During the first two takes the group tries to figure out the intro. In-between Jerry Reed can be heared saying, it sounds like a room full of spastics. On the third attempt Elvis finally starts to sing. It's not a complete performance, but the king gets along with the song very well. The next attempt doesn't get old, because Elvis stumbles upon the word "pickin'" and sings "picum" instead. The producer tells the group to watch the tempo. Afterwards the band plays noticably slower, but the musicians fail on the bridge. Jerry Reed begins to play, but quickly says "I can do it better" and repeats the intro. Now everything works well. Elvis sings "hobo junction" instead of "hobo jungle", but that isn't really a mistake. Here and there some details have to be ironed out. The performance is stopped after a while and Felton Jarvis tells his boss to watch his pronunciation of the word "man". After a false start take number six seems to work fine, but then Elvis stumbles upon the lyrics. Now Jerry Reed has some trouble to play the intro. Of course he quickly gets past his problems and another good sounding rendition is on its way. However, the bridge doesn't work as expected and the take is layed to rest. Rightfully Felton Jarvis assures the group, that it sounds very good. The 9th attempt is a complete performance, the producer encourages the group by saying "Let's do one more, real quick". Felton knew that he could get a tad more out of Elvis if he kept him interested. After the count-in to take 11 the king jokingly intones "High Noon". Then Jerry Reed fails on the intro and says "I'll do it again". What follows, is a short false start. Felton Jarvis says "That'll be twelve" to which Elvis replies "B12". Suddenly everything works out perfectly, the king spontaneously adds a few lines of "What'd I Say" and ends his performance with a wild scream. The "Guitar Man Session" ends with the overdubbed version of take 12. It also contains the "What'd I Say" tag that wasn't used on the official release.

The sessions begins with a false start, then the band begins to play "Big Boss Man". After half a minute or so Elvis looses his step and the take is laid to rest. There is some coordination before the guys undertake another try, which turns out to be a complete performance. It's much looser than the master, at times a bit jam-like. The following six takes are nothing but false starts. Somehow the king and his crew don't get it going. But when it finally works, it virtually explodes. Take nine might be a bit too loose for an official release, but it's nothing but great! The 10th take begins with Jerry Reed playing the intro and saying "I am out of tune". Number eleven is more together than the 9th attempt, but still full of energy. At the end Felton Jarvis can be heared saying "That's a gas, man!".

The first two takes are nothing but failed intros, on the third one Elvis sings out of tune after one and a half minutes or so and frustratingly curses "Goddamn, man!". After several rehearsals and coordination another try is undertaken and this time the result is a complete performance. Afterwards the singer suggests to make a music track of it. The next two takes are just short false starts, then the band manages to archive a full version of mine. Due to Elvis' suggestion he's not participating. However, this instrumental track is not used and the group continues to record the song in form of a live performance. Take number 8 is a failed intro, the next attempt is stopped because the engineer forgot to switch on Elvis' microphone. The king laughs about the mistake and delivers another complete performance. Felton Jarvis asks for "One more" and adds "This is take 10". Elvis sounds shaky on the word "love" and says "No!". The 11th try is just a short false start, but then everything appears to work again. Unfortunately the king fluffs the lyrics and so another take is going to waste. Number 13 is a lucky one, because it's another complete performance. It's also a good one, but Elvis seems to be convinced, that he can do it better. After two more false starts (takes number 14 and 15) it once again looks good. But shortly before the song ends, the king gets out of tune and laughingly says "Goddamn". Another false start, regarded to be take 17, is followed by another complete rendition. Felton Jarvis comments "Good" and adds "Wanna do one more?". The next two takes are short false starts, but the 21st one is a complete performance. Even though it's a very good one, it is agreed upon removing Elvis' vocals and using it as a backing track for another try to improve the lead vocals. And so the "Mine Session" ends with the overdubbed version of take 21, which the king agreed to release.

Some of the musicians are rehearsing, then the first take is announced. The country ballad works well right from the start, the first take already is a complete one. After another short rehearsal the guitarist fails to play the intro, take number three is nothing but another intro gone wrong. Finally the 4th attempt is a complete rendition. The next try is stopped near the two-minute mark because Elvis fluffs the lyrics. Take 6 is another failed intro, but the next two attempts are complete performances. From my point of view the king already has nailed the tune, but he still wants to try if he can do it better. The mood in the studio is great, Elvis intones "How Great Thou Art" and jokes "Gonna be the only kid in the world with a solid gold stroller". The next take fails because the king has to laugh. Then the intro doesn't work out, but jokingly Elvis starts to sing nevertheless. The takes number 12 and 13 are complete ones, too. The king approves the last one for release, but later would make up his mind and re-record the song.

The first take works very well, but yet Elvis wants to do it better. However the following two takes are nothing but a series of four false starts. The 4th attempt is another complete performance, this time played a bit faster. Take number five is just the intro and Elvis singing "Why must I love a heartless one". After the next try, which once again is a complete performance, the king selected the first take for release and moved on to "High Heel Sneakers".

After some studio talk and two false starts the performance gets off the ground. But then the producer stopps the group and asks them to do it a bit faster. While the takes 2 to 4 are just short false starts, the 5th one is a complete and solid performance. After some fooling around with the song another serious recording attempt is undertaken. Unfortunately Elvis has to laugh and cannot complete the performance. Before take 7 the king intones Bobby Gentry's "Ode To Billy Joe". Then he nails the track 100%. The "High Heel Sneakers Session" ends with the master, which is a splice of the first line of take 5 and take 7.

Elvis had recorded "You Don't Know Me" during the soundtrack sessions for the "Clambake" movie. Now he wants to improve his performance and tries once more. He tapes two complete and heartfelt renditions of the ballad, the master is a splice of take 1 and the final chords of take 2.

Take 1 is just the first chord and another try with Elvis singing the line "We call on him" before the producer says "Let's do one more". In general the ersatz-hymn doesn't challenge anyone, so the following two takes are complete performances. The 4th attempt is canceled by Elvis. After the first line he simply says "No good" and starts again. This try is considered to be take 5, which is another complete rendition. The next attempt is ended by Felton Jarvis, who just announces "This is seven" after his boss has sung the first line. The final takes of this session, namely the numbers 7, 8 and 9, are complete with the last one becoming the master. Or as Felton Jarvis put it "That's a gas...you got it!".

The first take starts in a somewhat reluctant way, but then it quickly turns into an explosion of emotion and vocal greatness. Elvis cannot stop himself and even repeats the whole song. The raw take certainly isn't meant to be released on an official album, but it's almost overwhelming to hear such a passionate artist. The second take beginss with the king singing "When you walk" and starting over again. Once again it's an emotional rendition, but the whole thing is more organised and professional. Now Elvis somewhat looses track, because the next six takes are just nine false starts in a row. The second attempt of take 4 runs the longest, but here the king fails on the word "dream" after a minute or so and cancels it off. The 8th try runs for over two minutes, but during the finale Elvis doesn't sing the word "never" right and gives up. The "You'll Never Walk Alone"-session ends with the master, which is a splice of the first 30 seconds of take 8 and take 1.

Before he ends the sessions, Elvis wants to re-record the country ballad "Singing Tree". After the take is announced the king fools around with a line of "Danny Boy", then the guitarist fails on the intro. Take 2 also is nothing more of a short false start, but the third attempt turns out to be a complete performance. The ballad now is played a tad faster, which suits the song much better. Elvis obviously likes the tune and even encourages the band to keep playing. Afterwards Felton Jarvis says "Let's do one more, real quick". Due to a mistake of the guitar player the 4th take is just a false start, but the following try turns out to be the master. However, before it was released Elvis recorded a harmony vocal. With this track we leave the 1967 September sessions.