ELVIS PRESLEY
Song Details

 

Blue Moon          (2:45)

 

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Written By :  

Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart
 

Recorded :  

Sun Studio, Memphis, August 15-19, 1954: August 15-19, 1954
 

Released On :  

(US) RCA 47-6640  (Single)
Elvis Presley  (EP)
Elvis Presley  (Album)

Sun Sessions
Sun Sessions CD / Complete Sun Sessions
Complete 50's Masters
Original Elvis Presley Collection (50CD)
Platinum - A Life In Music
Time-Life Collection - Volume 7 - The Romantic Elvis
Sunrise
Hitstory
Complete '68 Comeback Special

Complete Elvis Presley Masters
Young Man With The Big Beat
Album Collection
Searcher - Original Soundtrack

FTD - Elvis Presley (2006)
FTD - Let Yourself Go (2006)
FTD - A Boy From Tupelo (2012)
FTD - Best Of British: HMV Years 1956-1958 (2012)

Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9 & Take 4
Master Take 9
Take 5
Master Take 9
Master Take 9 & Takes 6, 7 & 8
Master Take 9
NBC Studios, Burbank, California, June 24, 1968 Rehearsal
Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9
Master Take 9

Master Take 9
June 24, 1968 rehearsal which includes this song as part of a medley
Master Take 9 & Takes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Master Take 9

 

Comments :  

It can get very confusing when trying to identify actual takes of songs. This one is a typical example. Some sources list the Master as being Take 4, while other say Take 6. The "Boy From Tupelo" release has it as Take 9. The confusion comes when there are a number of false starts. These can sometimes be combined to give less take numbers or even ignored completely. The problem is when a release identifies the track as a certain Take, you don't know what method has been used. The "Boy From Tupelo" release has them all separated to end up with 9 Takes. You then need to listen to other versions and compare them with this release to actually identify a Take.

Take 1, 2 & 3   38 secs of three instrumental intros
Take 4 Complete
Take 5 Complete
Take 6 & 7    52 secs of two instrumental intros & false starts
Take 8 Complete
Take 9 Complete Master

 

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