The celebrate Billy Preston's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021, Apple Records and UMe will be making Billy's highly regarded 1970 album, Encouraging Words, available on vinyl for a limited time. It was produced by Billy and George Harrison, with 2 of George's songs - "All Things Must Pass" and "My Sweet Lord" - issued here for the first time, two months before his own recordings appeared on Harrison's album, All Things Must Pass.
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October 29, 2021
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