All songs were recorded in binaural. One channel was used for the musicians and backing vocals (channel 1 - EOX-13, QO-08 etc), and the other channel was used for Elvis' vocals (channel 2 - EVX-13, QV-08 etc). The master was then mixed from the two-track tapes (EOVX-13, QOV-08 etc).

The Thorne Nogar live mono mixes featured on FTD's King Creole classic album are not the actual masters as heard on record. The released masters were remixed from binaural two-track tapes and some have additional reverb added. However, as above with 'Crawfish' when released with dry vocals, some of these live mono mixes were used as the actual masters on the 50s Box (The King Of Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete 50s Masters), Essential Elvis Volume 3 and the 1997 reissue of the King Creole album.

On the old bootleg LP From The Beach To The Bayou (From 1978) it has an acetate of track EX Take 13 ('King Creole' record master) including the announcement, but the guitar solo in the middle had been edited in from the main title instrumental (track R).

The main title instrumental was cut short on From The Beach To The Bayou to hide the fact that part of it was used for the previous track on the LP.

The count-in for 'Young Dreams' (track Q - Take 8) can be also found on From The Beach To The Bayou where it was sneakily inserted before Take 7 of 'Lover Doll' (track H). This deceivingly made it look as though it was Take 8 of 'Lover Doll' on the LP. This same bootleg has other fake edits too.

A possibility is that track P (RCA didn't use track O because of confusion with the number zero) could have been recorded at an earlier date (January 16), if recorded at all, although it's likely that it was only reserved for use and then eventually not used.

The acetate containing the '"Main Title" And Opening Scenes' (1AATD-1) contains 'Turtles, Berries, Gumbo' (A-SP), 'Main Title Instrumental' (R-08) and 'Crawfish' (F-07), but not exactly as how they are heard in the movie. 'Turtles, Berries, Gumbo' is the full version of the song including the parts edited out in the movie. 'Crawfish' is also the full version with complete Kitty White vocals (additional vocals as heard in the movie) but all with upfront vocals, where they are lower in the mix in the movie. It also contains the complete ending where it was faded in the movie.

The original unedited acetate of 'Main Title And Opening Scenes' (1AATD-1) (6 minutes and 31seconds) is compiled and edited as follows:

Paramount Seal (0:06)
Turtles, Berries, Gumbo (Track "A" spliced - 2:15), consisting of:
(opening) Turtles, Berries, Gumbo
(Turtles) Turtles, sweet ole turtles, I got turtles for you ladies
Turtles jumping in my pan, to hold them in takes a mighty man
Now don't you settle for the rest, 'cause ma'am i've got the very best.
(Berries) Berries, nice fresh berries, I got berries for you ladies
I've got berries nice and fine, I just took 'em from the vine
Took me 'bout a thousand trips, but none are sweet as your lips.
(Gumbo) Gumbo, yes, it's gumbo, I've got gumbo for you ladies
I've got gumbo steaming hot, and it comes straight from the pot
I cooked and stirred it all the day for you pretty girls to take away.
(ending) Turtles, Berries, Gumbo
Segue into Main Title Instrumental (Track "R" Take 8 - 1:31)
(brass sweetener, overdubbed to R-08)
(string bridge overdubbed from fadeout, to connect to 'Crawfish')
Segue into Crawfish (Track "F" Take 7, High Elvis vocal, High Kitty White vocal & Kitty White "Duet" passages - 2:45)
(Kitty White) Crawfish, crawfish
See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis) Well I went to the bayou just last night
There wasn't no moon but the stars were bright
Put a big long hook on a big long pole
And I pulled Mr Crawfish out-a his hole
Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis & Kitty White) See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis) Now take Mr Crawfish in your hand
He's gonna look good in your fryin' pan
If you fry him crisp or you boil him right
He'll be sweeter than sugar with every bite
Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis & Kitty White) See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.

The version of the 'Main Title And Opening Scenes' used in the movie is edited down to 4 minutes and 40 seconds, and is edited as follows:

Paramount Seal
Turtles, Berries, Gumbo consisting of:
(opening) Turtles, Berries, Gumbo
(Turtles) Turtles, sweet ole turtles, I got turtles for you ladies
(Berries) I've got berries nice and fine, I just took 'em from the vine
Took me 'bout a thousand trips, but none are sweet as your lips.
(Gumbo) I've got gumbo steaming hot, and it comes straight from the pot
I cooked and stirred it all the day for you pretty girls to take away.
(ending) Turtles, Berries, Gumbo
Segue into Main Title Instrumental
Segue into Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish, crawfish, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis) Well I went to the bayou just last night
There wasn't no moon but the stars were bright
Put a big long hook on a big long pole
And I pulled Mr Crawfish out-a his hole
Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis & Kitty White) See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis) Now take Mr Crawfish in your hand
He's gonna look good in your fryin' pan
If you fry him crisp or you boil him right
He'll be sweeter than sugar with every bite
Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
(Elvis & Kitty White) See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes
Sweet meat, look, fresh and ready to cook.
(Elvis) Crawfish
(Kitty White) Crawfish
See I got 'em, see the size, stripped and cleaned before your eyes.

It has been rumoured over the years that the song 'Bourbon Street' was recorded (maybe an instrumental) for the movie King Creole, but this is unfounded. Perhaps this was a demo submitted for, but not considered good enough to be used. It has also been rumoured that 'Dirty, Dirty Feeling' was tried out, but again, nothing is confirmed.

Two demo's that were submitted for inclusion in the movie King Creole were 'Hoping You Were Gone' and 'Stop Me From Loving You' (see below). A scene was actually written for the latter song but then rejected. 'Hoping You Were Gon'e could possibly be the original title of the song 'Dirty, Dirty Feeling'.

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.