A World of Peace Must Come is the debut album by American poet Stephen Kalinich. It was produced by Brian Wilson in August and September 1969. The album's release was delayed for several decades before being issued by Light in the Attic Records on October 6, 2008.
Background
The album is a collaboration between Brian Wilson and poet Stephen Kalinich dating from August and September 1969.[1] It contains spoken word passages by Kalinich recorded in Brian's Los Angeles bedroom on August 22, 1969 with some instrumental accompaniment tracked later at Wally Heider Recording in Hollywood.[2] In 1974, its recordings were assembled, but a record deal could not be found for it.[2] It was finally given an official release on October 6, 2008.[1]