaced by
1:16 - 1:19 of Take 5)
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°°~The Memphis Sessions
(Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 33)°°~From Elvis In Memphis
(Legacy)°°~Back In Memphis (FTD)°°~Great Country Songs (DSD)°°
~Back In Memphis (24 Bit)°°~Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969
Anthology°°~60s Box 4°°

Without Love (There Is Nothing) (overdub)
XPA5 1159
  May 7 1969 (Wed)
Overdub (M)   Brass overdubbed, after string
overdubs
 
         
Overdub M 4:31 Backup v.o's on May 8 (aft)
(SPA1 4141)
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°°~The Memphis Sessions
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 33)°°~From Elvis In Memphis
(Legacy)°°~Back In Memphis (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°~Suspicious Minds -
The Memphis 1969 Anthology°°~60s Box 4°°+The Memphis Record°°

And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind (overdub)
XPA5 1267
  May 7 1969 (Wed)
Overdub (M)   Brass overdubbed, after string
overdubs
 
         
Overdub M 3:10 Backup v.o's on May 8 (aft) Complete Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°°~The Memphis Sessions
(Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 33)°°~From Elvis In Memphis
(Legacy)°°~Inspirational (DSD)°°~Back In Memphis (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°
~Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969 Anthology°°~60s Box 4°°

Stranger In My Own Home Town (overdub)
XPA5 1266
  May 7 1969 (Wed)
Overdub (M) 4:55 Brass overdubbed, after string
overdubs
A Legendary Performer Volume 9°°
Faded M 4:23 Master faded (SPA1 4120) Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 17 (Sony)°°~Rhythm & Blues (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 9)°°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 3
(Legacy)°°~From Elvis In Memphis (Legacy)°°~Back In Memphis (FTD)°°
~Back In Memphis (24 Bit)°°~Suspicious Minds - The Memphis 1969
Anthology°°~60s Box 4°°+The Memphis Record°° (4:39)+Reconsider
Baby°° (remix & edited - 3:50)

Notes
Although RCA's session log for this overdub session at Nashville indicates that backup vocals were overdubbed to these songs along with Brass, it must be a mistake, as Mary Holladay was actually at a Danny Walls recording session on this day.

Session Logs
Tape Legends
Overdubs
Tape Legends (Thanks to Follow That Dream)
Recording Information
May 6 1969 (Overdub)
May 6 1969 Overdub
 

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