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October 1 1970 (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

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
NA
  The Imperials: Terry Blackwood; Roger Wiles; Jimmie Murray; Armond
Morales
The Nashville Edition: Dolores Edgin; Carol Montgomery; June Page;
Winnifred Brest

The Fool (overdub)
ZPA4 1597
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 2:24 Backup vocals overdubbed to
June 4 master
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Country Legend (Franklin
Mint Comp. Masters Collection 18)°°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 4
(Legacy)°°~Elvis Country (24 Bit)°°~70s Box 3°°+Elvis Country (FTD)°°

Little Cabin On The Hill (overdub)
ZPA4 1598
  October 1 1970 (Thur) (?)
Overdub M 1:45 Harmony vocal overdubbed, after
fiddle & banjo overdubs
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Country Roots (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 8)°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°~Elvis Country
(24 Bit)°°+70s Box 3°° (different mixes - no James Burton guitar track)
+Unedited Masters - Life (Venus)°° (additional guitar strums - listed as
Take 1 - different mix)

Cindy, Cindy (overdub)
ZPA4 1599
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub (M) 3:16 Additional backup vocals overdubbed, after brass overdubs
Unedited master
Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
Faded M 2:31 Master faded Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~Girls! Girls! & More Girls!
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 17)°°~Love Letters From Elvis
(FTD)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (20 Bit)°°~70s Box 3°°

Bridge Over Troubled Water (overdub)
ZPA4 1600
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub (M) 4:29 Additional backup vocals overdubbed, after brass and
string overdubs
Elvis Inspirational (DSD)°°~Heart And Soul (DSD)°°~70s Box 3°°
Overdub M 4:39 With overdubbed applause Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Coll. 27)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°
~That's The Way It Is (24 Bit)°°+That's The Way It Is CD1°°~That's The
Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°+The Definitive Love Album°° (edited)

I'll Never Know (overdub)
ZPA4 1605
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 2:25 Additional backup vocals
overdubbed, after brass and
string overdubs
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 19 (Sony)°°~In The Mood (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 24)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°
~Love Letters From Elvis (20 Bit)°°+That's The Way It Is - Special
Edition°° (different mix)

Mary In The Morning (overdub)
ZPA4 1606
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub (M) 4:25 Backup vocals overdubbed,
after brass and string overdubs
Unedited master
Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in)
Faded M 4:10 Master faded That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley
Masters 19 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs (Franklin Mint Complete
Masters Collection 25)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°+(24 Bit)°°
~That's The Way It Is CD1°°~70s Box 3°°+The Other Side Of Memphis°°

Just Pretend (overdub)
ZPA4 1609
  October 1 1970 (Thur) (?)
Overdub M 4:13 Additional backup vocals
overdubbed, after brass and
string overdubs
That's The Way It Is - Deluxe Edition 1°°~The Complete Elvis Presley
Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint Complete Masters
Collection 12)°°~That's The Way It Is (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°~That's The
Way It Is CD1°° (4:04)+Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°°
(count-in)

When I'm Over You (overdub)
ZPA4 1615
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub (M) 2:39 Backup vocals overdubbed to
June 7 master
Pure Diamonds Volume 2° (see note)
         
Overdub (M) 3:40 String overdubs on October 28
Unedited master
Unedited Masters - Nashville Revisited (Venus)°°
Faded M 2:37 Master faded Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Heartache (Franklin Mint
Comp. Masters Coll'n 6)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°
+That's The Way It Is - Special Edition°° (different mix)

I Really Don't Want To Know (overdub)
ZPA4 1616
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 2:46 Backup vocals overdubbed,
after brass and string overdubs
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Country Roots (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 8)°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°~Great Country
Songs (DSD)°°~70s Box 1°°+Welcome To My World°° (different mixes
+Complete Single Collection 7°°~The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°
~Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash (FTD)° (final drum beat - single
version)

Tomorrow Never Comes (overdub)
ZPA4 1618   October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 3:56 Backup vocals overdubbed,
after brass and string overdubs
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Country Roots (Franklin
Mint Comp Masters Collection 8)°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°
~Country (2006 - DSD)°°~Unedited Masters - Life (Venus)°°+70s Box 3°°
(with FS from Take 6)

Make The World Go Away (overdub)
ZPA4 1620
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub Take 3   Additional backup vocals overdubbed
to Take 3, after initial backup vocal
overdubs
 
Overdub WP-1   Additional backup vocals overdubbed
to work part Take 1, after initial
backup vocal overdubs
 
         
Overdub Take 3 3:38 String overdubs on October 28
Alternate master?
Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in)+Welcome To
My World (LP)°° (different mix)
Overdub WP-1 1:12 String overdubs on October 28 Unedited Masters - Nashville 1970 (Venus)°° (count-in)
         
Spliced M 2:56 Composite of overdub of Take 3
and overdub of work part - Take 1
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Country Roots (Franklin
Mint Comp. Masters Collection 8)°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°
~Great Country Songs (DSD)°°~70s Box 3°°+The Definitive Country
Album°° (edited)+Pure Diamonds Volume 2°~For The Good Times°
(with October 1 overdubs ? - see note)

Funny How Time Slips Away (remake) (overdub)
ZPA4 1621
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub (M) 4:36 Additional backup vocals overdubbed,
after initial backup vocal overdubs
Pure Diamonds Volume 2° (too slow)
         
Overdub M 4:19 String overdubs on October 28 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Country Legend (Franklin
Mint Comp. Masters Collection 18)°°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 4
(Legacy)°°~Great Country Songs °°~70s Box 3°°~Country (2006 - DSD)°°
+Elvis Country (FTD)°°~(24 Bit)°°~(LP)°° (different mixes)+The Definitive
Country Album°° (edited)

There Goes My Everything (overdub)
ZPA4 1624
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 2:57 Backup vocals overdubbed,
after brass and string overdubs
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Country Legend (Franklin Mint
Comp. Masters Collection 18)°°~Elvis 75 CD3°°~Elvis Country (FTD)°°
~Elvis Country (24 Bit)°°~Complete Single Collection 7°°~70s Box 1°°
+Taking Care Of Business - In A Flash (FTD)°~The Mono Masters CD4
(Venus)° (single version)

If I Were You (overdub)
ZPA4 1625
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 3:02 Backup vocals overdubbed,
after brass and string overdubs
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Loves Lost (Franklin Mint
Comp. Masters Coll'n 12)°°~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°

Only Believe (overdub)
ZPA4 1626
  October 1 1970 (Thur)
Overdub M 2:49 Additional backup vocals
overdubbed, after string overdubs
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 20 (Sony)°°~Moved By Faith (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 13)°°~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 3°°
~Love Letters From Elvis (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°~Inspirational (DSD)°°
~Complete Single Collection 7°°~Peace In The Valley 2°°+The Mono
Masters CD4 (Venus)°

Notes

It is unknown who provided the harmony vocal on 'Little Cabin On The Hill' - the 16-track tape log only states "Jim's Vocal - Harmony" for that channel. It may be Jimmie Murray, of The Imperials, which would place the harmony vocal being overdubbed on October 1 1970.

'Just Pretend' is not listed in Sessions III as being overdubbed on this date, but the 16-track tape log shows that two sets of backup vocals were overdubbed, so this date would be most likely when the second backup vocals were overdubbed.


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