All Things Must Pass: Introduction
“All Things Must Pass” is a George Harrison composition. The Beatles never recorded it formally, even though they were looking for new material for their “Get Back” project. However, Harrison recorded a solo demo version, which is on The Beatles’ 1996 album, “Anthology 3.”
In Detail
- Publisher: Harrisongs
- Release Date: October 28, 1996
- Recorded: February 25, 1969
- Studio: Abbey Road Studios, London
- Genre: Folk rock
- Track Duration: 3:05
- Record Label: Apple
- Songwriter: George Harrison
- Producer: George Harrison
- Engineer: Ken Scott
Performer And Instrument
- George Harrison: vocals, electric guitar
Where To Find “All Things Must Pass”
At this time, the only place to find this song is on the following album:
All Things Must Pass: Background
When The Beatles recorded the “White Album” in 1968, cracks within the group obviously began to show. However, another project was soon under way with the title “Get Back.” The intended result was going to be another album by the same name, of course. So the band needed new material to follow on from one of the best albums ever made.
After George Harrison returned from Woodstock in 1968, he introduced The Beatles to his new song, “All Things Must Pass.” But the Beatles rejected his song somewhere along the line and excluded it from the “Get Back” album.
Not only did the other band members reject the song, but they never even recorded it together either. However, George Harrison performed a solo version as a demo, and this appears on the “Anthology 3” album. Of course, Harrison went on to use the title “All Things Must Pass” for his triple solo album after The Beatles broke up in 1970.
Just to point out that the “Get Back” project eventually became “Let It Be.” Thus, at the Beatles Fan Club, we sometimes refer to it as the “Get Back/Let It Be” project, which resulted in an album as well as a documentary film.
Recording Studio
On George Harrison’s 26th birthday, February 25, 1969, he recorded his song alone in the Abbey Road Studios. There were two takes that day, with extra guitar instrumentation on the second take. That second take is available on The Beatles’ 1996 album, “Anthology 3.”
There is no record of which studio it was or, indeed, the time of recording, but these were the days when the individual band members would often work alone.
On the album, Harrison’s solo demo appears on disc 2, track 10, after “Oh! Darling” and before “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues.”
During his solo recording session, he also recorded demos of his other songs, “Old Brown Shoe” and “Something“. These two demos also feature on the same album.
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