Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 1 - vocal overdub)

May 14 1965 (Fri: 5.00pm - 7.30pm)

Vocal overdub of track #1-03

(used for composite master)

(timing refers to total duration of vocal overdub)

May 14 / 15 1965

(+ 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)

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California

Soundtrack Session for Untied Artists' Frankie And Johnny

United Artists Producer : Fred Karger

Engineer : Dave Wiechman

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Scotty Moore	The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar:	Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell	Walker
Guitar:	Charlie McCoy	Eileen Wilson ('Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter' & 'Look Out, Broadway')
Bass:	Bob Moore	Ray Walker ('Look Out, Broadway')
Drums:	D.J. Fontana
Drums:	Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Piano:	Larry Muhoberac
Trumpet:	George Worth
Trombone:	Richard Noel
Saxophone:	Gus Bivona
Tuba:	John T Johnson
Tuba:	Robert Corwin

Frankie & Johnny (movie version section 3 - v.o)						May 14 1965 (Fri: 5.00pm - 7.30pm)
Take NA	(M)	0:47	Vocal overdub of track #3-02 (used for composite master)	(timing refers to total duration of vocal overdub)

Frankie & Johnny (movie version section 6 - v.o.)						May 14 1965 (Fri: 5.00pm - 7.30pm)
Take NA	(M)	0:29	Vocal overdub of track #6-01 (used for composite master)	(timing refers to total duration of vocal overdub)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version - composite)				TPA3 3997
Spliced	M	7:00	Composite of #1-03/05, #2-01, #3-02/NA, #4-03, #5-02, #6-01/NA & #7-04	Elvis In Hollywood (Brookville)° (edit - 3:07)+Frankie And Johnny (FTD)° (acetate - faded)+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2 (FTD)°~The Joan Deary Tapes Vol. 2° (acetate - complete)

What Every Woman Lives For (vocal overdub)				SPA3 7377	May 14 1965 (Fri: 5.00pm - 7.30pm)
Take 1			Vocal overdub of track-06
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6
Take 7
Take 8	M	2:28		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~Double Feat's - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2 (FTD)°°

Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter				May 14 1965 (Fri: 8.00pm - 12.00am)
Take 1	Complete	3:27	The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2 (FTD)°°
Take 2	LFS	3:00	Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2 (FTD)°°
Take 3	Complete	3:16	The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2 (FTD)°°
Take 4	LFS	3:16	The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°

Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter (insert)					May 14 1965 (Fri: 8.00pm - 12.00am)
Take 1	FS	0:37		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2	LFS	0:37		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 3	Aborted	0:18	(announcement only)	Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°

Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter				SPA3 7375	May 14 1965 (Fri: 8.00pm - 12.00am)
Take 5	Complete	3:15	(continued) "From the top"	Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 6	M	2:57	(3:11 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (Remastered Soundtrack)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° +The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°° (count-in)

Look Out, Broadway				SPA3 7379	May 14 1965 (Fri: 8.00pm - 12.00am)
Take 1	LFS	1:07		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2	LFS	1:07		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 3	FS	0:14		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 4	FS	0:24		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 5	Complete	1:52		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 6	FS	0:13		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 7	FS	0:15		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 8	Complete	1:48		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 9	Complete	1:50		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 10	FS	0:09		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 11	LFS	0:52		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 12	M	1:38	(1:58 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° +The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°° (count-in)

Everybody Come Aboard				SPA3 7385	May 14 1965 (Fri: 8.00pm - 12.00am)
Take 1	FS	0:38		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2a	LFS	2:23		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2b	LFS	1:53		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°° +The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 3	FS	0:07		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 4	Complete	2:08		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 5	LFS	1:28		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 6			(not announced by mistake)
Take 7	LFS	0:24		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 8	LFS	0:51		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 9	FS	0:18		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 10	Complete	2:09		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 11	LFS	1:23		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 12	FS	0:18		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 13	Complete	2:08		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 14	LFS	1:43		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 15	M	1:49	(1:58 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°° +The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°° (count-in)
Take 16	Complete	2:06		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°

Chesay				SPA3 7376	May 15 1965 (Sat: 1.00am - 4.30am)
Take 1	Complete	1:58		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°° (extra dialogue)~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2	FS	0:28		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 3	LFS	1:16		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 4	Complete	2:00		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 5	LFS	1:19		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 6	Complete	2:04	"With A Song In My Heart"	Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 7	M	1:36	(1:49 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°° (count-in)

Frankie And Johnny (record version)				SPA3 7378	May 15 1965 (Sat: 1.00am - 4.30am)
Take 1	Complete	2:57		Out In Hollywood (FTD)°°+Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°° (extra dialogue) ~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 2	FS	0:17		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 3	LFS	0:41		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° ~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 4	LFS	2:05		Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°° (cut)~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 5	LFS	0:57		The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°°
Take 6	M	2:32	(2:45 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie And Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie And Johnny (FTD)°°~The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1 (FTD)°°~Complete Single Collection 5°°~Double Features - Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°+The Mono Masters CD2 (Venus)° (master only)+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only)+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 1°°+The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3 (FTD)°° (count-in)

The definitive release of these sessions, can be found on Follow That Dream's limited edition The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3xCD set, where everything has been mixed and remastered from scratch, and all masters and outtakes are presented in the best possible sound.

'Frankie And Johnny' (movie version) is an edited composite of:
0:00-1:30 Part 1, Track-03 with vocal overdub (17+26 seconds)
1:30-1:42 Part 2, Track-01
1:42-3:22 Section 3, Track-02 with vocal overdub (47 seconds)
3:22-4:01 Section 4, Track-03
4:01-4:48 Section 5, Track-02 (first 23 seconds not used)
4:48-5:39 Section 6, Track-01 (part) with vocal overdub (29 seconds used) (movie version 1: 5:16-5:27 overdubbed track)
5:39-6:01 Section 7, Track-04

Above breakdown courtesy of 'Master & Session'

The acetate of 'Frankie And Johnny' (movie version) on FTD's Frankie And Johnny extended soundtrack and The Frankie And Johnny Sessions 3xCD set is the full composite of:
0:00-1:30 Part 1, Track-03 with vocal overdub
1:30-1:42 Part 2, Track-01
1:42-3:22 Section 3, Track-02 with vocal overdub
3:22-4:01 Section 4, Track-03
4:01-5:09 Section 5, Track-02
5:09-6.40 Section 6, Track-01 with vocal overdub (following verse not used in movie:-)
Please roll me over real easy
Please roll me over real slow
Roll me over gently 'cause my wound, it hurts me so
I was your man, I know I done you wrong
6.40-7:00 Section 7, Track-04

FTD's Frankie And Johnny extended soundtrack has takes 6, 7 and 8 of 'Look Out, Broadway' in the wrong order (Take 6, Take 7, count-in for Take 6 and Take 8).

On the Complete Frankie And Johnny Sessions bootleg the master takes used are from a different source to the outtakes, as the channels are reversed.

All timings in the 'Musical Breakdown' below are taken from the DVD release of the movie.

In March of 2007, Sony decided to go through all of Elvis' masters. They retransferred everything and remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases since 2007 including budget soundtracks, Legacy releases, the 30 disc Complete Elvis Presley Masters collection and the Franklin Mint package.



Recording Information Frankie And Johnny	Musical Breakdown Frankie And Johnny	Tape Legends Frankie And Johnny



	Acetates Frankie And Johnny



Music Sheet What Every Woman Lives For	Music Sheet Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter	Music Sheet Look Out, Broadway



Music Sheet Everybody Come Aboard	Music Sheet Chesay	Music Sheet Frankie And Johnny