Elvis Presley - Always on my Mind - From First Take to the Master

Part One – The RCA Studio Master
From 27 until 29 March 1972, Elvis recorded seven tracks in RCA's Studio C in Hollywood, California and among them came two of Elvis' most famous recordings - Burning Love and Always on my Mind.
The latter has become one of Elvis' most famous and critically acclaimed ballads, and is often associated with Elvis' divorce recorded just weeks after his separation with Priscilla was made official.
With no little irony, Separate Ways the first song recorded at the sessions, was released on the other side. Which song was designated as the single release varied in different parts of the world, for example, in the US it was Separate Ways but in the UK it was Always On My Mind.
In the UK during 2013, an ITV program in the Nations favourite Songs TV series, Always on my Mind was voted by viewers in a pre-production poll, as the nations favourite Elvis song.
All four takes that were attempted were complete takes, and all of a similar high standard but the first was chosen as the master. In 2007, on the back of it being used in a British Telecom TV advert in the UK, take two was released as a CD single.
The original RCA master has a country feel to it, with the steel guitar played by Weldon Myrick added in an overdub session on 27 April 1972.
An alternate re-mixed version of the same first take used in the master was released in 1985 on the album of the same name, and also on the 'All Time Greatest Hits' double CD the same year. This re-mixed version lacks the steel guitar overdubs, but instead has orchestral ovedubs added on 8 May 1972, to an arrangement by Elvis' pianist Glen D. Hardin.

00:00 Take One – The Undubbed Master
03:38 Take Two – The 2007 UK Single Release
07:34 Take Three
11:21 Take Four
15:13 The Original Overdubbed Orchestral Version
18:45 The RCA Master (BPA3 1259)
22:23 The 2016 Re-recording with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

26:02 Part Two – The Mock Studio Version for “Elvis On Tour”
The audio from this part is mainly sourced from the brand new official Elvis On Tour box set.
The day after the final recording in Hollywood, Elvis returned to the same studio for a 'mock' session which was for the benefit of MGM, who were filming for the upcoming movie Elvis On Tour. Always on my Mind and Separate Ways were both filmed during this session, but it was the latter which was used in the movie.
Always on my Mind from this session was given a recording designation (LPA5-5821-2) however, and after overdubs, not unlike those on the master alternate version, the footage was used in the 1981 movie This Is Elvis and on the accompanying album.

26:12 Rehearsal
28:55 Take One - Long False Start
31:30 Take Two - False Start
31:42 Take Three – Including footage and outtakes filmed for Elvis On Tour.
36:57 Take Three The Edited Overdubbed This Is Elvis Version

As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!

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