George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Uber Deluxe 8LP (180g), 5CD & 1 Blu-Ray Audio Box Set

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass is being celebrated with a suite of new releases, highlighted by the limited Uber Deluxe Edition, which presents a stunning new mix of the classic album by Grammy Award-winning mixer/engineer Paul Hicks, overseen by executive producer Dhani Harrison, and includes the album on 8LP and 5CD/BR housed in an artisan designed wooden crate (approx. 12.4" X 12.4" X 17.5"). The collection contains two books, an elaborate and expanded 96-page version of the scrapbook curated by Olivia Harrison, with unseen imagery and memorabilia from the era, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, studio notes, tape box images, a comprehensive track-by-track and more; while a second 44-page book chronicling the making of All Things Must Pass through extensive archival interviews with notes is also contained herein. The elegantly designed books pay homage to Harrison's love of gardening and nature. The book also contains a wooden bookmark made from a felled Oak tree (Quercus Robur) in George's Friar Park. This truly unique box will also contain 1/6 scale replica figurines of Harrison and the gnomes featured on the iconic album cover, a limited edition illustration by musician and artist Klaus Voormann, as well as a copy of Paramahansa Yogananda's "Light From The Great Ones" and Rudraksha beads, contained in individual custom-made boxes. It also includes a replica of the original album poster. The set features 70 tracks including 47 demo recordings, session outtakes and studio jams, of which 42 are previously unreleased. The Blu-ray disc includes hi-res stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos mixes of the main album.

"All Things Must Pass had two big knocks against it right from day one. The first and foremost was Phil Spector's heavy-handed production, which featured his famous Wall of Sound. Basically, the technique entailed a lot of layering: of multiple instances of the same instrument (why have just one rhythm guitar when you can have five?); of horns and orchestras; of harmonies and background singers; and especially of reverb. The approach had served Spector will on his girl-group records from the early-60s, but it seemed overwhelming on All Things Must Pass. Indeed, on the full-blown tracks George himself seemed lost in the melee.

That's one symptom of the second, closely related problem: the album's atrocious sound quality. Spector's Wall was impenetrable, making it impossible to hear what was really going on. Instead of coalescing, all the musical elements clashed like a lesson in chaos theory. Two factors that might have helped anchor the sound, George's voice and a solid bass line, were both buried too deep in the mix.

No one, least of all George, who was quite vocal on the subject, doubted these failings. But what to do about it? Over the decades the album has undergone multiple remastering efforts, including one in 2001 overseen by Harrison himself. These reaped only minor improvements. The problems were too ingrained to be addressed by mere remastering. 

Finally, in 2020, George's son Dhani joined forces with Giles Martin, son of Beatles producer George Martin and the man behind 50th anniversary editions of several Beatles albums. Their goal was to create nothing less than the All Things Must Pass that George had always wanted. To do so, they dug fearlessly into the original mix. There, they found the missing bass - and put it back in. They took George's vocals up several notches, restoring it to prominence. Where possible, they slashed reverb. In general, they remixed tracks in a way that allowed individual parts to speak both individually and as a coherent whole.

The result is a flat-out triumph that's spellbinding to listen to. Never before have we been able to hear everything going on in these dense recordings. Bass, now distinct and full-throated, is entirely transformed. In short, sonically speaking, none of its predecessors can compare to this 50th Anniversary Edition of All Things Must Pass.

That sonic clarity, in turn, allows for a rather surprising musical revelation. Abolish all the sludge fomented by Spector's overuse of reverb and too many overdubs on technically-limited equipment, and you are inescapably left with arrangements that truly enhance these songs. Spector's execution may have been suspect, but his concepts were fundamentally right on.

...Ironically, though this 50th Anniversary Edition of All Things Must Pass was prompted in part by a backlash to Spector's production work, the album may ultimately redeem his reputation. In any case, this new edition gives us, for the first time, all the superb songs of the original album paired with an exemplary recording and production as close as we'll ever get to the way George wanted it. The word 'significant' hardly seems sufficient to describe the achievement. Highly recommended." - Alan Taffel, The Absolute Sound, December 2021 a flat-out triumph that's spellbinding to listen to... this new edition gives us, for the first time, all the superb songs of the original album paired with an exemplary recording and production as close as we'll ever get to the way George wanted it. The word 'significant' hardly seems sufficient to describe the achievement. Highly recommended. -Alan Taffel, The Absolute Sound

Features

• 50th Anniversary Limited Uber Deluxe Edition Box Set

• 180g Vinyl 8LP

• 5CD

• Blu-Ray Audio: Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD master audio 5.1 192-24, PCM stereo 48-24, PCM stereo 192-24, Aspect Ratio 16:9, All Regions, Exempt from classification

• New mix of the classic album by Paul Hicks

• Overseen by Executive Producer Dhani Harrison

• 70 tracks including 47 demo recordings, session outtakes & studio jams (42 previously unreleased)

• Elaborate & expanded 96-page scrapbook curated by Olivia Harrison with unseen imagery & memorabilia from the era: handwritten lyrics, diary entries, studio notes, tape box images, a comprehensive track-by-track & more

• 44-page book chronicling the making of All Things Must Pass

• Wooden bookmark made from a felled Oak tree (Quercus Robur) in George's Friar Park

• 1/6 scale replica figurines of Harrison and the gnomes featured on the iconic album cover

• Limited edition illustration by Klaus Voormann

• A copy of Paramahansa Yogananda's "Light From The Great Ones"

• Rudraksha beads in individual custom-made boxes

• Replica of the original album poster

• Housed in an artisan designed wooden crate (approx. 12.4" x 12.4" x 17.5")

Track Listing:

All Things Must Pass

Side 1:

1. I'd Have You Anytime

2. My Sweet Lord

3. Wah-Wah

4. Isn't It A Pity (Version One)

Side 2:

1. What Is Life

2. If Not For You

3. Behind That Locked Door

4. Let It Down

5. Run Of The Mill

Side 3:

1. Beware Of Darkness

2. Apple Scruffs

3. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

4. Awaiting On You All

5. All Things Must Pass

Side 4:

1. I Dig Love

2. Art Of Dying

3. Isn't It A Pity (Version Two)

4. Hear Me Lord

Side 5:

1. Out Of The Blue

2. It's Johnny's Birthday

3. Plug Me In

Side 6:

1. I Remember Jeep

2. Thanks For The Pepperoni

Day 1 Demos - Tuesday 26 May 1970 Side 1:

1. All Things Must Pass - Take 1

2. Behind That Locked Door - Take 2

3. I Live For You - Take 1

4. Apple Scruffs - Take 1

Side 2:

1. What Is Life - Take 3

2. Awaiting On You All - Take 1

3. Isn't It A Pity - Take 2

4. I'd Have You Anytime - Take 1

Side 3:

1. I Dig Love - Take 1

2. Going Down To Golders Green - Take 1

3. Dehra Dun - Take 2

4. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) - Take 1

Side 4:

1. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - Take 2

2. My Sweet Lord - Take 1

3. Sour Milk Sea - Take 1

Day 2 Demos - Wednesday 27 May 1970 Side 1:

1. Run Of The Mill - Take 1

2. Art Of Dying - Take 1

3. Everybody/Nobody - Take 1

4. Wah-Wah - Take 1

5. Window Window - Take 1

6. Beautiful Girl - Take 1

7. Beware Of Darkness - Take 1

Side 2:

1. Let It Down - Take 1

2. Tell Me What Has Happened To You - Take 1

3. Hear Me Lord - Take 1

4. Nowhere To Go - Take 1

5. Cosmic Empire - Take 1

6. Mother Divine - Take 1

7. I Don't Want To Do It - Take 1

8. If Not For You - Take 1

Session Outtakes And Jams Side 1:

1. Isn't It A Pity - Take 14

2. Wah-Wah - Take 1

3. I'd Have You Anytime - Take 5

4. Art Of Dying - Take 1

Side 2:

1. Isn't It A Pity - Take 27

2. If Not For You - Take 2

3. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) - Take 1

4. What Is Life - Take 1

5. Beware Of Darkness - Take 8

Side 3:

1. Hear Me Lord - Take 5

2. Let It Down - Take 1

3. Run Of The Mill - Take 36

4. Down To The River (Rocking Chair Jam) - Take 1

Side 4:

1. Get Back - Take 1

2. Almost 12 Bar Honky Tonk - Take 1

3. It's Johnny's Birthday - Take 1

4. Woman Don't You Cry For Me - Take 5

CD One - All Things Must Pass (2020 Stereo Mixes)

1. I'd Have You Anytime

2. My Sweet Lord

3. Wah-Wah

4. Isn't It A Pity (Version One)

5. What Is Life

6. If Not For You

7. Behind That Locked Door

8. Let It Down

9. Run Of The Mill

CD Two - All Things Must Pass (2020 Stereo Mixes)

1. Beware Of Darkness

2. Apple Scruffs

3. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

4. Awaiting On You All

5. All Things Must Pass

6. I Dig Love

7. Art Of Dying

8. Isn't It A Pity (Version Two)

9. Hear Me Lord

10. Out Of The Blue

11. It's Johnny's Birthday

12. Plug Me In

13. I Remember Jeep

14. Thanks For The Pepperoni

CD Three - Day 1 Demos: Tuesday 26 May 1970

1. All Things Must Pass - Take 1

2. Behind That Locked Door - Take 2

3. I Live For You - Take 1

4. Apple Scruffs - Take 1

5. What Is Life - Take 3

6. Awaiting On You All - Take 1

7. Isn't It A Pity - Take 2

8. I'd Have You Anytime - Take 1

9. I Dig Love - Take 1

10. Going Down To Golders Green - Take 1

11. Dehra Dun - Take 2

12. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) - Take 1

13. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - Take 2

14. My Sweet Lord - Take 1

15. Sour Milk Sea - Take 1

CD Four - Day 2 Demos: Wednesday 27 May 1970

1. Run Of The Mill - Take 1

2. Art Of Dying - Take 1

3. Everybody/Nobody - Take 1

4. Wah-Wah - Take 1

5. Window Window - Take 1

6. Beautiful Girl - Take 1

7. Beware Of Darkness - Take 1

8. Let It Down - Take 1

9. Tell Me What Has Happened To You - Take 1

10. Hear Me Lord - Take 1

11. Nowhere To Go - Take 1

12. Cosmic Empire - Take 1

13. Mother Divine - Take 1

14. I Don't Want To Do It - Take 1

15. If Not For You - Take 1

CD Five - Session Outtakes And Jams: Thursday 28 May - Wednesday 7 October 1970

1. Isn't It A Pity - Take 14

2. Wah-Wah - Take 1

3. I'd Have You Anytime - Take 5

4. Art Of Dying - Take 1

5. Isn't It A Pity - Take 27

6. If Not For You - Take 2

7. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) - Take 1

8. What Is Life - Take 1

9. Beware Of Darkness - Take 8

10. Hear Me Lord - Take 5

11. Let It Down - Take 1

12. Run Of The Mill - Take 36

13. Down To The River (Rocking Chair Jam) - Take 1

14. Get Back - Take 1

15. Almost 12 Bar Honky Tonk - Take 1

16. It's Johnny's Birthday - Take 1

17. Woman Don't You Cry For Me - Take 5

Blu-Ray Audio Only - All Things Must Pass

1. I'd Have You Anytime

2. My Sweet Lord

3. Wah-Wah

4. Isn't It A Pity (Version One)

5. What Is Life

6. If Not For You

7. Behind That Locked Door

8. Let It Down

9. Run Of The Mill

10. Beware Of Darkness

11. Apple Scruffs

12. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

13. Awaiting On You All

14. All Things Must Pass

15. I Dig Love

16. Art Of Dying

17. Isn't It A Pity (Version Two)

18. Hear Me Lord

19. Out Of The Blue

20. It's Johnny's Birthday

21. Plug Me In

22. I Remember Jeep

23. Thanks For The Pepperoni

Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Capitol
Catalog No: 3565235
Barcode: 0602435652351
Genre: Rock
No of Discs: 13
Release Date: 8/6/2021

UPC:  602435652351