▁Eric ▁Cla pton ▁and ▁Billy ▁Pr eston , ▁Harrison ▁performed ▁" B ang la ▁Des h " ▁at ▁the ▁UN ICE F ▁concert s , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁as ▁a ▁r ous ing ▁encore . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Con cert ▁for ▁Bang l adesh ▁live ▁album ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁Jon ▁Land au ▁identified ▁this ▁reading ▁as ▁" the ▁concert ' s ▁single ▁greatest ▁performance ▁by ▁all ▁concerned ". ▁The ▁studio ▁recording ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁compilation ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁George ▁Harrison , ▁which ▁remained ▁its ▁only ▁official ▁CD ▁release ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁included ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁Apple ▁Years ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 7 5 ▁re issue ▁of ▁Harrison ' s ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁Material ▁World ▁album . ▁Art ists ▁who ▁have ▁covered ▁the ▁song ▁include ▁Stu ▁Phill ips ▁& ▁the ▁Hol ly ridge ▁Str ings ▁and ▁Italian ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Fa usto ▁Pap etti . ▁ ▁Background ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁George ▁Harrison ▁had ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁ex - Be at le ▁during ▁the ▁former ▁band ▁members ' ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁solo ▁artists ; ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁bi ograph er ▁Elli ot ▁H unt ley , ▁he ▁" could n ' t ▁have ▁got ▁any ▁more ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁public ". ▁Just ▁as ▁important ly , ▁writes ▁Peter ▁La