The Most Exciting Organ Ever is the second album by Billy Preston. The fully instrumental album was released in 1965, several weeks before Preston's nineteenth birthday, at a time when he was a regular performer on the ABC TV pop music series Shindig![1] The album includes "Billy's Bag", which was a favorite among British musicians and club-goers at the time.[2] Preston included a live version of the track on his 1974 album Live European Tour.
| The Most Exciting Organ Ever | ||||
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| Released | August 20, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | September 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 33:11 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
| Producer | Steve Douglas | |||
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Extra songs recorded during the sessions for The Most Exciting Organ Ever were released on Preston's next studio album.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Track listing
editAll songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.
- "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 2:54
- "Low Down" – 2:13
- "Slippin' and Slidin'" (Richard Penniman, Edwin Bocage, Al Collins, James Smith) – 3:06
- "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 3:24
- "I Am Coming Through" – 2:04
- "The Octopus" – 2:13
- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" (Joe Greene) – 2:30
- "Soul Meetin'" (Don Covay) – 2:42
- "Let Me Know" (Ted Wright) – 2:05
- "Billy's Bag" – 3:48
- "The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:20
- "Steady Gettin' It" – 2:50
References
edit- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 1997. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Wakeman, Rick (presenter); Wilson, John (producer) (2010). Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (Radio 4 on Music documentary). bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Billy Preston: The Most Exciting Organ Ever at AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Larkin 2011, p. 1998.
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