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Solo forums => George Harrison => Topic started by: tkitna on February 06, 2007, 01:01:24 AM
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Ok, granted I havent done a whole lot of homework on this one yet, but is it listed anywhere as to who played the drums on what tracks for 'All Things Must Pass'? I know Jim Gordon, Alan White, Ringo (Ginger Baker did a jam too) were the drummers, but I cant find where its broke down as to who drummed on which song. Any help would be appreciated and i'll start my research now also. Thanks.
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On my original LP it says:
[size=16][face=Times]Drums and Percussion:
Ringo Starr
Jim Gordan
Alan White [/face][/size]
I'll look into this though. :)
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The sleeve notes for the re-released version shed no more light unfortunately, however in George's foreword in the CD booklet he does have this to say:
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"It goes without saying that it has always been my pleasure to have my old friend Ringo playing drums, and although he probably can't remember, he did play on a good fifty or sixty percent of the album..."[/face][/size]
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Yeah, its a tough find. I'm even trying to break the album down song by song to see if I could find more information that way, but i've failed so far. I'm going to keep trying, but it may not be out there. Thanks for the help Al.
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Had a good look around - now that you've aroused my curiosity, damn you - but there's not much out there.
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Thanks for the help Al.
No worries mate - sorry I couldn't find out more for you.
AL :)
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Thanks again guys. I'm going to email Bobby Whitlock tonight to see if he might be able to shed some light although i'm not sure how many tunes he was involved in.
Truthfully, I dont think the answers exist unless one of the players or producers could shed some light.
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There's no many info about this point, sorry :-/ ... I've found out:
George Harrison 1970 - 1971
George Harrison - Guitars, Vocals
Dave Mason, Jesse Ed Davis, Eric Clapton, Don Preston, Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton - Guitars (Sessions)
Klaus Voormann, Carl Radle - Bass (Sessions)
Gary Wright, Bobby Whitlock, Stephen Stills, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Gary Brooker - Keyboards (Sessions)
Peter Drake - Pedal Steel Guitar (Sessions)
BADFINGER - Guitars, Percussions (Sessions)
Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Alan White, Jim Keltner - Drums (Sessions)
Bobby Keys, Jim Price - Horns (Sessions)
Phil Collins - Percussions (Sessions)
Phil Spector - Vocals (Sessions)
from here: http://members.tripod.com/rant58/id285.htm (notice that it says 1970-1971)
and this ...
THE FOLLOWING MUSICIANS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ALBUM:
Drums and Percussion: Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Alan White
Bass Guitar: Klaus Voormann, Carl Radle
Keyboard: Gary Wright, Bobby Whitlock, Billy Preston, Gary Brooker
Pedal Steel Guitar: Pete Drake
Guitar: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason
Tenor Saxophone: Bobby Keys
Trumpet: Jim Price
Rythm Guitars & Percussion: Badfinger
Mal Evans: Tea; Sympathy; and Tambourine
and introducing the George O'Hara-Smith Singers
Orchestral arrangements by John Barham.
Recording Engineers: Ken Scott and Philip McDonald
Package design & Photography Tom Wilkes and Barry Feinstein for Camouflage Productions
Produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector for Apple Records.
from here: http://web.mit.edu/scholvin/www/harrison/c301.htm (but Phil Collins is not mentioned ::) )
I'm still researching ...
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Thanks again guys. I'm going to email Bobby Whitlock tonight to see if he might be able to shed some light although i'm not sure how many tunes he was involved in.
Truthfully, I dont think the answers exist unless one of the players or producers could shed some light.
I doubt the players would remember, and I believe the producer is currently unavailable for comment!!
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There were some songs in which several musicians played live together ... more that one drummer, pianist and guitarist or blass players ... it's not easy to tell who did what, I'm afraid! :-/
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I think it might be futile at this point, but I really do appreciate everybodys involvement. I'm going to search for a little while longer and then probably throw in the towel.
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[...] and then probably throw in the towel.
... and precisealley , at that moment, we'll find the answer, for sure! ;D
Now I'm curious, because when we find this info we'll find the complete staff info too ...
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My God, that's like an AllStar Jam!!!!!!!!!!! :o
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My God, that's like an AllStar Jam!!!!!!!!!!! :o
Yeah, a lot of noise, ain't it ... ;D
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;D Yes!
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Jim Gordon was the guy that killed his mother, right?
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Jim Gordon was the guy that killed his mother, right?
Yes
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Found it at last: http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=36&topic=1211
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So Ringo did indeed play on nearly half of it. I wonder where this guy got his information from though, as on the title song it says 'Ringo Starr OR Jim Gordon'. Surly an official source - a tape box, for instance - would have it written down which one it was?
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It looks as if he used his ears to identify the style of the drummers.