‘I Remember Jeep’ was an instrumental recording included on George Harrison’s third album All Things Must Pass. It was released on the Apple Jam disc.
The Apple Jam recordings featured a wide range of performers. ‘I Remember Jeep’ was the only one on which Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, formerly of the bands Cream and Blind Faith, both appeared.
Jeep was the name of Clapton’s Weimaraner dog, and also appeared on the sleeve of his 1071 hit single ‘Layla’, and on the 1975 album There’s One In Every Crowd. Clapton later said he let Jeep and his golden retriever Sunshine “crap in the house because we were too stoned to clear it up.”
Jeep was actually Eric’s dog – a funny kind of orangy-brown dog with pink eyes [laughs]. I think he might have kicked it – I’m sure he has by now – but I know it was his dog.
Billboard, December 2000
‘I Remember Jeep’ was recorded as ‘Jam 4’ on 3 July 1970 in Studio Three at EMI Studios, Abbey Road.
At the time ‘I Remember Jeep’ was recorded, Clapton was falling in love with Harrison’s wife Pattie. Clapton later wrote the hit song ‘Layla’, which first appeared on Derek and the Dominos’ only album in November 1970, about his unrequited love for her.
Harrison’s feelings towards Jeep are not known.
Classic final sentence!
I remember Jeep is such a catchy instrumental song! And it is really a song that makes me want to dance a-lot! It’s awesome! All things must pass is such a masterpiece album. I love that album a-lot! Fantastic album!
Same here! I play the hell out of this song for exercise!
Bobby Whitlock is also on this song. He plays the piano. According to him on his Youtube channel, this song was the very first time he’d ever played a piano. He said he came in late to the session and Billy was already at Bobby’s Hammond B3 and the only instrument left was a grand piano. Bobby said he didn’t know how to play piano, and Clapton told him, “Now’s as good a time as any to learn”, so he got behind it and started wailing. Of course being an organist, he was familiar with the note placement of the keyboard.
I hope that sometime before I die there’s a remastered version of “I Remember Jeep” that takes out the awful “psychedelic” effects that were unfortunately added to this jam. Every time I listen to this jam I have to mentally listen past the noise whatever moron chose to needlessly add on top of it. An utter tragedy this jam was polluted in this fashion.
Seconded.
Gee, I guess you don’t realize that the effects you refer to are the same sounds that George had on his Electronic Sounds album on Zapple Records. So the moron that chose to add it is none other than George Harrison.
Gary Wright was an ATMP attendee musician so may be partly responsible for some of the electronic effects. He was and is a lifetime friend of GH and remember that GH bought a Moog for use on Abbey Road. Bobby Whitlock knows the answer. Hopefully he will be asked.