Live European Tour Explained

Live European Tour
Type:live
Artist:Billy Preston
Cover:Live European Tour 1973.jpg
Released:3 April 1974
Recorded:1 September–27 October 1973
Genre:Soul, rock
Length:40:28
Label:A&M
Producer:Billy Preston
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Prev Year:1973
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Live European Tour is the only live album by Billy Preston, released in 1974 in Europe and Japan. It was recorded during his opening act stint for the Rolling Stones 1973 European Tour, featuring Mick Taylor on lead guitar and Preston's own band "The God Squad". In 2002, A&M Records released the album in Japan, featuring alternative song takes.

Track listing

Original release

Side one

  1. "Medley: Day Tripper/The Bus" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney; Preston, Joe Greene)
  2. "Let It Be" (Lennon, McCartney)
  3. "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Jo Armstead)
  4. "Billy's Bag" (Preston)

Side two

  1. "Will It Go Round in Circles" (Preston, Bruce Fisher)
  2. "Outa-Space" (Preston, Greene)
  3. "Higher (Vamp)" (S. Stewart)
  4. "Get Back" (Lennon, McCartney)

2002 CD reissue

  1. "Day Tripper" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:07
  2. "The Bus" (Preston, Greene) – 10:58
  3. "Let It Be" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:28
  4. "Will It Go Round in Circles" (Preston, Fisher) – 3:44
  5. "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Simpson, Ashford, Armstead) – 1:36
  6. "Space Race" (Preston) – 1:57
  7. "Amazing Grace" (traditional; arranged by Preston) – 4:43
  8. "That's the Way God Planned It" (Preston) – 4:05
  9. "Outa-Space/Higher" (Preston, Greene) – 8:05

Personnel

Production

Engineer.

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