Live European Tour

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Live European Tour
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Live album by
Released2 August 1974 [1]
Recorded1 September–27 October 1973
Genre Soul, rock
Length40:28
Label A&M
Producer Billy Preston
Billy Preston chronology
Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music
(1973)
Live European Tour
(1974)
The Kids & Me
(1974)
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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.

Contents

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

References

  1. "Billy flier planned" (PDF). Record Mirror . August 3, 1974. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  2. Live European Tour at AllMusic