of musicians to support him on Living in the Material World. Gary Wright, who shared Harrison's spiritual preoccupations, and Klaus Voormann returned, on keyboards and bass, respectively, and John Barham again provided orchestral arrangements. They were joined by Jim Keltner, who had impressed at the 1971 Bangladesh concerts, and Nicky Hopkins, whose musical link to Harrison went back to the 1968 Jackie Lomax single "Sour Milk Sea". Ringo Starr also contributed to the album, when his burgeoning film career allowed, and Jim Horn, another musician from the Concert for Bangladesh band, supplied horns and flutes. The recording engineer was Phil McDonald, who had worked in the same role on All Things Must Pass. All the rhythm and lead guitar parts were performed by Harrison alone – the ex-Beatle stepping out from the "looming shadow" of Clapton for the first time, Leng has noted. Most of the basic tracks were recorded with Harrison on acoustic guitar; only "Living in the Material World", "Who Can See It" and "That Is All" featured electric rhythm parts, those for the latter two songs adopting the same Leslie-toned sound found on much of the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969). Ham and his Badfinger bandmate Tom Evans augmented the line-up on 4 and 11 October, although their playing would not find its way onto the released album. The sessions took place partly at Apple Studios in London, but mostly at Harrison's home studio, FPSHOT, according to Voormann. Apple Studios, together with its Savile Row, London W1 address, received a prominent credit on the Living in the Material World record sleeve, as a further sign of Harrison's championing of the Beatles-owned recording facility. At the weekends during these autumn months, Hopkins recorded his own solo album, The Tin Man Was a Dreamer (1973), at Apple, with contributions from Harrison, Voormann and Horn. Voormann has described the mood at the Friar Park sessions as "intimate, quiet, friendly" and in stark contrast to the sessions he, Harrison and Hopkins had attended at Lennon's home in 1971, for the Imagine album. Keltner recalls Harrison as having been focused and "at his peak physically" throughout the recording of Living in the Material World, having given up smoking and taken to using Hindu prayer beads. The sessions continued until the end of November, when Hopkins left for Jamaica to work on the Rolling Stones' new album. During this period, Harrison co-produced a new