The sessions were particularly special for Knox and Halley, Jerry and Jud and other members of the Phillips family, who have been working diligently over the past couple of years to renovate and relaunch the family studio. We kept it mixed how it would've been done back then'. We mixed all analog I used original tape slaps and the Phillips echo chambers and plate reverbs. I'm such a fan of the old stuff that I wanted to keep it in that tradition. I think oftentimes these (kinds of projects) go to people who maybe aren't the biggest fans, and maybe they want to make it too modern. 'Obviously, with all my time at Sun, I'm a massive Elvis fan. Ross-Spang says he tried kept the project pure from a technical standpoint.
I've worked with a lot of people who thought they were Elvis, so it was really cool to work with the real thing'. Or listening and getting chills hearing him do ' Danny Boy' or something. 'It was pretty wild to solo tracks and hear Elvis laugh and joke around with the boys. 'It was neat to hear that side of him and to hear all those guys in a room together playing', says Ross-Spang. The sessions find Presley in rare form, feeling comfortable in his home environs and chatty with his band. I think that's where some of the material really shines'. Which was cool, but it's really great just to have the original kind of swamp-y tracks, real bare bones. 'Those songs were originally done on 16-track at the house, but afterward, (Elvis producer) Felton Jarvis took the tracks back to Nashville and added strings and horns and overdubs. Ross-Spang's work offers a sparer-sounding version of the Jungle Room material. ' It's pretty interesting mixing with James Burton standing over your shoulder'. 'We mixed 18 tracks from the Jungle Room sessions, and the really cool thing is James Burton, Norbert Putnam, David Briggs, Ronnie Tutt - all those guys who played with Elvis came to town and hung out while I mixed', says Ross-Spang. I mentioned that my favorite place to work was Phillips, and he's always wanted to do something there, so it came together pretty perfectly'.Įngineer Matt Ross-Spang (far right) with Jerry Phillips (left) and James Burton during mixing sessions for Elvis Presley's 'Way Down in the Jungle Room'. 'He comes to Memphis quite a bit and knows the Phillips family. 'I was recommended to (Sony's) Rob Santos', says Ross-Spang of his involvement with the project. Those tracks were mixed by Memphian and Grammy-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang, the longtime Sun Studio ace, currently working out of Phillips Recording Service. While the first disc will include all those tracks, it's the previously unreleased outtakes and alternate versions that are of particular interest.
Material from the recording would be spread out over a pair of LPs at the time (1976's ' From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee' and 1977's ' Moody Blue'). Latest Audio (and video) updates : Video courtesy of Elvis Presley MP3 Audio Central. 'The story of 'The Jungle Room' + 'She Thinks I Still Care' Take 2 (19:24) The double disc set rounds up the results of sessions Presley cut in the Jungle Room in winter and fall 1976, with a core of longtime TCB band members including guitarist James Burton and drummer Ronnie Tutt. 5, just in time for annual Elvis Week festivities. This past week, Sony/Legacy finally did confirm that a two-disc collection titled ' Way Down in the Jungle Room' will come out Aug. Though unconfirmed officially, the work was reportedly for a 40th anniversary package marking the King's 1976 home recording sessions at Graceland's Jungle Room. Although details were vague, officials from Sony/Legacy - the custodians of the Presley catalog - and longtime Elvis TCB band members were on hand at Phillips to work on tracks for an upcoming project. In early May, we reported some interesting Elvis Presley happenings afoot at the Phillips Recording Service.
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