EAP Index World: Spinout (Single/LP

Title:

Spinout

Label:

RCA Victor [LSP/LPM 3702]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

29:25

Type of album:

Soundtrack

Linked to:

Official discography; Spinout, 1966

Year:

1966

Recording date:

February 16 - June 12, 1966

Release date:

October 31, 1966

Singles:

"Spinout / All That I Am" (Sept. 13, 1966)

Spinout is Elvis's twenty-second soundtrack album, his 23rd LP for RCA, and his 50th audiophonic release (including singles and EPs). Recorded at Radio Recorders between February and June 1966, it contains the complete soundtrack to the film of the same year, plus some extras.

By early 1966, RCA executives and the Colonel had come to the same conclusion: They could no longer expect that releasing only soundtracks and outtakes from recording sessions would be as successful as it had been in the past. Popular music was changing in the mid-1960s, and with the dominance of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and many others, Elvis was no longer the king of the market. Soundtrack sales were plummeting, demanding fewer and fewer units and peaking at the lower end of the charts.

Yet the "Spinout" sessions still adhered to the standard formula of the previous four years. Nine songs were recorded for the soundtrack, all of which appeared in the film for the first time. Most of the songs were derived from the standard set of songwriters, with their publishing rights assigned to Elvis Presley Music and Gladys Music, Elvis and the Colonel's companies. Only one song ("Stop, Look and Listen") had been previously recorded by other artists.

Two songs were released as singles a month before the film's release, the title track with "All That I Am" on the B-side. Both sides failed to reach the Top 40 on the charts, peaking at #41 and #42.

Recognizing changing public tastes, three additional tracks of a contemporary nature were added as a "special bonus" to bring the album to a more acceptable LP length.

Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, during the sessions for his second Gospel album, How Great Thou Art, the R&B hit "Down in the Alley" joined Bob Dylan's original hit "Tomorrow is a Long Time" (one of the only songs not to have its rights reverted to Elvis and Parker) and Don Ho's hit "I'll Remember You", reflecting Presley's love of Hawaii and its culture, to show that he could still adapt to the times. But even with these additions, the album charted only slightly better than its 1966 predecessors—a measly 18th.

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RECORDING SESSIONS

Dates:

February 16 - June 12, 1966

Studio:

Radio Recorders Studio 1
RCA Studio B

Location:

Hollywood, Califórnia
Nashville, Tennessee

Musicians:

Voice: Elvis Presley, Red West (June 10 demos)
Electric guitar: Scotty Moore, Tommy Tedesco, Hilmer J. Timbrell, Chip Young, Charlie McCoy, Peter Drake, Harold Bradley
Bass: Bob Moore, Charlie McCoy
Drums: DJ Fontana, Murray 'Buddy' Harman
Piano: Floyd Cramer, Henry Slaughter, David Briggs, Charlie Hodge (Beach Shack)
Organ: Henry Slaughter
Saxophone: Homer 'Boots' Randolph, Rufus Long
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Timpani: Murray 'Buddy' Harman
Bongos: Murray 'Buddy' Harman
Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Imperials, Millie Kirkham, June Page, Dolores Edgin

Sound engineer:

Dave Wiechman (February 16-17 ), Jim Malloy (May 26, June 10 and 12)

FEBRUARY 16, 1966
Smorgasbord TPA3 5312-07
Stop, Look And Listen TPA3 5305-SP
Am I Ready TPA3 5309-07
Beach Shack TPA3 5310-04

FEBRUARY 17, 1966
Never Say Yes TPA3 5308-SP
Spinout TPA3 5311-05
All That I Am
Adam And Evil TPA3 5306-20
I'll Be Back TPA3 5313-01

MAY 26, 1966
Run On TPA4 0908-07
How Great Thou Art TPA4 0909-04
Stand By Me TPA4 0910-11
Where No One Stands Alone
Where No One Stands Alone (work part)
Where No One Stands Alone (composite) TPA4 0911-SP
Down In The Alley TPA4 0912-09
Tomorrow Is A Long Time TPA4 0913-03

JUNE 10, 1966
Indescribably Blue (track)
I'll Remember You (track)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (track)

JUNE 12, 1966
Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub) TPA4 0982-02
I'll Remember You (vocal overdub) TPA4 0983-SP
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (vocal overdub) MWA5 9102-02

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SESSION LOGS

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LP AND RELATED SINGLE TRACKS (RCA, 1966)

SPINOUT (SINGLE)

September 13, 1966

1. Spinout

2. All That I Am

SPINOUT (LP)

October 31, 1966

1. Stop, Look and Listen

2. Adam and Evil

3. All That I Am

4. Never Say Yes

5. Am I Ready

6. Beach Shack

7. Spinout

8. Smörgåsbord

9. I'll Be Back

10. Tomorrow is a Long Time

11. Down in the Alley

12. I'll Remember You

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FTD VERSION

Title:

Spinout

Label:

FTD [FTD 034] [82876 598472 0]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

70:00

Type of album:

Soundtrack / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2004

Recording date:

February 16 - June 12, 1966 de 1966

Release date:

May 2004

Singles:

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Following the list of soundtracks reworked by FTD, 2004 saw "Spinout" hit the market in its new version. The label did a very welcome remix of the LP's Masters and tried to bring in rare extras or ones that were not available on several other bootleg releases. The main improvement is in "Adam and Evil", never before heard in the quality achieved by FTD.

Closing the work, FTD brings one of its best booklets to that time, with 12 pages full of rare behind-the-scenes and publicity photos, as well as some images from the soundtrack's recording sessions.

The work includes the following tracks:

ORIGINAL LP

1. Stop, Look and Listen

2. Adam and Evil

3. All That I Am

4. Never Say Yes

5. Am I Ready

6. Beach Shack

7. Spinout

8. Smörgåsbord

9. I'll Be Back

ORIGINAL BONUS TRACKS