The first two compact discs are representing the sessions in a more or less chronological order. To return to the introduction of this review, tap on the cover.

On June 7th Elvis started the session with "When I'm Over You", but after a single take he moved on to "I Really Don't Want To Know". Even though the king obviously didn't care for the song and his performance included several mistakes, he apporved to overdub and release the track. In 2008 Felton Jarvis' rough mix of the undubbed take was released on FTD's classic album of "Elvis Country - I'm 10,000 Years Old". This new set offers a better sounding remix.

Elvis certainly was serious about this one and needed four attempts to put a perfect rendition on tape. A rough mix of the undubbed master take was released by FTD on the same album. But once again this remix is an improvement.

All the blether can be repeated here. But this time Elvis recorded three takes (take 1 and 3 are complete) and selected the first one for release.

Here the king recorded 13 takes and a pickup take of the finale. The master take is a splice of take 13 and workpart take 1. Otherwise it's the same story.

By now you know what was released where. This time Elvis needed 11 takes to get it right.

The country ballad was recorded within three takes. But Elvis didn't like the finale and so he produced a workpart take of the song's ending. The splice of take 3 and workpart take 1 was released by FTD in 2008 on the classic album edition of "Elvis Country - I'm 10,000 Years Old".

The king taped the country ballad within a single attempt. Can you guess where FTD released Felton Jarvis' rough mix?

This is another one take wonder. It was first released in its unedited form in the 1990s on an album called "Essential Elvis - Volume 4". But don't be afraight, FTD also put the rough mix on the classic album version of "Elvis Country - I'm 10,000 Years Old".

Elvis finished the session with a re-recording of "Love Letters". I guess he didn't really intended the track for release, because it wasn't overdubbed in June and July. But just like with "When I'm Over You" he suddenly changed his mind and had the recording enhanced with strings and harmony voices. You might be shocked to find out, that the undubbed master take was released by FTD on the classic album edition of "Elvis Country - I'm 10,000 Years Old".

On June 8, 1970 Elvis began the session with the recording of "There Goes My Everything". With the 3rd attempt he got the country ballad right, on June 23rd the king added harmony vocals. "From Elvis In Nashville" marked the first time, the track was released.

Here the king needed nine takes to record a satisfactory version of the song. The undubbed master take had also stayed in the vaults since 1970.

After three false starts the fourth take finally was a complete performance. Even though it was anything but perfect, the king left it that way and moved on. The undubbed master take was released for the first time in 2008 on FTD's classic album version of "Love Letters From Elvis".

Elvis recorded nine takes of "Sylvia", before he selected the 8th one for release. The undubbed master take was released by BMG Brazil on an album called "The Best Of Elvis - Good Rockin' Tonight". This boxed set marks the first global release of the track.

The marathon session ended with nine takes of "Patch It Up", of which take number eight was approved for postproduction and release. "From Elvis In Nashville" was Sony's first release to feature the track.

On September 22, 1970 Elvis once again flew to Nashville. He wanted to tape additional material for the country album he was planning as well as something to release on a separate single. The king recorded six takes of "Snowbird" as well as harmony vocals. The undubbed master take is premiered here.

For the next song the king also needed six takes. Once again the master take hadn't been released before.

Jerry Carrigan was playing something on the drums when Elvis suddenly started to sing "Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On" to the beat. The band joined in, but after one and a half minutes the performance faltered. The group made a second attempt and managed to archive a complete performance. The complete and undubbed track was released for the first time in the 1990s on an album called "Essential Elvis - Volume 4".

The short session ended with four takes of "Rags To Riches". The last one was chosen for release, but Elvis recorded some vocal repairs and had one line switched with the same part of the previous take. "From Elvis In Nashville" offers us the unedited 4th take, as it was recorded in the studio.