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Bobby Whitlock on All Things Must Pass.

If you have any interest in George Harrison’s All Thinks Must Pass album---especially in it’s upcoming 50th Anniversary incarnation---you have GOT to watch Bobby Whitlock’s new YouTube video about the recording of the album! Bobby is the organist/pianist/harmony singer (and player of other assorted instruments) on the album, as well as the same (along with songwriter) in Derek & The Dominos.

Bobby was very recently contacted by George’s estate regarding his recollections of the recording of ATMP, as his memory of that event far surpasses that of any other still-living participant, including Ringo and Eric Clapton. His recounting of the recording of the album is FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! An utter joy to watch and hear. He and his wife/musical partner Coco Carmel recorded the video in their Texas home, and you may watch it on YouTube.

The video is very easy to find: Once on YouTube, do a search for "Bobby Whitlock", and click on his name. The first video in the queue is entitled "All Things Must Pass 50th/Just The Facts". I CANNOT wait for the newly-mixed version of the recordings (without Phil Spector’s gratuitous, grossly-excessive echo and reverb), to be offered in many different forms.
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cd318
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The Spector production seemed to work ok for the original vinyl.

It’s mostly the subsequent digital transfers that seem to have various problems.

Just how many attempts do they need?
Just how many attempts will we keep buying?

There’s been more versions than the Kinks’ Village Green Preservation Society and still no definitive version!

Only the Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue seems to have been revisited more often.
cd318
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The Beatles solo work seemed to start off pretty good, All Things Must Pass, Plastic Ono Band/Imagine, Band on the Run etc but by 73 they were more or less done.

Whatever had made the Beatles no longer existed. 

George in particular seemed to suffer without having a good team around him, and has been pointed out had some of his best moments with the Wilbury's.  It would seem as if Phil Spector gave both him and John the confidence they sorely needed at that time. At least 3 of the Beatles also seemed to love that heavily reverb drenched sound that Phil was famous (notorious?) for.

It's also interesting that the Beatles may have owed some of their US success to the Capitol versions of their albums as opposed to the UK ones which were felt to be too 'dry' stateside.

I've always been a fan of a little added reverb and echo but obviously some folks aren't, are they Paul?

You can remix these albums as much as you want as long as the demand is there but ATMP 2021 is no more likely to replace ATMP 1971 as Let It Be Naked replaced the original.

At best I believe this might be an interesting, if an oddly priced adjunct. If it is more than that it would be a pleasant surprise as most Phil Spector productions are usually best left alone.

Anyway we shall soon find out for ourselves as August 6th is only weeks away.


Full details below.

https://www.georgeharrison.com/atmp50/



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