Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee

Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) is a 2 CD re-release in the FTD Classic Album Series
Tracklisting - Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee:
FIRST PRESSING: Darker coloured back cover and slightly different layout to 2nd pressing
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Disc 1 : The Album:
01 Witchcraft 2:24 - 02 Please Don't Drag That String Around 1:57 - 03 Love Me Tonight 2:03 - 04 Slowly But Surely 2:15 - 05 It Hurts Me 2:30 - 06 Echoes Of Love 2:42 - 07 (It s A) Long Lonely Highway 2:23 - 08 (You re The) Devil In Disguise 2:22 - 09 Never Ending 2:02 - 10 Ask Me 2:09 - 11 Memphis, Tennessee 2:11 - 12 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers 1:53 - 13 *** 2:14 - 14 Blue River 2:11 - 15 What Now, What Next , Where To 2:0

Rejected masters:
16 Memphis, Tennessee 2:16 - 17 Ask Me 2:1

First takes:
18 Witchcraft take 1 2:40 - 19 Please Don t Drag That String Around take 1 2:09 - 20 Love Me Tonight take 1 2:12 - 21 Slowly But Surely take 1 2:32 - 22 It Hurts Me take 1 2:41 - 23 Echoes Of Love take 1 2:52 - 24 (It s A) Long Lonely Highway - take 1 2:58 - 25 (You re The) Devil In Disguise -take 3 2:39 - 26 Never Ending take 1 2:06 - 27 Ask me takes 1 & 2 2:40 - 28 Memphis Tennessee take 1 2:47 - 29 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers take 1 2:05 - 30 *** take 1 2:09 - 31 Ask Me (1963 version) take 1 2:30

Disc 2 : May 1963 sessions:
01 Echoes Of Love takes 2,4,5,3 5:51 - 02 Please Don t Drag That String Around take 2 2:10 - 03 Please Don t Drag That String Around takes 3,4,5 3:55 - 04 (You re The) Devil In Disguise takes 1,2,4,5,6(M) 5:07 - 05 Never Ending take 2 & 3(M) 3:20 - 06 Witchcraft take 2 2:33 - 07 Finder Keepers, Losers Weepers takes 2 &3M 3:14 - 08 Love Me Tonight takes 2,3,4 3:00 - 09 Love Me Tonight takes 6 & 5 2:59 - 10 Memphis, Tennessee ( '63 version) take 1 2:34 - 11 *** takes 2 & 3 3:29 - 12 Slowly But Surely takes 2,3,4 2:53 - 13 Blue River takes 1 & 2 2:29 - 14 Ask Me takes 3 & 4 3:25 - 15 Ask Me takes 5 & 6 (alt. master) 3:43 - 16 Echoes Of Love takes 6 & 7 2:01 - 17 Echoes Of Love takes 9 & 8 (alt. master) 3:25

January 1964 sessions:
18 Memphis, Tennessee takes 2,3,4,5 4:28 - 19 Ask Me take 3 2:29 - 20 Ask Me takes 4,5,6,7 3:54 - 21 Ask Me takes 8,10,9 2:53 - 22 It Hurts Me takes 2,3,4,5(M) 4:14

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen & Roger Semon
Compiled and mastered by Sebastian Jeansson

Recorded: May 26 & 27, 1963 and January 12, 1964 at RCA s Studio B, Nashville

Guitar: Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy, Scotty Moore; Bass: Bob Moore; Drums: D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman; Piano & Organ: Floyd Cramer; Sax, Vibes & Shakers: Boots Randolph; Vocals: Millie Kirkham, The Jordanaires

Original A&R representatives: Steve Sholes (May 63) & Chet Atkins (January 64)
Original engineers: Bill Porter (May 63) & Ron Steele (January 64)