July / August 1960

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Paramount Scoring Stage - Hollywood, California

Scoring Session for Paramount's G.I. Blues

Paramount Producer : Joseph Lilley

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
NA		Loulie Jean Norman ('Pocketful Of Rainbows')
		Unknown ('Frankfort Special', 'Shoppin' Around' & 'Didja' Ever')

Paramount Seal				1-A
Take NA	(M)	0:06		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Main Title				1BB		July 11 1960
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	2:24	(not used)	Tape° (1BB-02 count-in)

Main Title				1-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:32		Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (1:16 - edited)+Soundtrack°

What's She Really Like (movie version)				1-C		(May 11 1960)
Take NA	(M)	0:19	Recorded on the movie set	The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - Part 1 (Elvis One)°

Rathskeller Juke Box				1-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:57		Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (1:14 - edited)+Soundtrack°

Lilley’s Waltz				1-E / 2-A		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:14		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Shoppin' Around (instrumental)				1-B / 2-B2 / 2-C
Take NA	(M)	1:10	Edit of AO-03	Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (ending only)+Soundtrack°

G.I. Blues (movie version)				1-D / 2-D2		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:33	Score overdubbed to EO-SP	Soundtrack°~Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 34) +Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 3 - original master)

Besorgt Blues				2-E		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:25		Soundtrack°

Doin' The Best I Can (movie version)				2-F / 2-F1A
Take NA	(M)	2:27	Edit of DO-13	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (3:06 - full length master)

Blue Suede Shoes (movie version)				2-G
Take NA	(M)	1:15	Edit of PO-01	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (2:10 - full length master)

To The Station				3-A		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:19		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Introduction to ‘Frankfort Special’ and Train To Frankfurt				3-B / 3-B1 / 3B-2A		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:15		Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°~From Santa Monica Blvd - Pt 3 (Elvis One)° (1st part of track 5) (edited)+Soundtrack°

Frankfort Special (movie version)				3-C / 3-C1 / 3-CG / 3-C- / 3XG / 3-C2		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:27	Score & backing vocals overdubbed to HO-X-10 - edited	The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°~Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 35)+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 9 - score) ~From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (2nd part of track 5)

Lili’s Dance - introduction				4-A1X / 4-A1		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:40		Soundtrack°

Lili’s Frankfurt Dance				4-B1		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	3:04		(Soundtrack°)

Frankfurt Special				4-B1AX		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:26		(Soundtrack°)

Frankfurt Dance				4-B2		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:54		(Soundtrack°)

Lili's Dance Routine				(4-B)
Take NA	(M)	3:04	(Consisting of: 'Lili's Frankfurt Dance' 'Frankfurt Special' & 'Frankfurt Dance')	Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (1:43 - edited)+Soundtrack°

A Waltz For Charles				4-C		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:46		Soundtrack°

Piano Tag to Fox-Trot No. 1				4-C1		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°

Drum Fanfare				4-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:02		Soundtrack°

Piano Plus Brass Fanfare				4-EX (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:05		Soundtrack°

Reveille Bugle Call				4-EX (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:05		Soundtrack°

Piano Plus Brass Fanfare				4-EX (c)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:06		Soundtrack°

Assembly Bugle Call				4-EX (d)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:04		Soundtrack°

Piano Plus Brass Fanfare				4-EX (e)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°

Reveille Bugle Call				4-EX (f)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:02		Soundtrack°

Shoppin' Around (movie version)				5-B / 5-B1		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:52	Score & backing vocals overdubbed to BO-X-07 - edited	The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

The Waltz We Forgot (Europa Piano Interlude)				5-C		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:24		Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (19 seconds only)+Soundtrack°

What’s She Really Like				5-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:15		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Tonight Is So Right For Love (music & chorus - "Barcarolle")				6-B / 6-BC / 6-BX
Take NA	(M)	0:57	Edit of KO-04	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Tonight's All Right For Love (music & chorus - "Tales From The Vienna Woods")
Take NA	(M)	1:15	Edit of RO-05	Soundtrack° (Europen prints of movie only)

Tonight Is So Right For Love (movie version)				6-C / 6-CS / 6-CG / 6-CGX
Take NA	(M)	2:11	Edit of FO-11	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Tonight's All Right For Love (movie version)
Take NA	(M)	1:21	Edit of composite master	Soundtrack° (European prints of movie only)

Leaving The Bergkeller and Something To Eat				6-C1 / 6-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:22		Soundtrack°

The Violet Hour				6-E		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:00		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (edited with part of 'Leaving The Bergkeller and Something To Eat')

To Lili’s Apartment				7-A		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:47		Soundtrack°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (2nd part of track 19)

Tina And Cookie				7-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:59		Soundtrack°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (1st part of track 19)

Looking For Marla				(7-C (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:20		(Soundtrack°)

Lilley’s Waltz				(7-C (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:27		(Soundtrack°)

Looking For Marla				(7-C (c) / 8-A)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:44		(Soundtrack°)

Looking For Marla				7-C / 8-A
Take NA	(M)	2:27	(Consisting of: 'Looking For Marla' 'Lilley's Waltz' & 'Looking For Marla')	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Koln Dusseldorfer				8-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:41		Soundtrack°

Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen				8-C		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:13		Soundtrack°

Accordion No. 1 and No. 2 Puppet Show				8-C2		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:39		Soundtrack°

Muss I Den Zum Stadtele Naus (gramafunken version)				8-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:41	LO-02 edited	Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Introduction to Tulsa’s Wooden Heart				8-E		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:10		The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Wooden Heart (movie version)				8-F		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:56	Score overdubbed to QO-04	The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Ride On The Funicular				8-G		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:29		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°~From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (1st part of track 4)

Rainbows - Vorspiel				9-A (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:14		Soundtrack°

Pocketful Of Rainbows				9-A (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:14		Soundtrack°

Rainbows - Vorspiel				9-A (c)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:08		Soundtrack°

Pocketful Of Rainbows				9-A (d)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:07		Soundtrack°

Rainbows - Vorspiel				9-A (e)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:11		The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)° (part)+Soundtrack°

Pocketful Of Rainbows (movie version)				9-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:35	Score & female vocal overdubbed to NO-X-02	The Best Of British - 1959-1960 (FTD)°~GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° ~From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (2nd part of track 4)

A Ride In The Country				9-C		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:41		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (end of track 23) ~From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 3 (Elvis One)° (end of track 4)

Tulsa Breaks Date				9-D (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:07		Soundtrack°

Lilley’s Waltz				9-D (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:34		Soundtrack°

Sad Juliet				9-F (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:47		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Doin’ The Best I Can				9-F (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:56		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Introduction to Crawfish				10-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:20		Soundtrack°

Crawfish				10-C / 10-C1 (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:15		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 26)

Lili’s Crawfish Dance				10-C / 10-C1 (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:24		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 26)

G.I. Blues				10-C / 10-C1 (c)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:21		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 27)

Lili’s Crawfish Dance				10-C / 10-C1 (d)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:20		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)° (track 27)

Intermission Piano (My Friend, Wilhelm)				10-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:38		Soundtrack°

What’s She Really Like				10-EW		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:06		Soundtrack°

Europa Fox Trot No. 3				11-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:52		Soundtrack°

To Lili’s With The Baby				11-B1 (a)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:07		Soundtrack°

Frankfurt Special				11-B1 (b)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°

To Lili’s With The Baby				11-B1 (c)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°

Frankfurt Special				11-B1 (d)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°

To Lili’s With The Baby				11-B1 (e)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:12		Soundtrack°

G.I. Blues				11-B1 (f)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:16		Soundtrack°

To Lili’s With The Baby				11-B1 (g)		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:10		Soundtrack°

Big Boots (movie version)				11-C / 11-D1		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:32	Score overdubbed to SO-05 - edited	GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack°+Tape°° +Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

After Big Boots				11-E		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:28		Soundtrack°

Leonard By Lamplight				11-F		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:32		Soundtrack°

Back To The Babysitter				11-G		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:01		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Lili’s Rehearsal				12-A		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:17		Soundtrack°

Off Screen Act				12-B		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	1:11		Soundtrack°

Didja' Ever (movie version)				12-C		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	2:39	Score & backing vocals overdubbed to CO-02	GI Blues - The Alternative Album Version (MRS)°~Soundtrack° +Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

Finale				12-D		July / August 1960
Take NA	(M)	0:38		Soundtrack°+Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - 1 (Elvis One)°

This is a scoring session for the movie G.I. Blues, but it is unknown exactly when the session took place. The tracks listed as being on the Elvis One releases From Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California - Part 3 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 36) and Elvis Presley In G.I. Blues - Part 1 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 48) appear to be lifted from the Blu-Ray release of G.I. Blues, where the "Score" can be found on a separate track of the Blu-Ray disc, some of it without talking etc, which can be heard in the soundtrack of the movie. All timings in the 'Musical Breakdown' below are taken from the Blu-Ray release of the movie. Thanks to David English for research.

Musical Breakdown G.I. Blues