Elvis Presley - Santa Lucia/If You Think I Don't Need You - HD movie versions with re-edited audio

One of two scenes within Elvis' 1963 movie "Viva Las Vegas" which contain more than one song, in this instance "Santa Lucia" and an abbreviated version of "If You Think I Don't Need You". With it's lyrics completely in Italian, "Santa Lucia" was recorded in two parts, firstly the backing track was laid down on 10 July 1963 at Radio Recorders' studio B in Hollywood with Elvis adding his vocal in the same studio, four weeks later on 8 August. Two separate versions were recorded by Elvis, firstly the record version for RCA was completed with take four chosen, but for the movie, the sixth and final take was chosen before overdubs and edits were added. "If You Think I Don't Need You" was the third of four songs recorded on 9 July, the very first day of soundtrack recordings for the movie and take thirteen, the final take would be the RCA master. For inclusion in the movie, the song was edited down from two minutes to jusr forty four seconds. In August 2018, RCA/Sony through their Elvis collectors label, Follow That Dream, released what should have been the undisputed definitive Viva Las Vegas sessions collection. As per normal for such a release, evident in other similar releases such as Fun In Acapulco and Kid Galahad, an attempt was made to remix and remaster the tracks from scratch. However, may have their doubts about the success of this venture, primarily down to the original process in which MGM made their soundtrack recordings and also because much of the studio dialogue is also missing. It is from this collection, however, that the audio for this video has been sourced. 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!