June 1958 Recording Sessions (Updated )

Super!! Many thanks, Davide! Has always been one of my favorite studio sessions. And the man sure looked great with his new haircut!

Awesome!!, man awesome!!, best post, in a long long time, many unseen there, for me:)

Bear

davide I have not seen this picture

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BUMP

I can only find these images here:

The first one in a bigger size.

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The quality is not good, but it´s bigger.

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Thanks The Fool for those enlarged photograph's. I have put them in the original post for neatness-hope thats ok

Davide

Thanks The Fool for those enlarged photograph's. I have put them in the original post for neatness-hope thats ok

Sure.

And a little more of this...

...can be seen here.

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I guess this might be from June 1st.

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Photo by George Barker

Here is another new one from the Nashville 58 sessions , with Red West.

Thanks Davide


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It looks like Red West is also in uniform -- was in the Army at the same time as Elvis?

Did Red just happen to be home on leave at the same time as Elvis?

RKS

Red was enlisted in the Marines,while his pal Elvis was drafted into the army.
when asked why he was wearing his army duds at the session.
Elvis said that really he was proud of it,
plus the fact ELvis look awesome wearing it while on leave in Memphis.

many thaks for a another great post by davide.

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Truly amazing photos - lots there I've never seen before..............so great seeing him in the studio and around Graceland....................wow!!!!!!

Just found this image of what looks to be Elvis returning to Graceland on the night of May 31st 1958 after his drive from Fort Hood with his army buddy Rex Mansfield sat in the passenger seat. Picture Taken from 'Fans Star Library' 1959 (TCB-world)



A new image from the recording sessions


With thanks
Davide

Just found this image of what looks to be Elvis returning to Graceland on the night of May 31st 1958 after his drive from Fort Hood with his army buddy Rex Mansfield sat in the passenger seat. Picture Taken from 'Fans Star Library' 1959 (TCB-world)



A new image from the recording sessions


With thanks
Davide

Oh yeah!!

BUMP!

THANK´s A LOT, DAVIDE! really great work

Here are few more improvement's to the images seen in the main topic.


(1) (2)
Image (2) is of improved quality - although slightly cropped.

(3) (4)
Image (4) is less cropped except for the left and top of frame.

(5) (6)
No real improvement in quality,although a larger frame.

(7) (8)
Image (8) is an alternative to the well known image shown in image(7)

Finally this image is an alternative shot of Elvis Signing autographs outside Graceland June 1st 1958.
(9)


Thanks Davide

Thanks for the new images, Davide!

Two of those June 1st photos in bigger size here:

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Thanks for the new images, Davide!

Two of those June 1st photos in bigger size here:

Thank you very much for the much improved photo's


Davide

Much improved image compared to the version that I originally posted,from a wire release. What's interesting from the 'Wire' information, is although no date is mentioned( I have June 2nd 1958),it does indicate that Elvis has yet to purchase the car. It was my impression that Elvis owned the car when the photo's were taken,hands up ,my mistake - which puts the previously mentioned purchase date of the 4th of June as possibly the correct one.

Davide

lots of very cool shots. Where are they from?
That's not a fender bass, you got it right though as a Dano.
The ones with Hank, Chet and Bob aren't from that session though, my guess is the others aren't either (floyd and Buddy). You left out DJ.

You are correct none of the pictures of the musicians are from the actual session(I will put a caption to state this).

This is an interesting photograph,due to the fact Elvis is holding and playing a six string fender bass,which looks to be a 1958 Silvertone 1303/U2 Danelectro Bass.

OK Thanks for the info



Great photo though, is it original or colorised?

I am sure it is original colour.

You are correct none of the pictures of the musicians are from the actual session(I will put a caption to state this).

Thanks for the info on the DanoElectro.

Davide

Cool, I'm not sure whose it is either. I checked with Bob Moore (thanks for the pix btw) and he said it wasn't Hank's nor was the blonde/maple Kay bass on the floor behind Elvis Bob's. He thinks they might be the studio's instruments. Its odd that its plugged in unless Elvis is just trying it out because I doubt he played on any of the recordings. Surprising too that it would be there, they were relatively inexpensive guitars. The Sears version sold for about $69. There's only a couple of people I've known to use them professionally, Jimmy Page for one and Gary Tallent (a longhorn bass). Gary used to work at the factory, I remember him telling Seymour Duncan how the pickups were made.
As I mentioned, this is not a Fender nor is it a bass. Its just a 6 string guitar, DanElectro U1 or U2 as you mentioned (1 or 2 depending on number of pickups, only one visible). Sears sold Danos under their own name of "Silvertone" which would be written across the top of the headstock which it isn't.

OK, wait, I have to correct myself here. That's a Dan Electro Baritone guitar, not just a six string. Its like the six strin except it has a 30" scale length.

Thanks James

Two more new ones





sorry about the quality

Davide

A bigger version of one of the photos posted earlier. Source: TV Guide: This Is Elvis, Special Collector´s Edition (2002).

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A bigger version of one of the photos posted earlier. Source: TV Guide: This Is Elvis, Special Collector´s Edition (2002).

Thanks for this one - have updated the main topic

Davide

A new one for me, from Sunday evening June 1, 1958,which goes with the others at the start of this topic.

Davide