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Recording Sessions 1963 - 1966

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Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California January 21 1963 (Monday)
     

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California January 22 1963 (Tuesday)
Bossa Nova Baby PPA3 4431-11
I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (record version) PPA3 4430-SP
Mexico (record version) PPA3 4425-05
Mexico (vocal overdub - movie version) ////////-NA
Mexico (instrumental) ////////-03
The Bullfighter Was A Lady (record version) PPA3 4428-SP
Marguerita PPA3 4427-08
Vino, Dinero Y Amor PPA3 4424-05
Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - bridge to club version) ////////-04
Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - boat version) ////////-03

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California January 23 1963 (Wednesday)
(There's) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car PPA3 4429-01
Fun In Acapulco PPA3 4423-01
El Toro PPA3 4426-SP
I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (remake - movie version) WPA5 2540-SP
The Bullfighter Was A Lady (remake - movie version) WPA5 2541-17
Malaguena (track) ////////-SP
You Can't Say No In Acapulco PPA3 4432-05
Guadalajara (track) ////////-SP
Guadalajara (track - overdub)    

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California February 27 1963 (Wednesday)
Guadalajara (vocal overdub) PPA3 4433-SP

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 26 / 27 1963 (Sunday / Monday)
Echoes Of Love PPA4 0290-10
Please Don't Drag That String Around PPA4 0291-06
(You're The) Devil In Disguise PPA4 0292-06
Never Ending PPA4 0293-03
What Now, What Next, Where To PPA4 0294-01
Witchcraft PPA4 0295-03
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers PPA4 0296-03
Love Me Tonight PPA4 0297-08

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 27 / 28 1963 (Monday / Tuesday)
Memphis, Tennessee PPA4 0302-02
(It's A) Long Lonely Highway (single version) PPA4 0303-01
(It's A) Long Lonely Highway (album version) PPA4 0303-02
Ask Me PPA4 0304-02
Western Union PPA4 0305-04
Slowly But Surely PPA4 0306-05
Blue River SPA4 6768-02
Blue River SPA4 7357-SP
Ask Me PPA4 0304-06

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California July 9 / 10 1963 (Tuesday / Wednesday)
Night Life WPA1 8023-14
C'mon Everybody (record version) RPA3 0389-05
If You Think I Don't Need You RPA3 0387-13
Viva Las Vegas (demo arrangement) ////////-01

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California July 10 / 11 1963 (Wednesday / Thursday)
I Need Somebody To Lean On RPA3 0386-20
Do The Vega WPA1 8025-07
Santa Lucia (track) ////////-03
Viva Las Vegas RPA3 0234-07
The Climb (George McFadden) HRA1 8687-03
Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas WPA1 8024-09
C'mon Everybody (movie version) ////////-07

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California July 11 1963 (Thursday)
The Lady Loves Me (duet with Ann-Margret) NPA5 5825-10
You're The Boss (duet with Ann-Margret) WPA5 2511-16
Today, Tomorrow And Forever (duet with Ann-Margret) OPA5 8215-02
Today, Tomorrow And Forever (track) ////////-06
Today, Tomorrow And Forever (record version) RPA3 0388-06
Today, Tomorrow And Forever (dubdown to track)   ////////-06
Bongos (instrumental) ////////-08
Viva Las Vegas (2nd movie version)    
Bongos (#2 unknown title - instrumental) ////////-02
Bongos (#3 unknown title - instrumental) ////////-01

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California (overdub session) August 1-3 1963 (Thursday-Saturday)
C'mon Everybody (movie version - overdubs) ////////-03
C'mon Everybody (movie version - blues vocal ending) ////////-01
C'mon Everybody (movie version - composite) ////////-SP

MGM Sound Stage 1 - Hollywood, California August 8 1963 (Thursday)
Santa Lucia (vocal overdub - record version) SPA3 5518-04
Santa Lucia (vocal overdub - movie version) ////////-06
Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie vocal overdub) ////////-10

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California August 28 1963 (Wednesday)
Appreciation (Ann-Margret) ////////-03
Appreciation (bar 9 to end) (Ann-Margret) ////////-01
Appreciation (bar 139 to end) (Ann-Margret) ////////-02
Appreciation (instrumental bridge / drum insert) ////////-03
Appreciation (composite) ////////-SP
My Rival (Ann-Margret) ////////-01

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California August 30 1963 (Friday)
What'd I Say RPA3 0235-04

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee September 29 / 30 1963 (Sunday / Monday)
Pappy, Won't You Please Come Home   ////////-06
There's Gold In The Mountains (track) ////////-03
One Boy Two Little Girls (track) ////////-05
Once Is Enough (track) ////////-03
Tender Feeling (track) ////////-02
Kissin' Cousins (No. 2) (track) ////////-02

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee September 30 / October 1 1963 (Mon / Tue)
Smokey Mountain Boy (track) ////////-04
Catchin' On Fast (track) ////////-04
Catchin' On Fast (track - ending) ////////-08
Catchin' On Fast (track - composite) ////////-SP
Barefoot Ballad (track) ////////-07
Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You) (track) ////////-05
Kissin' Cousins (track) ////////-02
Barefoot Ballad (instrumental) ////////-03
There's Gold In The Mountains (instrumental) ////////-01

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California October 10 1963 (Thursday)
Once Is Enough (vocal overdub) RPA3 0222-07
Catchin' On Fast (vocal overdub - edit) RPA3 0221-04
Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You) (vocal overdub - movie version) ////////-02
Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You) (vocal overdub - record version) RPA3 0227-03
Smokey Mountain Boy (vocal overdub) RPA3 0224-03
There's Gold In The Mountains (vocal overdub) RPA3 0226-03
One Boy Two Little Girls (vocal overdub) RPA3 0223-02
Kissin' Cousins (Regular vocal overdub) ////////-02
Kissin' Cousins (Hillbilly vocal overdub) ////////-01
Kissin' Cousins (vocal overdub - composite) RPA3 0219-SP
Barefoot Ballad (vocal overdub) ////////-02
Barefoot Ballad (vocal overdub - pickup) ////////-04
Barefoot Ballad (vocal overdub - composite) RPA3 0220-SP
Kissin' Cousins (No. 2) (vocal overdub - edit) RPA3 0218-04
Tender Feeling (vocal overdub) RPA3 0225-01

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California (scoring sessions) October 16 & 17 1963 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Viva Las Vegas (1st movie version)    
If You Think I Don't Need You (movie version)    
I Need Somebody To Lean On (movie version)    

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee January 12 1964 (Sunday)
Memphis, Tennessee (remake) RPA4 1004-06
Ask Me (remake) RPA4 1005-11
It Hurts Me RPA4 1006-05

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California March 2 1964 (Monday)
Little Egypt (record version) RPA3 5270-15
Poison Ivy League RPA3 5272-07
Hard Knocks (record version) RPA3 5267-11
Hard Knocks (dubdown to track)   ////////-11
It's A Wonderful World RPA3 5268-13

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California March 3 1964 (Tuesday)
Big Love Big Heartache RPA3 5265-17
One Track Heart RPA3 5271-05
Roustabout (I'm A Roustabout) HRA1 8686-10
It's Carnival Time ////////-02
It's Carnival Time (dubdown to track) ////////-02
Carny Town RPA3 5266-09
There's A Brand New Day On The Horizon RPA3 5274-05
Wheels On My Heels RPA3 5275-07
Little Egypt (remake) WPA5 2553-21
Little Egypt (movie version - composite) ////////-SP

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California March 5 1964 (Thursday)
Hard Knocks (vocal overdub - movie version)   ////////-04
It's Carnival Time (vocal overdub - record version) RPA3 5269-09

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California March 24 1964 (Tuesday)
It's Carnival Time (vocal overdub - movie version) ////////-12

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California April 29 1964 (Wednesday)
Roustabout (track) ////////-11

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California May 14 1964 (Thursday)
Roustabout (vocal overdub) RPA3 5273-17

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California June 10 / 11 1964 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Puppet On A String SPA3 2010-11
The Meanest Girl In Town SPA3 2008-13
Girl Happy ////////-13
Girl Happy (insert #1 - ending) ////////-04
Girl Happy (insert #2 - intro) ////////-NA

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California June 11 / 12 1964 (Thursday / Friday)
Cross My Heart And Hope To Die SPA3 2007-SP
Spring Fever SPA3 2002-24
Do Not Disturb SPA3 2006-36
I've Got To Find My Baby (track) ////////-02
Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (track) ////////-07

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California June 12 1964 (Friday)
Startin' Tonight (track) ////////-03
Do The Clam (track) ////////-05
Wolf Call (track) ////////-08
Wolf Call (track - intro) ////////-02
Wolf Call (track - intro) ////////-01
Wolf Call (track - composite) ////////-SP

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California June 15 1964 (Monday)
Wolf Call (vocal overdub)   ////////-05
Wolf Call (chorus vocal overdub - edit) SPA3 2005-04
Do The Clam (vocal overdub)   ////////-02
Do The Clam (chorus vocal overdub) SPA3 2009-10
Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (vocal overdub - edit) SPA3 2003-02
Startin' Tonight (vocal overdub - edit) SPA3 2004-04
I've Got To Find My Baby (vocal overdub - edit) SPA3 2011-01
Girl Happy (end title) ////////-SP
Girl Happy (original composite) ////////-SP
Girl Happy (composite - sped up) SPA3 2001-SP

Paramount Studio Recording Stage - Hollywood, California October 6 - 11 1964
I Feel That I've Known You Forever (movie version)   ////////-02

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee February 24 1965 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Shake That Tambourine SPA3 6752-SP

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee February 25 1965 (Thursday / Friday)
So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) SPA3 6754-SP
My Desert Serenade SPA3 6761-12
Wisdom Of The Ages SPA3 6760-05
Kismet SPA3 6758-05
Hey Little Girl SPA3 6759-05

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee February 26 1965 (Friday)
Golden Coins SPA3 6753-SP
Animal Instinct SPA3 6757-06
Harem Holiday ////////-02
Harem Holiday (dubdown to track) ////////-NA
Go East - Young Man (track) ////////-03
Mirage (track) ////////-05

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California March 9 1965 (Tuesday)
Harem Holiday (vocal overdub) SPA3 6755-SP
Mirage (vocal overdub) SPA3 6756-SP
Go East - Young Man (vocal overdub) SPA3 6751-SP

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee (overdub session) March 18 1965 (Thursday)
Tomorrow Night (overdub) SPA4 2331

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California May 12 / 13 1965 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Come Along (track) ////////-06
Beginners Luck (track) ////////-05
Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In (track) ////////-07

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California May 13 / 14 1965 (Thursday / Friday)
Come Along (vocal overdub) SPA3 7374-01
Beginners Luck (vocal overdub) SPA3 7380-02
Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In (v.o.) SPA3 7381-04
Please Don't Stop Loving Me SPA3 7384-19
Shout It Out SPA3 7382-07
Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 1 - track) ////////-03
Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 2 - track) ////////-01
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 3 - track) ////////-02
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 4 - track) ////////-03
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 5 - track) ////////-02
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 6 - track) ////////-02
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 7 - track) ////////-04
What Every Woman Lives For (track) ////////-06
Hard Luck (track) ////////-05

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California May 14 / 15 1965 (Friday / Saturday)
Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 1 - vocal overdub) ////////-05
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 3 - vocal overdub) ////////-NA
Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 6 - vocal overdub) ////////-NA
Frankie And Johnny (movie version - composite) TPA3 3997-SP
What Every Woman Lives For (vocal overdub) SPA3 7377-08
Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter ////////-04
Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter (insert) ////////-02
Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter SPA3 7375-06
Look Out, Broadway SPA3 7379-12
Everybody Come Aboard SPA3 7385-15
Chesay SPA3 7376-07
Frankie And Johnny (record version) SPA3 7378-06

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - Hollywood, California May 19 1965 (Wednesday)
Hard Luck (vocal overdub) SPA3 7383-03
Chesay (backup vocal overdub - movie version) ////////-NA
Frankie And Johnny (movie version - intro) ////////-NA

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California July 26 1965 (Monday)
Drums Of The Islands (track) ////////-02
Drums Of The Islands - part (track) ////////-02
Drums Of The Islands - part (track) ////////-04
Drums Of The Islands - part (track) ////////-01
Datin' (track) ////////-02
Scratch My Back (track) ////////-04

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California July 27 1965 (Tuesday)
Stop Where You Are (track) ////////-09
A Dogs Life (track) ////////-05
This Is My Heaven (track) ////////-05
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (track) ////////-03
House Of Sand (track) ////////-07
House Of Sand - part (track) ////////-02
House Of Sand - part (track) ////////-02
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (track) ////////-03

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California August 2 1965 (Monday)
Drums Of The Islands (vocal overdub) ////////-06
Drums Of The Islands (tag ending - vocal overdub) ////////-03
Drums Of The Islands (vocal overdub - composite) TPA3 3837-SP
This Is My Heaven (vocal overdub) TPA3 3838-SP
Sand Castles ////////-10
Sand Castles (dubdown to track) ////////-10

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California August 3 1965 (Tuesday)
Sand Castles (vocal overdub) ////////-01
Sand Castles (choral overdub) TPA3 3839-02
Scratch My Back (vocal overdub) TPA3 3840-02
Stop Where You Are (vocal overdub) ////////-03
Stop Where You Are (tag - vocal overdub) ////////-09
Stop Where You Are (vocal overdub - composite) TPA3 3841-SP
House Of Sand (vocal overdub) TPA3 3842-01

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California August 4 1965 (Wednesday)
House Of Sand (movie opening) ////////-07
House Of Sand (part) ////////-01
House Of Sand (movie version - composite) ////////-SP
A Dogs Life (vocal overdub) ////////-06
Datin' (vocal overdub) TPA3 3843-14
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (vocal overdub) ////////-06
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (open - vocal overdub) ////////-02
Queenie Wahine's Papaya (vocal overdub - composite) TPA3 3834-SP
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (vocal overdub) TPA3 3835-SP
A Dogs Life (vocal overdub - contunued) TPA3 3836-09

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - Hollywood, California (scoring session) August 16 1965 (Monday)
Petunia, The Gardener's Daughter (movie version)    
What Every Woman Lives For (movie version)    
Frankie And Johnny (1st movie version)    
Beginner's Luck (movie version)    
Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In (movie version)    
Shout It Out (movie version)    
Hard Luck (movie version)    
Frankie And Johnny (2nd movie version)    
Everybody Come Aboard (movie version)    

RCA Studio B - New York (overdub session) October 11 1965 (Monday)
Santa Lucia (overdub) SPA1 6893
Santa Lucia (overdub) SPA1 6898

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California February 14 1966 (Monday)
Bivouac (track) ////////-06
Bivouac (with track piano) ////////-02
Bivouac (vocal to track) ////////-02

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California February 16 1966 (Wednesday)
Smorgasbord TPA3 5312-07
Stop, Look And Listen TPA3 5305-SP
Am I Ready TPA3 5309-07
Beach Shack TPA3 5310-04

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California February 17 1966 (Thursday)
Never Say Yes TPA3 5308-SP
Spinout TPA3 5311-05
All That I Am   ////////-05
Adam And Evil TPA3 5306-20
I'll Be Back TPA3 5313-01

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 25 / 26 1966 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Run On TPA4 0908-07
How Great Thou Art TPA4 0909-04
Stand By Me TPA4 0910-11
Where No One Stands Alone TPA4 0911-SP
Where No One Stands Alone (work part) ////////-06
Down In The Alley TPA4 0912-09
Tomorrow Is A Long Time TPA4 0913-03

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 26 / 27 1966 (Thursday / Friday)
Love Letters TPA4 0914-09
So High TPA4 0915-04
Farther Along TPA4 0916-SP
By And By TPA4 0917-10
In The Garden TPA4 0918-03
Beyond The Reef TPA4 0919-02

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 27 / 28 1966 (Friday / Saturday)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I ////////-16
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work part - ending) ////////-06
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (composite) TPA4 0920-SP
Without Him TPA4 0921-15
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side TPA4 0922-05
Where Could I Go But To The Lord TPA4 0923-02

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee May 28 1966 (Saturday)
Come What May TPA4 0924-08
Fools Fall In Love TPA4 0925-05

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee June 10 1966 (Friday)
Indescribably Blue (track) ////////-SP
I'll Remember You (track) ////////-19
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (track) ////////-09

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee June 11 1966 (Saturday)
     

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee June 12 1966 (Sunday)
Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub) TPA4 0982-02
I'll Remember You (vocal overdub) TPA4 0983-SP
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (vocal overdub) MWA5 9102-02

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California (scoring session) June 14 1966 (Tuesday)
All That I Am (overdub) TPA3 5307

RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee June 20 1966 (Monday)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (overdub) TPA4 0984

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California June 28 1966 (Tuesday)
City By Night (track) ////////-03
Could I Fall In Love ////////-06
There Is So Much World To See (record version) HRA1 8688-10
There Is So Much World To See (movie version) ////////-01
Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On) HRA1 8673-06

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California June 29 1966 (Wednesday)
Double Trouble ////////-04
Double Trouble (work part - ending) ////////-NA
Double Trouble (revised - composite)   ////////-SP
Baby, If You'll Give Me All Of Your Love ////////-05
I Love Only One Girl UPA3 3940-02
It Won't Be Long UPA3 3942-03
Old MacDonald (track) ////////-07
Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On) (remake) UPA3 3937-05

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California June 30 1966 (Thursday)
Could I Fall In Love (harmony vocal overdub) UPA3 3936-04
City By Night (vocal overdub #1) ////////-SP
Old MacDonald (vocal overdub) UPA3 3939-02

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California July 14 1966 (Thursday) & July 25 1966 (Monday)
City By Night (track - overdub) ////////-03
Baby, If You'll Give Me All Of Your Love (overdub) UPA3 3935-05
City By Night (vocal overdub #2) UPA3 3938-05

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California August 20 1966 (Saturday)
     

Paramount Studio Recording Stage - Hollywood, California September 28 1966 (Wednesday)
Easy Come, Easy Go UPA3 3805-09
I'll Take Love ////////-04
I'll Take Love (pickup) ////////-03
I'll Take Love (composite) UPA3 3810-SP
Sing You Children UPA3 3809-22
The Love Machine ////////-11
The Love Machine (work part - ending) ////////-04
The Love Machine (composite) ////////-SP

Paramount Studio Recording Stage - Hollywood, California September 29 1966 (Thursday)
She's A Machine (movie version) ////////-13
She's A Machine (record version) WPA1 8027-15
She's A Machine (dubdown to track)   ////////-13
The Love Machine (record version) UPA3 3806-12
The Love Machine (movie version) ////////-14
Yoga Is As Yoga Does UPA3 3807-12
You Gotta Stop (track) ////////-05
Leave My Woman Alone (track) WPA3 1039-05

Paramount Studio Recording Stage - Hollywood, California September 30 1966 (Friday)
You Gotta Stop (vocal overdub) UPA3 3808-01

Paramount Studio Recording Stage - Hollywood, California October 14 1966 (Friday)
She'a A Machine (movie version remake - vocal overdub)   ////////-10

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California (scoring session) November 17, 18 & 21 1966 (Thur, Friday & Monday)
There Is So Much World To See (overdub - movie version) UPA3 3941
Could I Fall In Love (movie version)    
I Love Only One Girl (movie version)    
Double Trouble (overdub) UPA3 3934
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