Living In A Difficult World

 Fifty years since it's original release George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' is getting the full bells and whistles treatment with an epic remix/re-release programme that we will never hear the last of when it's actual release date comes.

But what of the original musicians who played on this 1970 album? There were no tracking records kept by the studio at the time to say who played and which tracks they played.....

First the musicians who are now dead

George Harrison, writer, vocalist (died 2001)
Phil Spector, producer (died 2021)
Carl Raddle, bass (died 1980)
Pete Ham, guitarist (died 1975)
Mike Gibbons, guitarist (died 2005)
Tommy Evans (died 1983)
Billy Preston, keyboards (died 2006)
Pete Drake, pedal steel guitarist (1988)
Bobby keys, saxophone (2014)
Mal Evans, percussion (1976)

Those still alive but in prison; Jim Gordon

Those alive and free to speak about their role in the making of the album,
memory willing, but they may have little memory left
with which to recall who played and on what track.

Eric Clapton
Alan White
Ringo Starr

Those with better memories who have been sidelined from speaking
about the project.

Bobby Whitlock
Dave Mason
Klaus Voorman
Jim Price
Gary Brooker
Gary Wright
John Barham

and the engineers Ken Scott and Phil McDonald.

All this leaves that much passed that there is only the writers estate
left to look after the work which was a milestone in recording history
but the making of it seems so long ago now.