All Things Must Pass [30th Anniversary Edition]

Disc 1
1	I'd Have You Anytime
2	My Sweet Lord
3	Wah-Wah
4	Isn't It A Pity
5	What Is Life
6	If Not for You
7	Behind That Locked Door
8	Let It Down
9	Run Of The Mill
10	I Live For You
11	Beware Of Darkness
12	Let It Down
13	What Is Life
14	My Sweet Lord (2000)
Disc 2
1	Beware of Darkness
2	Apple Scruffs
3	Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp
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	It's Johnny's Birthday
11	Plug Me In
12	I Remember Jeep
13	Thanks For The Pepperoni
14	Out Of The Blue

Barnes & Noble

When anyone -- even the original artist -- starts to tinker with a work that most devotees would consider iconic, it's bound to make a lot of folks uneasy. Thankfully, most of the alterations that George Harrison -- who's become more outspoken lately about his status as the "forgotten Beatle" -- made to All Things Must Pass, his most ambitious solo work, are actually improvements. Unlike the majority of remastered reissues, there's a palpable difference in sound quality on this 30th anniversary release, thanks to an added crispness that accentuates Phil Spector's lush production (which Harrison somewhat bizarrely criticizes in his liner notes). The packaging, which incorporates futuristically redrawn renditions of the original sleeves as well as a nicely designed mini-box, also shows Harrison taking a fresh look at his work, as does a revamped, languorous rerecording of "My Sweet Lord." The set also boasts several other bonus tracks from the original sessions, including the country-tinged diamond-in-the-rough "I Live for You" and a stripped-down version of the hit "What Is Life." Taken as a whole -- the preferred method of consumption, if you have a couple of hours to kill -- All Things Must Pass makes you wonder why people glossed over Harrison's work all those years ago. David Sprague

All Music Guide

All Things Must Pass has long been one of the more vexing classic albums to make it to CD. It appeared previously in two distinctly different (yet confusingly similar) packagings in the late '80s, one from England and one from America, both of which were straight reissues of the original triple LP. Neither was a wholly satisfactory release, owing to the same problems that existed on Layla by Derek & the Dominos -- both albums (which have related histories) were recorded using lots of tracks (and no noise reduction technology) to achieve a very big sound, which was impressive on vinyl but had a lot of noise when processed digitally for CD. This expanded and remastered edition, released in January of 2001, solved most of those problems as well as offering five additional tracks. The remastering, done sometime in 2000, has imparted greater resolution to the music without losing the wall-of-sound effect that most of the album was intended to display. In the process, it's possible to discern the various guitars at work far better than on the original LP set, and to better appreciate the virtuosity of the playing involved as well as the sheer size of the ensemble Harrison assembled. Additionally, and almost more important in terms of enjoying the album as a whole, the new edition captures the warmth and nuances of Harrison's singing on songs like "Let It Down," "Run of the Mill," and "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)." This improvement isn't reflected everywhere -- on "The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp," for example, his voice is still buried fairly deep in the mix and not as up front as it is elsewhere, but that's how it was mastered originally, and even Harrison admits, in the notes introducing the accompanying booklet, that he had to resist the urge to remix the album. Of the five bonus tracks, one is an entirely new song from the original sessions, and three more are outtakes of existing songs in versions that have appeared on various bootlegs, while "My Sweet Lord (2000)" is a stripped-down reconsideration of the song. It doesn't add anything in particular, except to show that Harrison can still play up a storm. The so-called "Apple Jam" tracks that comprised disc three of the original LP have also been remastered, to their considerable advantage -- the nuances of the playing on those sessions, which essentially marked the birth of Derek & the Dominos, are brought out in crisp detail and they are worth hearing, now more than ever, and that goes double for the hard-rocking, Chuck Berry-esque jam "Thanks for the Pepperoni." The new edition comes in a box with each CD in a separate slipcase and a booklet containing photos from the original sessions, full lyrics, recording credits, and an essay by Harrison. Bruce Eder

Rolling Stone

...an album that is simultaneously modest and bold ­ and that, despite itıs title, has stood up well to the passing of time. Anthony Decurtis

Entertainment Weekly

Harrison and Phil Spector's Wall of Krishna Sound is still majestically congested, and the songs are so strong that the ex-Fabber would never top them. David Browne