Encouraging Words: Vinyl LP
To celebrate Billy Prestonâs induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021 Apple Records and Universal Music Catalogue will be making Billyâs highly regarded 1970 album âEncouraging Wordsâ available on vinyl for a limited period.
First released in the UK on 11 September 1970 the album was co-produced by Billy and George Harrison, with two of Georgeâs songs - âAll Things Must Passâ and âMy Sweet Lordâ - issued here for the first time, two months before his own recordings appeared on the triple album 'All Things Must Pass'.
In 2010 Record Collector magazine described 'Encouraging Words' as "one of the finest titles in the Apple Records catalogue", while virtuoso keyboard player Rick Wakeman told BBC Radio 4's John Wilson he considered Preston's two Apple albums "absolute gems â a perfect combination of gospel and funk."
The album was last released on vinyl in 1992. The original album credits did not include details of contributing musicians, though the sleeve notes of the 2010 CD reissue included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Bobby Keys and the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
As a child prodigy, Billy played organ for the Gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and in 1957 at the age of ten he performed a vocal and organ duet with Nat âKingâ Cole on his US television show. In 1962, aged 16 years-old, Billy joined Little Richardâs touring band with live dates including a performance in Liverpool, with The Beatles as the opening act.
In 1969 Billy worked with The Beatles once more, playing Hammond organ on the âAbbey Roadâ album (the songs âSomethingâ and âI Want You (Sheâs So Heavy)â) and on their final studio album âLet It Beâ (on âDig a Ponyâ, âI've Got a Feelingâ, âOne After 909â, âThe Long and Winding Roadâ, âDig Itâ, âLet It Beâ and âGet Backâ). When âGet Backâ was released as a single in April 1969 it was credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston, the only occasion when a fifth musicianâs name appeared on the record label.
On 30 January 1969, Billy performed with The Beatles at their famous ârooftop concertâ at the Apple Corps headquarters in London. The event was filmed for the 1970 documentary film Let It Be, while Billyâs profile looks set increase further when he appears in the forthcoming and much anticipated Peter Jackson documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
To celebrate Billy Prestonâs induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021 Apple Records and Universal Music Catalogue will be making Billyâs highly regarded 1970 album âEncouraging Wordsâ available on vinyl for a limited period.
First released in the UK on 11 September 1970 the album was co-produced by Billy and George Harrison, with two of Georgeâs songs - âAll Things Must Passâ and âMy Sweet Lordâ - issued here for the first time, two months before his own recordings appeared on the triple album 'All Things Must Pass'.
In 2010 Record Collector magazine described 'Encouraging Words' as "one of the finest titles in the Apple Records catalogue", while virtuoso keyboard player Rick Wakeman told BBC Radio 4's John Wilson he considered Preston's two Apple albums "absolute gems â a perfect combination of gospel and funk."
The album was last released on vinyl in 1992. The original album credits did not include details of contributing musicians, though the sleeve notes of the 2010 CD reissue included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Bobby Keys and the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
As a child prodigy, Billy played organ for the Gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and in 1957 at the age of ten he performed a vocal and organ duet with Nat âKingâ Cole on his US television show. In 1962, aged 16 years-old, Billy joined Little Richardâs touring band with live dates including a performance in Liverpool, with The Beatles as the opening act.
In 1969 Billy worked with The Beatles once more, playing Hammond organ on the âAbbey Roadâ album (the songs âSomethingâ and âI Want You (Sheâs So Heavy)â) and on their final studio album âLet It Beâ (on âDig a Ponyâ, âI've Got a Feelingâ, âOne After 909â, âThe Long and Winding Roadâ, âDig Itâ, âLet It Beâ and âGet Backâ). When âGet Backâ was released as a single in April 1969 it was credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston, the only occasion when a fifth musicianâs name appeared on the record label.
On 30 January 1969, Billy performed with The Beatles at their famous ârooftop concertâ at the Apple Corps headquarters in London. The event was filmed for the 1970 documentary film Let It Be, while Billyâs profile looks set increase further when he appears in the forthcoming and much anticipated Peter Jackson documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
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To celebrate Billy Prestonâs induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021 Apple Records and Universal Music Catalogue will be making Billyâs highly regarded 1970 album âEncouraging Wordsâ available on vinyl for a limited period.
First released in the UK on 11 September 1970 the album was co-produced by Billy and George Harrison, with two of Georgeâs songs - âAll Things Must Passâ and âMy Sweet Lordâ - issued here for the first time, two months before his own recordings appeared on the triple album 'All Things Must Pass'.
In 2010 Record Collector magazine described 'Encouraging Words' as "one of the finest titles in the Apple Records catalogue", while virtuoso keyboard player Rick Wakeman told BBC Radio 4's John Wilson he considered Preston's two Apple albums "absolute gems â a perfect combination of gospel and funk."
The album was last released on vinyl in 1992. The original album credits did not include details of contributing musicians, though the sleeve notes of the 2010 CD reissue included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Bobby Keys and the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
As a child prodigy, Billy played organ for the Gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and in 1957 at the age of ten he performed a vocal and organ duet with Nat âKingâ Cole on his US television show. In 1962, aged 16 years-old, Billy joined Little Richardâs touring band with live dates including a performance in Liverpool, with The Beatles as the opening act.
In 1969 Billy worked with The Beatles once more, playing Hammond organ on the âAbbey Roadâ album (the songs âSomethingâ and âI Want You (Sheâs So Heavy)â) and on their final studio album âLet It Beâ (on âDig a Ponyâ, âI've Got a Feelingâ, âOne After 909â, âThe Long and Winding Roadâ, âDig Itâ, âLet It Beâ and âGet Backâ). When âGet Backâ was released as a single in April 1969 it was credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston, the only occasion when a fifth musicianâs name appeared on the record label.
On 30 January 1969, Billy performed with The Beatles at their famous ârooftop concertâ at the Apple Corps headquarters in London. The event was filmed for the 1970 documentary film Let It Be, while Billyâs profile looks set increase further when he appears in the forthcoming and much anticipated Peter Jackson documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
