Elvis Presley - Sylvia - From First Take to the Master

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There is little room for debate that Elvis’ June 1970 recording session in Nashville produced some of the finest material of his career. However, as with most recording sessions, there are often one or two songs which are not quite at the same level of quality as the rest of that particular session.
This song, Sylvia, is one which fits into that category and this seems to be an opinion shared both by Elvis and RCA as it was not deemed suitable for any of the three albums that resulted from this session. Instead it was released on the patchwork 1972 album “Elvis Now” which contained songs recorded from 1969 to 1971 robbing it of any flow of consistency.
It is no surprise that the song was the penultimate song recorded during the June 1970 session, after all of the top quality songs, and those that would be heard on the albums had already been completed. However, the song seems to be a favourite amongst many fans in common with the album on which it is contained.
As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!