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George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (DESS US Stereo) (1970)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. I'd Have You Anytime 3:00
  2. My Sweet Lord 4:43
  3. Wah Wah 5:38
  4. Isn't It A Pity (Version One) 7:14
  5. What Is Life 4:26
  6. If Not For You 3:33
  7. Behind That Locked Door 3:09
  8. Let It Down 5:00
  9. Run Of The Mill 2:53
  10. Beware Of Darkness 3:51
  11. Apple Scruffs 3:08
  12. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 3:52
  13. Awaiting On You All 2:47
CD2
  1. All Things Must Pass 3:50
  2. I Dig Love 4:59
  3. Art Of Dying 3:42
  4. Isn't It A Pity (Version Two) 4:49
  5. Hear Me Lord 5:50
  6. Out Of The Blue 11:17
  7. It's Johnny's Birthday 0:49
  8. Plug Me In 3:20
  9. I Remember Jeep 8:09
  10. Thanks For The Pepperoni 5:32

Notes

Without a doubt, Harrison's first solo recording, originally issued as a triple album, is his best. Drawing on his backlog of unused compositions from the late Beatles era, Harrison crafted material that managed the rare feat of conveying spiritual mysticism without sacrificing his gifts for melody and grand, sweeping arrangements. Enhanced by Phil Spector's lush orchestral production, and Harrison's own superb slide guitar, nearly every song is excellent: "Awaiting on You All," "Beware of Darkness," the Dylan collaboration "I'd Have You Anytime," "Isn't It a Pity," and the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life" are just a few of the highlights. A very moving work, with a very significant flaw: the jams that comprise the final third of the album are entirely dispensable, and have probably only been played once or twice by most of the listeners that own this record.