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November 26 - 27 1968
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(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

Stage 7, Samuel Goldwyn Studios - Hollywood, California
Overdub Session for National Generals's Charro!
Musical Conductor : Hugo Montenegro
Arrangers : Billy Strange / David Gates / Hugo Montenegro
Engineer: Kevin Cleary

Musicians:    
The Hugh Montenegro Orchestra  
Violin: Erno Neufield; Sam Freed; Marvin Limonick; David Frisina; Alexander Murray; George Kast; Thelma Beach;
  Dorothy Wade; Bernard Kundell; Nathan Kaproff; Lily Mahler; Ambrose Russo; Irving Geller; Hyman Goodman
Cello: Raphael Kramer; Edgar Lustgarten; Justin TiTullio; Frederick Seykora
Oboe: Arnold Koblentz
Clarinet: Mitchell Lurie; Arthur Smith
Flute: Clifford Shank
Trumpet: Emanuel Klein; Maurice Harris; John Audino
Trombone: Lloyd Ulyate; Francis Howard; Richard Noel; Jim Amlotte
Horns: Henry Sigismonti; James McGee; George Price
Guitar: Tommy Tedesco; Robert Bain; Ralph Grasso
Bass: Ray Pohlman
Drums: James Gordon
Percussion: Emil 'Richards' Radocchia; Louis Singer
Piano: Clare Fischer
Harp: Dorothy Rensen
Managers: Robert Helfer; Teresa Helfer
   
Backup Vocals:    
Sue Allen; Allan Capps; Loren Faber; Ronald Hicklin; Iain Freebairn Smith; Sally Stevens; Robert Zwirn

Charro (overdub)
WPA1 8091
  November 26 - 27 1968 (Tue - Wed)
Overdub (M) 2:47 Track repairs to Nov. 25 master
Edited undubbed master
Acetate°
         
Overdub M 2:47 Orchestra & backing vocals
overdubed to edited master
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 16 (Sony)°°~Big Screen Drama (Franklin
Mint Comp. Masters Collection 32)°°~Complete Single Collection 6°°
~Double Features - Live A Little, Love A Little / Charro / The Trouble
With Girls / Change Of Habit°°~The Last Movies (FTD)°° (track 8)

Notes

Rhythm group repairs, and a full orchestral backing was overdubbed to the November 25 master of 'Charro'.

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.

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