Not many people ask me what my dream job is. But if they did, my response might be to spend half my day as a network talk show host, and the other half as a music producer.

And by “producer”, I mean, “fly by the seat of the pants creative type” – sort of like Jon Landau, moreso than the “frequency-chasing audio engineer” type, your Jimmy Iovines or Steve Lillywhites or Brendan O’Briens.

But nobody’s hiring.

Still, I enjoy the bejeebers out of this sort of tale – the day by day, take by take, track by track recaps of how a classic album, in this case George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, was produced.

So if you’re like me – a Harrison fan and a recording geek – you’ll love this long, minutely detailed read.

But it whets the appetite for more. I want someone to tackle more of these histories.

So in case the writer tunes in for this – let’s get cracking on:

• Who’s Next
• Born to Run (although there is an excellent documentary out there on the subject)
• Exile on Main Street
• Pretenders
• Roses in the Snow
• London Calling
• Shoot Out The Lights

Let’s see to this. Thanks!

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