Upcoming Release: Guitar Man Session (Box Set)
Follow That Dream label (FTD) recently announced the release of Elvis Presley: Guitar Man – The ‘67/’68 Sessions.
The 5-CD boxset features the RCA recording sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville from September 1967 which highlights include the title track along with “Hi Heel Sneakers”, “Big Boss Man” and “You Don’t Know Me”. The January 1968 session featured “Too Much Monkey Business” and “U.S. Male”.
Included in the boxset is a 24-page booklet featuring rare photos, session data, memorabilia and global chart and release information.
Expected Release Date: July 26, 2024
Track List:
Disc 1
1. Big Boss Man
2. You Don’t Know Me
3. Guitar Man
4. Singing Tree
5. Just Call Me Lonesome
6. Hi-Heel Sneakers
7. U.S. Male
8. Stay Away
9. You’ll Never Walk Alone
10. We Call On Him
11. Mine
12. Going Home
13. Too Much Monkey Business
14. Suppose (Bonus Song)
September 10, 1967 Sessions
15. Guitar Man – takes 1-5
16. Guitar Man – takes 6-9
17. Guitar Man – take 10
18. Guitar Man – takes 11-12 undubbed master
19. Guitar Man – overdub of take 12 – unedited
20. Big Boss Man – takes 1-2
21. Big Boss Man – takes 3-9
September 10, 1967 Sessions continued
1. Mine – takes 1-4
2. Mine – takes 5-7
3. Mine – takes 8-9
4. Mine – takes 10-13
5. Mine – takes 14-16
6. Mine – takes 17-18
7. Mine – takes 19-21
8. Mine – take 21 with vocal replacement – master
9. Singing Tree – take 1
10. Singing Tree – takes 2-4
11. Singing Tree – takes 5-7
12. Singing Tree – take 8
13. Singing Tree – takes 9-12 )
14. Singing Tree – take 13 alternate master
15. Just Call Me Lonesome – take 1 master
16. Just Call Me Lonesome – takes 2-4
17. Just Call Me Lonesome – takes 5-6 alternate master
Disc 3
September 11, 1967 Sessions
1. Hi-Heel Sneakers – takes 1-5
2. Hi-Heel Sneakers – takes 6-7 unedited master
3. Hi-Heel Sneakers – Splice of take 7 & first line of take 5 – edited master
4. You Don’t Know Me – take 1
5. You Don’t Know Me – take 2
6. You Don’t Know Me – splice of take 1 and last chord of take 2 – master
7. We Call On Him -takes 1-2
8. We Call On Him – take 3
9. We Call On Him – takes 4-5
10. We Call On Him – takes 6-7
11. We Call On Him – take 8 12. We Call On Him – take 9 master
13. You’ll Never Walk Alone – take 1
14. You’ll Never Walk Alone – take 2
15. You’ll Never Walk Alone – takes 3-8
16. You’ll Never Walk Alone – splice of takes 8 & 1 – master v 17. Singing Tree (remake) – takes 1-3
18. Singing Tree (remake) – take 4-5 undubbed master
19. Singing Tree (remake) - - overdub of take 5 master
Disc 4
The January 15, 1968 Sessions
1. Too Much Monkey Business -takes 1-3
2. Too Much Monkey Business – takes 4-9
3. Too Much Monkey Business – take 10
4. Too Much Monkey Business – takes 11-13
5. Too Much Monkey Business – take 14 undubbed master
6. Too Much Monkey Business – overdub of take 14, take 1
7. Too Much Monkey Business – overdub of take 14. Takes 2-5 master
8. Goin’ Home – takes 1-5
9. Goin’ Home – takes 6-15
10. Goin’ Home – takes 16-21
11. Goin’ Home – takes 22-23
12. Goin’ Home – takes 24-29
14. Goin’ Home – take 30 master
Disc 5
The January 16, 1968 Sessions
1. Stay Away – takes 1-2
2. Stay Away – takes 3-6
3. Stay Away – takes 7-9
4. Stay Away – takes 10-13
5. Stay Away – take 14
6. Stay Away – take 15 undubbed master
7. Stay Away – overdub of take 15, take 1
8. Stay Away – overdub of take 15, take 2
9. Stay Away –(overdub of take 15, take 3 master
10. U.S. Male – takes 1-4
11. U.S. Male – take 5
12. U.S. Male – takes 6-
13. U.S.Male – takes 8-10
14. U.S. Male – take 11
15. U.S. Male – take 12
Overdub Session, March 20, 1967
16. Suppose – Elvis at the piano, 1966 recording
17. Suppose – overdubbed master
18. Suppose – (instrumental)
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