Elvis – Guitar Man – The ’67/’68 Sessions

As part of its ongoing sessions series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis Presley Guitar Man The 67/68 Sessions Released as a 5-CD set, It features the RCA label sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville. September 1967 highlights include the title track along with High Heel Sneakers, Big Boss Man and You Don’t Know Me. January 1968 spawned Too Much Monkey Business and U.S. Male. The 24-page booklet features rare photos, session data, memorabilia and global chart and release information.

Track List:

Disc 1

1. Big Boss Man
2. You Dont 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. Youll Never Walk Alone
10. We Call On Him
11. Mine
12. Going Home
13. Too Much Monkey Business
Bonus song
14. Suppose

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 Dont Know Me take 1
5. You Dont Know Me take 2
6. You Dont 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. Youll Never Walk Alone take 1
14. Youll Never Walk Alone take 2
15. Youll Never Walk Alone takes 3-8
16. Youll Never Walk Alone splice of takes 8 & 1 master v17. 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)