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July 5 1954
(+ 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)

SUN Studio - Memphis, Tennessee
Engineer : Sam Phillips

Musicians:    
Guitar: Elvis Presley  
Guitar: Scotty Moore  
Bass: Bill Black  

Harbor Lights
  July 5 1954 (Mon)
Take 1 Reh'sal
+FS
0:26 "1. Breakdowns" A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
(Tape Box #15)
Take 2 FS 0:06   A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
Take 3 M 2:53 "2. Harbor Lights (Instruments)"
(EPA3 2742)
(OPA1 4193 - changed to 4191)
A Boy From Tupelo 1°~Elvis At Sun°~The Compete Elvis Presley
Masters 1 (Sony)°~The Early Years (Franklin Mint Complete Masters
Collection 28)°~Memphis Recording Service Volume 2°~Sunrise°
~A Legendary Performer Vol 2 (LP)° (with echo)~A Golden Celeb. 1°
~50s Box 1°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)° (2:38)+A Boy
From Tupelo 2°
Take 4 Complete 2:37 "3. Harbor Lights (2:27)" A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
(2:37)~Today Tomorrow & Forever 1° (2:29 - listed as Take 3)
Take 5 FS 0:27 "4. __"_____"__ (Breakdowns)" A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
Take 6 LFS 0:54   A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
Take 7 Complete 2:24 "5. __"_____"__ (2:20) N.G.)" A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)°
Take 8 LFS 0:25 "6. __"_____"__ (Breakdown)" A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°

I Love You Because
  July 5 1954 (Mon)
Take 1 FS 0:23 (guitar intro) (OPA1 4192) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~Sunrise°~The Comp. Sun Sessions (LP)°
~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
(Tape Box #13)
Take 2 Complete 3:28 (OPA1 4192) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~Elvis At Sun°~Sunrise°~The Complete Sun
Sessions (LP)°~(CD)°~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works
1953-1955 (MRS)°~A Legendary Performer Volume 1°
Take 3 Complete 3:36 (whistling intro - used for spliced RCA master) (SPA1 4278) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°~(CD)°
~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
Take 4 FS 0:40 (SPA1 4279) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°
~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
Take 5 Complete 3:27 (used for spliced RCA master)
(SPA1 4280)
A Boy From Tupelo 2°~The Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°~(CD)°
~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
~Elvis Presley / Elvis (Sony)°
         
Spliced M 2:40 Spliced from takes 3 & 5
(G2WB 1086)
A Boy From Tupelo 1° (track 6)+(track 26)~Young Man With The Big
Beat 1 (Legacy)°~Elvis Presley (FTD)°~(DSD)°~Comp. Elvis Presley
Masters 1 (Sony)°~Country Roots (Franklin Mint Complete Masters
Collection 8)°~Memphis Recording Service Volume 2°~Complete Single
Collection 1°~Sunrise°~50s Box 1°~The Comp. Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°
~Elvis Presley / Elvis (Sony)°
       
Mono to Stereo (M) 2:40 Digitally extracted stereo PRESLEY - The Essential '50s Masters 1 (RDM Edition)°°

That's All Right
U-128
  July 5 1954 (Mon)
Take 1 FS 0:10 (OPA1 4849 - changed to 4193) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~That's All Right (CD single)°~Platinum 1°
~Sunrise°~A Golden Celebration 1°~Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°~The
Sun Sessions (CD)°~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works
1953-1955 (MRS)°~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)° (Tape Box #13)
Take 2 FS 0:10 (OPA1 4849 - changed to 4193) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~That's All Right (CD single)°~Platinum 1°
~Sunrise°~A Golden Celebration 1°~Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°~The
Sun Sessions (CD)°~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works
1953-1955 (MRS)°~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)°
Take 3 Complete 1:53 (OPA1 4849 - changed to 4193) A Boy From Tupelo 2°~That's All Right (CD single)°~Platinum 1°
~Sunrise°~A Golden Celebration 1°~Complete Sun Sessions (LP)°~The
Sun Sessions (CD)°~Unsurpassed Masters 1-1°~The Complete Works
1953-1955 (MRS)°~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)°
Take 4 M 1:57 (F2WB 8040) (PPA1-2716) A Boy From Tupelo 1° (track 24)~Elvis At Sun°~The Complete
Elvis Presley Masters 1 (Sony)°~Songs Of The Fifties (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 1)°~Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight 1
(Legacy)°~Elvis 75 CD3°~Complete Single Collection 1°~Sunrise°
~50s Box 1°~ROCK & ROLL - The Early Years° (AFM1-5463) (with echo)
+A Boy From Tupelo 1° (track 7)~Memphis Recording Service Vol. 1°
~The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS)°~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)°
(without echo)+Memphis Recording Service Volume 1 (Vinyl)°
         
Mono to Stereo (M) 1:57 Digitally extracted stereo PRESLEY - The Essential '50s Masters 1 (RDM Edition)°° (dry master)

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