Devil in Disguise: The ‘Lost Album’ Sessions (FTD 203)

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

As part of its acclaimed "Sessions" series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis Presley: Devil In Disguise - The "Lost Album" Sessions.
Released as a 3-CD 8" digi-pak.
Recorded, for the most part, over two days in July 1963, these varied and excellent performances ended up being scattered over several RCA Victor releases between 1963 and 1968.
It would not be until 1990 that the songs finally appeared as originally intended on a proper RCA vinyl album.
Almost 60-years later, FTD presents all of the masters and outtakes available from the session(s).

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-28 10:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Memphis, Tennessee (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1963-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:34
2Memphis, Tennessee (take 2/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1963-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:47
3(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (take 1) (single master, b‐side to “I’m Yours”)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:58
4(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (take 2) (alternate master)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:34
5Ask Me (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:47
6Ask Me (take 2) (alternate master)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:52
7Western Union (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Western Union (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC
2:09
8Western Union (takes 2–3)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Western Union (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC
3:30
9Western Union (take 4/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Western Union (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
publisher:
Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC
2:24
10Slowly but Surely (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Slowly But Surely (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
2:31
11Slowly but Surely (takes 2–4)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Slowly But Surely (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
2:58
12Slowly but Surely (take 5/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
cover recording of:
Slowly But Surely (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
2:22
13Blue River (takes 1–2)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
Blue River (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
2:33
14Ask Me (takes 3–4)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
3:25
15Ask Me (takes 5–6/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-05-27)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1963-05-27)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
3:53
16Memphis, Tennessee (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1964-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:48
17Memphis, Tennessee (takes 2, 3, 5)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1964-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:28
18Memphis, Tennessee (take 6/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1964-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:26
19Ask Me (takes 1–2)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:41
20Ask Me (take 3)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:29
21Ask Me (takes 4–7)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
4:09
22Ask Me (takes 8–9)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:48
23Ask Me (takes 10–11/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
Ask Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Bernie Baum, Bill Giant (Bill (Harvey) Zimmerman), Florence Kaye and Franco Migliacci
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:33
24It Hurts Me (take 1)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
It Hurts Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Joy Byers and Charles Daniels (tenor)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
2:40
25It Hurts Me (takes 2–5/M)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-12)
recording of:
It Hurts Me (on 1964-01-12)
writer:
Joy Byers and Charles Daniels (tenor)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc.
4:20

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Follow That Dream Records (specializes in Elvis reissues and collectibles) (in 2022)
licensed from:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/23995604 [info]
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discography entry:https://elvisoncd.com/EIGENECD_a-z/ftd-label/devilindisquise.htm [info]