Product ReviewsAll Things Must Pass [30th Anniversary Edition] [Remaster] by George Harrison (CD, Jan-2001, 2 Discs, Capitol)

George's essential recording

Few people will disagree that this is George Harrison's best post-Beatles work, and that's my opinion, too. Mostly written during the years preceding the breakup, All Things Must Pass is a grand statement that manages to avoid the preachiness that came later. Lavishly, but not overly produced by Phil Spector, it still sounds great. Bob Dylan fans should be aware that If Not For You and I'd Have You Anytime (the latter is co-written by Dylan and Harrison)are among the highlights. And, of course, the notorious My Sweet Lord, accidentaly plagiarized or not, it's a signature song. This remastered edition includes a handful of new tracks that don't really improve the package, but are still nice to have. You can use the instrumental version of What Is Life for your own karaoke! Seriously, though, any Beatles fan should have this in their collection. George made plenty of recordings after this one, some of which are pretty good, some not, but none as definitive. Essential.Read full review...

All Things Must Pass (with an A+ Average)

When the Beatles finally broke up, everyone figured John Lennon and Paul McCartney would compete for best solo artist career. Everyone was wrong. George Harrison knocked the ball out of the park on his first real solo effort, All Things Must Pass. More than a passing grade is deserved for this masterpiece! An absolute gem. Limited to just one song per Beatles album, George Harrison had a reservoir of material stored up. The floodgates were released on this 3 LP offering. Spiritual, personal, and well-crafted melodies make this an excellent use of that much vinyl. Admittedly, the Apple Jam is a little bit much, but almost all of the rest range from listenable to sublime. This 30th anniversary remastered edition IS the definitive version for CD. If you thought The Beatles only had two world-class songwriters, these CDs will change your mind. For all Beatles fans as well as all music fans. All Things may indeed pass, but the glory of this monumental offering will fade as slowly as the images on Mount Rushmore.Read full review...

The Best Beatles Solo Album Supergroup throughout

Original release


Side one


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


1.

"I'd Have You Anytime"

George Harrison, Bob Dylan

2:56


2.

"My Sweet Lord"

Harrison

4:38


3.

"Wah-Wah"

Harrison

5:35


4.

"Isn't It a Pity" (Version 1)

Harrison

7:08


Side two


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


5.

"What Is Life"

Harrison

4:22


6.

"If Not for You"

Dylan

3:29


7.

"Behind That Locked Door"

Harrison

3:05


8.

"Let It Down"

Harrison

4:57


9.

"Run of the Mill"

Harrison

2:49


Side three


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


1.

"Beware of Darkness"

Harrison

3:48


2.

"Apple Scruffs"

Harrison

3:04


3.

"Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)"

Harrison

3:46


4.

"Awaiting on You All"

Harrison

2:45


5.

"All Things Must Pass"

Harrison

3:44


Side four


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


6.

"I Dig Love"

Harrison

4:55


7.

"Art of Dying"

Harrison

3:37


8.

"Isn't It a Pity" (Version 2)

Harrison

4:45


9.

"Hear Me Lord"

Harrison

5:46


Side five (Apple Jam)


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


1.

"Out of the Blue"

Al Aronowitz, Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon, Harrison, Bobby Keys, Jim Price, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Gary Wright

11:14


2.

"It's Johnny's Birthday" (Based upon "Congratulations")

Bill Martin, Phil Coulter; renewed lyrics by Mal Evans, Harrison, Eddie Klein

0:49


3.

"Plug Me In"

Clapton, Gordon, Harrison, Dave Mason, Radle, Whitlock

3:18


Side six (Apple Jam)


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


4.

"I Remember Jeep"

Ginger Baker, Clapton, Harrison, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann

8:07


5.

"Thanks for the Pepperoni"

Clapton, Gordon, Harrison, Mason, Radle, Whitlock

5:31


[edit] 2001 remaster

[edit] Disc one

Track 1-9 as per Side-one and Side-two of original issue.


Additional tracks


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


10.

"I Live for You" (New backing vocals and instrumentation from George and his son Dhani in 2000, alongside steel guitar played by Pete Drake in 1970)

Harrison

3:35


11.

"Beware of Darkness" (An acoustic run-through of the song recorded on 27 May 1970)

Harrison

3:19


12.

"Let It Down" (An acoustic run-through of the song recorded on 27 May 1970, with overdubbing added in 2000)

Harrison

3:54


13.

"What Is Life" (An early mix of the song's backing track on 9 August 1970 with piccolo trumpet and oboe)

Harrison

4:27


14.

"My Sweet Lord (2000)" (A re-working of the original recording with new overdubs in 2000, including new lead and backing vocals from George and Sam Brown)

Harrison

4:57


[edit] Disc two

Track 1-9 as per Side-three and Side-four of original issue.


Apple Jam


No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length


10.

"It's Johnny's Birthday" (Based upon "Congratulations")

Martin, Coulter; renewed lyrics by Evans, Harrison, Klein

0:49


11.

"Plug Me In"

Clapton, Gordon, HarriRead full review...

Great re-mastering by GH! The extra tracks are superb!

Loved the album since it came out. I knew if Harrison (and his 2nd son, Dani) were involved in re-mastering it, it would be fabulous. The extra tracks, recorded years later, were actually better in many ways than some the originals, which were dominated by the insane Phil Spector's "L.A. Wall of Sound". Hearing GH tell an audience, "This is called..." and then play it acoustically with just the backup he later felt was right (decades later) is great. I love this even more than the original. His own dad, the bus driver who took Paul (McC.) and him to school, certainly steered him in the right direction. He became a true giant, from his music to getting Monty Python's movies started. (A long-time fan, as he put it himself, "I just told my business manager, put up the money. Whatever they need.") For a deep perspective of the human being he was, go to YouTube and see McCartney talking to a BBC TV film crew just after he died ("he was so brave, so strong...we were in grade school together...he was like my baby brother [they were a year apart and Lennon almost didn't let him audition for The Quarrymen because he was only 14 -- though he taught P.Mc. how to play the guitar -- but Paul's parents had a place for them to rehearse]...gave me the strength to cope with his inevitable passing." Yes, all things must pass -- except the music and messages we keep alive. With this album, George Harrison doesn't really pass either -- just his corporeal self in this limited, flawed world. "Daylight is good at arriving at the right time/the cloudburst doesn't last all day."

It was great when I was 12, and it's even better now that I'm in the throws of my mid-life crisis...which will pass.

Thanks George.Read full review...

Post Beatles Album Release is Good

Just a great album and a great remaster. I could go into a song-by-song review, but others have done a better job than I could ever do. It's the best post-Beatles album, subjectively speaking, of course, and filled with great melodies and hooks. Read full review...

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30 Year George Harrison Re-Master

This (30 Year) Re Master Is Better than the NEW 2021 , George edited this while He was still alive taking down much of the "Wall Of Sound"
Still unfortunate that specific Musicians are not credited for each song......

Bobby Whitlock and the rest of the Dominos Played an integral part in being the core "House Band" which George DID mention in the booklet.Read full review...

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All Things Must Pass, Remaster by George Harrison

Purchased this after just watching the "Concert for George" and actually the groups on the DVD that play George's tunes sound better than he does, but love the music & the words of the songs (great songwriter!), sad that some of the lyrics still apply today, so many years later (ex: Isn't it a Pity). On the 2nd Disk the last 3 tracks of jamming is worth the price of the CD!!! It totally rocks, I'll probably wear out the CD just replaying those tracks!Read full review...

Masterpiece

I knew certain songs, but I had never listened to this from start to finish. This album is truly an inspired masterpiece! It has an energy and spirit about it that I have never quite experienced before. Bonus tacks flow with the energy also. No wonder the Beatles had to break up. There was too much talent to fit in one room, The studio would have exploded from the genius energy.Read full review...

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The Ultimate life sentiment.

George Harrison. What else needs to be said! One of the greatest alblumns ever released.

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Probably Not A Good Choice for Most Highly Resolving Systems

I was really disappointed by the sound of this; I'd expected better, knowing G. Harrison had been involved in the remastering. I can only conclude that the nasty sonics are attributable to Phil Spector's questionable production. Are the original masters so harsh-sounding that subsequent digital manipulation cannot compensate any better than this ? No doubt, less resolving systems will tend to gloss over the imperfections but on my system, which is tipped to the warm side of neutral, this release is painful to the ears. Perhaps I should've bought the Japanese SHM.Read full review...

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