My Sweet Lord by George Harrison: studio, gear and credits

My Sweet Lord by George Harrison: produced by George Harrison, Phil Spector, engineered by Ken Scott, Phil McDonald. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: My Sweet Lord
Artist: George Harrison
Genre / Style: Folk Rock / Gospel / Pop Rock
Date(s) Recorded: May 28, 1970 (Basic Tracking) to August 1970 (Overdubs & Mixing)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Apple Records / 7234 (US Single), Apple STCH 639 (All Things Must Pass LP)
Release Date: November 23, 1970 (US), January 15, 1971 (UK)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): George Harrison, Phil Spector
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Ken Scott, Phil McDonald
Mixing Engineer(s): Ken Scott, Phil Spector
Musicians & Session Performers:

George Harrison - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Slide Guitars
Eric Clapton - Acoustic Guitar
Pete Ham (Badfinger) - Acoustic Guitar
Tom Evans (Badfinger) - Acoustic Guitar
Joey Molland (Badfinger) - Acoustic Guitar
Klaus Voormann - Bass Guitar
Ringo Starr - Drums
Billy Preston - Hammond Organ
Gary Wright - Electric Piano
Mike Gibbins (Badfinger) - Tambourine / Percussion

Studio and recording technology

Studio Monitors: Altec 605A (Abbey Road), Tannoy Reds in Lockwood Cabinets (Trident)

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: EMI Studios (Abbey Road), Studio 3, London, UK (Documented studio per MusicBrainz: Trident Studios)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Trident Studios, Soho, London, UK
Mixing Console / Desk: EMI TG12345 (Tracking at Abbey Road); Sound Techniques A-Range Custom (Mixing at Trident)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Studer J37 1-inch 8-Track & 3M M56 2-inch 16-Track (Trident transfers/overdubs) at 15 IPS
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Fairchild 660 Limiters, EMI RS124 Compressors, EMT 140 Plate Reverbs, Binson Echorec / Tape Delay machines

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Dual Drum Kits (Ringo Starr & Jim Gordon), Bass Guitar (Klaus Voormann), Wall of Acoustic Guitars (Harrison, Clapton, Badfinger), Electric Slide Guitars (George Harrison), Lead & Backing Vocals (George Harrison / "The George O'Hara-Smith Singers").

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