Is This The Only George Harrison Album You Need?
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2023
- George Harrison wrote some wonderful songs both with and without The Beatles. In 1976 Capitol Records took the unprecedented step of combining his solo tracks with Beatles tracks onto an album which they called "The Best Of George Harrison".
In this video, we take a look at all aspects of this album including the background to its release, its track listing, it differing UK and U.S. artwork and of course, its sound quality. We also look at the compilations which followed and find out if this other solo albums are worth investigating.
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All Things Must Pass is a Masterpieces and I've always liked Living in the Material World His most Spiritual Album
Nothing tops living in the material world that album is no skip material.
It’s actually the only George Harrison album you don’t need 👍
Spot on!
Unless you're a completionist XD
Harsh, but true.....
Absolutely true.
EMI showed no respect to him with the release of that album
We need a George Harrison Anthology CD boxset similar along the lines to the 1998 John Lennon CD boxset. There’s definitely enough demo material and rarities for such a release.
I can’t comment on a suggested “best of” album but I absolutely love the Cloud Nine album. It’s brilliant!
my favorite George compilation would be everything played in chronological order and no mishmash timewarping of continuity.
The most important part of the 1989 compilation is that it was the first compilation that was authorized by George.
I felt George was disrespected by EMI/Capitol issuing the Best of album by including Beatles tracks. The Let it Roll collection could easily been two LPs. I believe Dhani Harrison said they wanted it to me, but EMI balked at the idea. Another enjoyable episode, Andrew! - Roger
1976 was the year I discovered the Beatles as a kid. Maybe the rereleases and the media blitz had something to do with it, but I ended up getting all the reissued singles and most of the albums. Imagine what it was like hearing them all for the first time! ❤ Actually the only George Harrison album you need is All Things Must Pass. ❤
Respect and agree, but Cloud Nine has many transcendent moments, and Clapton’s playing is inspired. Next to that I love Brainwashed. Those 3.
One of my favorite George songs is "Horse to the Water" released by Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra sadly released after George's death. It was George's last performance on a record. The song can be find here on UA-cam and I suggest all George fans give it a listen!
And here it is!
ua-cam.com/video/aKAt6Z9bhRI/v-deo.html
Glad you brought this up! This is a great song! I remember listening to it (first new George song in years) only a few weeks before George died. It was actually trademarked "RIP 2001"...a little hint, letting us all know that the end was coming. (It was released online, I believe, in October 2001.) And it truly is a great song...nice chiming Hammond B3, great sounding band...and George's voice, though weak, is full of his personality. Great lyrics too. People call BRAINWASHED George's last work, but it was really was HORSE TO THE WATER. (I think Sam Brown did the song at the Tribute Concert a year later.)
Shame on me, I forgot all about that one. That one's on my list, too.
thank you, Andy
Great Song! You can find it on Jools Hollands cd "Small World Big Band." Love Sam Brown's version on Concert for George. Girl blows it out of the water!!
George is my favorite Beatle. And he's also my favorite post-Beatle.
I've got all his solo albums and his single b sides. He is also the only one of the 4 that I still listen to his records. George's albums are chock full of gems.
His music definitely isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Burned my own 2 CD-R set of my personal favorite Harrisongs:
CD1
1. Isn't It A Pity
2. Let It Down
3. Run Of The Mill
4. All Things Must Pass
5. Wah-Wah
6. What Is Life
7. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
8. Crackerbox Palace
9. This Song
10. Your Love Is Forever
11. Blow Away
12. The Answer's At The End
13. Grey Cloudy Lies
14. Dream Away
15. Unknown Delight
16. Dear One
17. The Light That Has Lighted The World
18. Everybody Nobody
CD2
19. Got My Mind Set On You
20. When We Was Fab
21. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
22. All Those Years Ago
23. Living In The Material World
24. Awaiting On You All
25. Beware Of Darkness
26. Cloud 9
27. This Is Love
28. Be Here Now
29. Who Can See It
30. Sue Me Sue You Blues
31. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
32. Try Some Buy Some
33. The Day The World Gets 'Round
34. That Is All
35. Life Itself
36. Wake Up My Love
37. That's The Way It Goes
38. Beautiful Girl
Now I feel like doing a third disc! So many good songs by George Harrison...
That’s a good selection, mainly for me because it’s got loads of tracks from ATMP. I don’t think you could stretch to a 3rd side with the same quality.
I would love this I also made a tape of my favourites but for some reason I lost it years ago there was a lot of these on it.
I have always loved the Beatles, but until recently was only interested in John's solo career. For some reason, at the beginning of the lockdown in 2020 I started listening to George Harrison's first solo album and I was blown away. And to be told All Things Must Pass was Something I needed to hear.
Japanese pressing has includes Capitol's deep echo mix of "Think For Your Self". That was more clear than original Capitol pressing!
By the way..... 4:30 Peter Tork on guitar!! I love The Monkees too!!
Crazy how even at the level of George Harrison you have to fight the record company just to get a good pressing of your music.
Not surprised it didn’t sell as most of the tracks aren’t even George’s songs (as in solo tracks) and most George fans would’ve had the Beatles albums? Desperate cash in! Thanks Andrew 😊👍
The first cassette tape I received as a kid when I got my first tape player was George Harrison's "Cloud Nine" album, and it's still one of my favorite albums. I've been a George Harrison fan ever since.
That's a great album. 👍
My dad had both those best of Harrison LPs (US ones) and I plan to find copies of both at some point to commemorate him. My dad loved George Harrison.
I always found it interesting that on the inner sleeve, "For You Blue" (7:40) is listed as being "Released as a Beatles single" rather than being pulled from the "Let It Be" album. I assumed this was because in 1976 "Let It Be" was still on a United Artists/ABKCO-distributed Apple label in the US, and Capitol didn't want to acknowledge another company. I bought this album at Christmas 1976 along with "33 1/3" and grew to love them both. Thanks for another great video, Andrew!
Thanks Joseph. Glad you enjoyed it!
Yeah, that was likely behind it (much like Capitol’s refusal to acknowledge Vee-Jay’s “Introducing…The Beatles” and United Artists’ “A Hard Day’s Night soundtrack”. It might be why “For You Blue” (which Capitol released as the B-side to their final Beatles single during their existence in “The Long and Winding Road”) was selected over the other - and more acclaimed - Harrison track on Let it Be in “I Me Mine”.
Very enjoyable Andrew! All of George’s albums are worth having and each have great songs. My idea of a compilation would include; My Sweet Lord, What is Life, All Things Must Pass, Give Me Love, Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long, Dark Horse, You, This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying), This Song, Crackerbox Palace, Beautiful Girl, Love Comes To Everyone, Faster, Blow Away, Your Love is Forever, Wake Up My Love, Dream Away, That’s the Way it Goes, All Those Years Ago, Tear Drops, Life Itself, Sat Singing, When We Was Fab, Devil’s Radio, This Is Love, Got My Mind Set on You, Poor Little Girl, Cockamamie Business, Cheer Down, Any Road, Looking For My Life, Stuck Inside a Cloud, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and Brainwashed. Thanks for sharing Andrew!
Thanks for watching, Bill!
That’s a good list 👍
Got my mind set on you is going to be on it
His live performance from the 1975 Christmas episode of Rutland Weekend Television has to be on it as a bonus track.
Sat Singing so good and it’s another rare one too like the ones on 1976-1989 he referenced. Need official Spotify releases of a few of his songs like that. They should release a deluxe version of somewhere in England that includes the original track listing and mixes
It is called "Poor Little Girl", the song. A favorite of mine actually 👍
As for a George compilation setlist, I would definitely have Baltimore Oriole, Someplace Else, Try Some Buy Some, Simply Shady, and This Guitar along with the hits.
For me, the finest George Harrison compilation has got to be, 'Let It Roll, Songs by George Harrison'. This is a really good collection of George's best later Beatle songs and his solo work.
Admittedly, due to limited budgets over the decades, the only George Harrison solo albums currently in my collection are "All Things Must Pass"(LP), "Gone Troppo"(LP), "Somewhere In England" (LP), and "Cloud Nine"(CD).
I think there should be a greatest hits package called “Harrisongs: The Best of George Harrison”. This would be my suggested track listing:
Disc 1
1) My Sweet Lord
2) What Is Life
3) Bangla Desh
4) Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
5) Dark Horse
6) Ding Dong, Ding Dong
7) You
8) This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)
9) This Song
10) Crackerbox Palace
11) True Love
12) It’s What You Value
13) Blow Away
14) Love Comes To Everyone
Disc 2
1) Faster
2) All Those Years Ago
3) Life Itself
4) Flying Hour
5) Wake Up My Love
6) I Don’t Want To Do It
7) Got My Mind Set On You
8) Lay His Head
9) When We Was Fab
10) This Is Love
11) Cheer Down
12) Poor Little Girl
13) Cockamamie Business
14) Any Road
Thank you for covering this often overlooked George album, Andrew! I have the cd version of 'Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989' which I bought on release and really enjoyed playing it. A shame that it never entered the UK or US charts since I think it features a very good selection of George's post EMI tracks.
I found a copy of that a couple years ago at the local farmer's market/swap meet and absolutely had to snatch it up; I wish there was an equivalent CD of just his Apple/EMI singles.
Great upload as always Andrew, I don't think George himself would have wanted any Beatles songs of his on a George Harrison best of album. There is plenty of great George songs to make an excellent album. His songs may not be as commercial as Pauls (whose are?) but all things must pass is one of the best Beatles solo albums in its own right and he did have 3 US number ones after the Beatles. I think he recorded enough great songs to make a 14 track top notch album. I would put on my sweet lord, isn't it a pity, what is life, if not for you, give me love, got my mind set on you, photograph, all those years ago, between the devil and the deep blue sea, blow away, you, i'd have you anytime, all things must pass and let it down. Cheers Andrew, Tim
Cheers Tim. Glad you enjoyed it!
I wonder if George was embarrassed by what Capitol did. If they tried hard enough, they could have made a 12-14 song greatest hits record from his material up to that point by taking 2-3 songs from each album, plus singles and B-Sides like "Deep Blue" and "Miss O'Dell".
The Name Harry Moss.. what a name to have!
It's always fascinating how you go into this; like Egyptology.
I've conceived my imagined "Best Of..." as a 2 CD set:
DISC ONE
Roll Over Beethoven
Don't Bother Me
I Need You
Taxman
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Here Comes The Sun
Something
If I Needed Someone
Within You, Without You
It's All Too Much
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
DISC TWO
My Sweet Lord
What Is Life
Let It Roll
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
Woman Don't You Cry For Me
This Song
Not Guilty
Blow Away
All Those Years Ago
I've Got My Mind Set On You
Any Road
Marwa Blues
When We Was Fab
Dark Horse - Live In Japan version
Cheer Down
Isn't It A Pity (Version One)
All Things Must Pass
For my Best of George Harrison, id put out a double album or double CD.. get some extra tracks covering more of his music 🎼🎶.
All Things Must Pass is my favorite ex-Beatle album. My Sweet Lord would be played first anytime I added new gear on my stereo system.
To me, all mastering done with this album at anytime is pretty much substandard. It needs a genuine good mastering and cutting. The last one by Danny(?) was just awful.
One more thing, George's slide guitar style was absolutely amazing. One of the best slide guitarist's of all time.
As a young fan in the early 80s, I loved the Best of GH as a “one stop shop” for George’s best known songs. I rarely listen to it these days.
Like the German Odeon release, the Australian release switched While My Guitar and For You Blue, for which George Martin is also credited as producer. We also got the awful Capitol cover. The album was reissued here in 1982 on the Axis budget label, again reproducing the American cover art.
Still waiting for a truly representative, satisfying and career spanning GH compilation.
Cloud Nine.
I just love every track on that album. For me...All Things Must Pass is the "easy" album to choose...but Cloud Nine is the ONE Harrison Album I'll never grow tired of.
Not long ago, maybe a year or two at the most, I picked up the CD version that you displayed here, of this album in a local charity shop in South East London for a quid (£1 to your viewers from overseas). At first I thought it was a snide (in other words a bootleg) but now you have confirmed for me that it is a real bonafide release, so thank you for that Andrew!!
In the U.S. My Sweet Lord was a "double A side" with Isn't It A Pity. What Is Life was the follow up single, backed with Apple Scruffs. My Best Of will include the following Beatles tracks: Don't Bother Me, I Need You, Think For Yourself, Taxman, I Want To Tell You, Within You Without You, Long Long Long, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Old Brown Shoe, Something, Here Comes The Sun and I Me Mine. The solo tracks will be, My Sweet Lord, What Is Life, Beware Of Darkness, All Things Must Pass, Bangla Desh, Give Me Love, Living In The Material World, Sue Me Sue You Blues, Dark Horse, Ding Dong Ding Dong, You, This Song, Beautiful Girl, Pure Smokey, Blow Away, Not Guilty, Here Comes The Moon, All Those Years Ago, That's The Way It Goes, When We Was Fab, Devil's Radio, Cockamamie Business, Any Road, Devil and The Deep Blue Sea and Marwa Blues. I know there are a few hits missing and I left Wilbury stuff off. To each his own and these are my George must-haves.
George LPs are a must for collectors!! I find beautiful music on all of his albums!! Great work Andrew! As the other fella said!! I never listen to the 3-4 diff versions of best of I have.. all things must pass is my wife and myself’s favorite record to listen to regularly!!😉😘
I got the MFP copy for free from a friend's parent last year, complete with the original shrink bearing a $2.99 price sticker. Glad to hear that it's the finest sounding pressing!
My mom had the MFP copy on cassette - I always liked the track selection - I think it’s a good representation of George’s best Beatles and Solo tracks, if lacking in some of the better album tracks. But for someone not looking for deep cuts, it’s a good taster LP.
Thanks, Andrew ... another fun one!
I was a very young child when my father purchased George's Wonderwall Music. I remember that album being played and it became part of my Beatles DNA. It's really a spectacular album, imho. George covers a lot of musical territory on the album. Way back in the days before Discogs, "Wonderwall Music" and Ravi Shankar's soundtrack "Chappaqua" were holy grail items that I hunted for a lot. I was so happy when I was finally able to find a really pristine pressing of Wonderwall and this was before the 1992 reissues.
BTW, crank up "Ski-ing" really loud!! What a cool riff!
I like Wonderwall a lot as well, I got lucky and found a German pressing at a Canadian yard sale for only a buck or two.
My favourite George Harrison album is his eponymous one released in 1979, the contents of which tend to be ignored when the powers that be come to compile compilation packages. I think George Harrison's legacy would be served nicely by a more extensive retrospective, along the lines of the Wingspan one released many years ago, where each of his albums is represented, although perhaps that is an archaic idea today.
For me, the MFP and the Dark Horse years 1976-1989 plus All Things Must Pass -that's enough George Harrison for me.
Was reading that Macca considered George's last LP 'Brainwashed" his favorite and even put it in one of his top 6 LP's!!!
Since he was only allowed a few songs per disc, George's Beatles catalog is already sort of a Greatest Hits compilation. The ones that are in my opinion the most criminally under-rated are Long Long Long, Savoy Truffle, Blue Jay Way, Only a Northern Song, It's All Too Much and Think for Yourself. Blue Jay Way's melody and harmony are so amazing - the only completely satisfying example of the Lydian mode I can think of. And the middle 8 of Only a Northern Song - oh my God. And Long Long Long? Each of those is just *shockingly* brilliant in its own way, as are the ones from All Things Must Pass that the Beatles passed on. And the song
Bangla Desh!! Another overlooked gem from his Beatles period is Don't Bother Me. He hadn't reached full maturity, but it has some rhythmic and thematic ideas that were way ahead of their time. *QUESTION: If you were compiling a boxset of every Harrison-penned, official Beatles song, but had to leave out just one single song ... which would you leave out?* For me I think it would be You Like Me Too Much. I don't hate it, and the middle 8 is very cool, but it's my least favorite.
You should do a video on the relationship between McCartney and Michael Jackson, including how they met, their friendship, the work they did together as well as Michael buying the Beatles catalog, Paul’s reaction to it, the fallout/friction, how it resolved and the aftermath.
Great video Andrew! All Things Must Pass is always my go to George album. The greatest hits compilation that was released in 2009 Let It Roll is another go to album. Actually, it's very good! Still, I love the other studio albums he recorded.
Here is my idea of a George Harrison compilation album. I would put I’d have you anytime my sweet lord, it’s not a pity what is life let it down Woman don’t you cry for me dear one tears of the world which is one of the best songs that George Harrison ever recorded Poor little girl tear down got my mind set on you when we was fab Marwa blues brainwashed Annie Road the devil in the deep blue sea which shows his wonderful ukulele skills. give me love give me peace on Earth blow away teardrops and cockamamie business as far as bonus tracks go I would definitely put in mystical one and runs so far which he gave I think Eric Clapton up to Lapointe and his vocals on that one is great.
I enjoy making my own best-of 'albums', and of course I have a George Harrison one. Here is the track listing of my own '20 Greatest Hits' of George :
1. Hari's On Tour Express
2. This Song
3. Blow Away
4. My Sweet Lord
5. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
6. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)
7. Miss O'Dell
8. Deep Blue
9. What Is Life
10. Living in the Material World
11. You
12. Crackerbox Palace
13. This Guitar (Can't keep from Crying)
14. Cloud Nine
15. Wreck of the Hesperus
16. This is Love
17. Got My Mind Set on You
18. Any Road
19. All Those Years Ago
20. Thanks for the Pepperoni
Excellent as usual. Thanks
Many thanks for this video, and yes the cover of Capitol's pressing of the best of is truly hideous. If I were to compile my own best of George Harrison, it would comprise only his solo work. Stuff like Beware of Darkness, give me love give me peace on earth.. in fact it would probably be a variation of let it roll, but of my personal favourite George tracks. For me, my favourite album will always be All Things Must Pass, in fact it is to my mind the greatest album of all time, if I had to pick one from the amazing number I have listened to over the years that I have been a huge music fan. The Beatles are as far as I can see are the only band to have Three major songwriters who's output for the band was successful. I'd love to know of any others. George Harrison was a fantastic songwriter, with a wonderful gift for melody, and he rightly deserves the very best in whatever is released in his name.
Wonderful video analysis as always, Andrew!
Great video again Andrew. Thank you very much. Take care and keep up the good work.
Hello, I'm from Argentina, I always imagined what the next Beatles album would have been like if they hadn't broken up.
I imagine it would have been a double album, the black album, taking songs from Paul's first 2 albums, John's first 2, George's solo debut and some of Ringo's from his debut covers album.
It would be great to see a video with this idea,
your channel is very good.
greetings
I got the "Best of" Capitol 8 Track for Christmas in 1976. I exchanged it for a vinyl copy. I have another vinyl copy that was only played a couple of times. "33 1/3" was a huge hit for George, and a very enjoyable album. Here is my list of what I would put together as a Greatest Hits album that could appeal to both fans of George or new listeners. :
My Sweet Lord
What Is Life
Bangla Desh (Studio)
Give Me Love
Dark Horse
You
This Song
Crackerbox Palace
Blow Away
All Those Years Ago
Gone Troppo
When We Was Fab
Got My Mind Set On You
"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" (1992 "Platinum Weird" version with Dave Stewart)
Any Road
Horse to Water
All can be found on CDs or purchased online.
I never purchased this album as a teenage in the 1970’s. But I do remember it in the record bins at the music stores in US, with cover of George in front of the hot rod car. And I don’t remember seeing any import stickers on it. Great video, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for listening, Ronald!
Hi Andrew & another great informative video on a fantastic compilation album of George's & it most definitely isn't the only album of his that's required!! I've the original vinyl which is great but I find the CD version very low volume wise & it could do with a full remaster.
Since its release, I've always felt "GONE TROPPO" was the most "Beatles-like" album produced by any of the Fabulous Four in their individual efforts. Its lack of acclaim somehow always makes me smile. I hope you will do an in-depth show on that particular work someday.
Hello Andrew - this is a great video, bringing to mind a most peculiar time in Beatles' history. I had always assumed that SHAVED FISH sold great. When it came out, it was well stocked and, as I remember all of my brother's Beatle buddies loved it too (as it was a solid work, removing John further away from his days as a "Topical" singer/songwriter). For George's compilation, most people thought that it was a dirty trick for Capitol / EMI to include the fab four tracks. You know; "doesn't the label think he has enough strong songs of his own?" That was the sentiment of it back then. One thing I've noticed with the American pressings is that special inner sleeve was a true rarity with pre-owned pressings that showed up in the record shops.
capitol/emi may not have had rights. harrison owned some of his solo songs. later: all of them. i think. harrisongs is not apple pub. regards.
This is great! Your videos keep getting better and more interesting. Many in the internet world would not bother to touch on these albums or would provide such detailed information. I have the US edition and the MFP version, as well as the original CD and I feel that the MFP has the best overall sound. Thanks again for creating and posting.
Great information as always, thank you Andrew.
Glad you enjoyed it, Chris!
My personal 20 CD track of George's greatest hits includes - I Need You, If I Needed Someone, Taxman, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Piggies, Savoy Truffle, Something, Here Comes the Sun, My Sweet Lord, Isn't A Pity, What Is LIfe? , If Not For You, Behind That Locked Door, Apple Scruffs, Awaiting On You All, Lay His Head, Hong Kong Blues, Gone Troppo*, Cloud 9, and That's What It Takes. (Gone Troppo is an edited version I created for my own personal enjoyment) There are probably a couple of other songs I could have included, but I wanted to keep my CD at 20 songs and for me these are his best 20. Of the greatest hit CD's I've created for my own personal listening pleasure, I probably listen to this one and my Ringo greatest hits CD more than the greatest hits CD's I've made of Paul or John.
Thanks Andrew. I knew this would be interesting...and the story behind it sheds light on what was going on with George. Although he had no artistic control on the release, it did help him, as you pointed out. Good stuff.
Thank you for this Andrew, and congratulations on this excellent channel. I'm proud to know you!
Much appreciated! You're very welcome!
All Things Must Pass is one of my all-time fav's no matter the artist
Excellent video. George penned many great songs. Never gets the love he earned.
Amazing vídeo Andrew! You really did a nice job. Cant wait for the next one!
Glad you enjoyed it, Bruno!
Great video! I learned a great deal. I owned this album, it was a good introduction to George’s solo career. I couldn’t afford to buy all the albums and enjoyed having his hits.
Limited it to 45 minutes and under, and went for my favorite George tracks (not necessarily a real Greatest Hits approach.) Solo only.
Side One
1. What if Life
2. Cloud Nine
3. All Those Years Ago
4. Blow Away
5. Dream Away
Side Two
1. Wah-Wah
2. You
3. Give me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
4. Beautiful Girl
5. Gone Troppo
6. Run of the Mill
Hi Andrew, great video as usual. Whilst it isn't the only GH album you need, I'm personally really fond of the 'Best Of' as it was my first introduction to George's solo recordings when I was younger - I first listened to it after loaning it from my local library.
Brilliant video, Andrew. As a whole George's catalogue. Thank you a lot
Glad you enjoyed it, Dmitry!
Wonderful as always…
Thanks again!
One of my fav Harrison LPs is "George Harrison With Eric Clapton And Band* - Live In Japan."
Andrew, this is Gold! Thank you for being a fan ;) I'd never seen the UK innersleeve of GH GH, or noticed that it has rounded corners. That said, I don't enjoy the '76 or '09 compilations. "Best of Dark Horse" is near-perfect, however. (I would add "I Don't Want to Do It" and replace "Gone Troppo" with "Mystical One").
Just after "Wingspan" was released, I made solo mix CDs for a few friends covering George, John and Ringo's work. For George, I lifted all of "Best of DH," adding the cuts I listed above, and then side 2 from the '76 GH GH... then I added "Miss O'Dell, "I Don't Care Anymore," "Deep Blue," "Isn't it a Pity," "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long," "This Guitar Can't Keep From Crying," “Pure Smokey,” “Faster” “Here Comes the Moon” and "Art of Dying" (the slower version, from a boot!). Today, I'd probably add "Far East Man" and the booted "When Every Song Is Sung." It all fit perfectly on two CD-Rs if memory serves!
I'm sure you've seen George's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" around this time; that was a nice promotional push for "33 1/3." I always felt the LP would have made the top 10 if not for "Greatest Hits." Sad.
As for John and Ringo... it's not ideal, but EMI COULD have fit up to 18 tracks on a single LP at that time... "Blast" might have been perfect if it rounded up all of Ringo's other non-LP cuts (the wonderful "Coochy Coochy," plus "Down & Out" and "Blindman"). I also feel that the title tracks are the weakest cuts of "Sentimental" and "Beaucoups"... "Blue Turning Grey Over You," "$15 Draw" and "Wine, Women and Loud Happy Songs" would have been better choices. Or even Ringo's last Apple US chart single ("Goodnight Vienna"). And I have a soft spot for "Snookeroo" (#51 UK, but charted as #3 in the US alongside "No No Song" during a time of great confusion and reworking of the Billboard charts).
For "Shaved Fish," it could have been perfect if they'd included "Move Over Ms. L" (thus compiling all of John's non-LP tracks), plus "Scumbag" and "New York City" (the two best cuts on "Sometime" IMO), plus "Intuition." I wouldn't hate "What You Got," "Meat City" or "Scared," either. (I, personally, would have left off "Mother," hoping buyers would buy and experience the POB LP in-full). Can you imagine the hype sticker that EMI could have included? "With guests Elton John, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Billy Preston and Ringo Starr." WOW. (For anyone wondering, my CD compilation of John’s work took all of these cuts, all of the POB and Imagine LPs, John’s cuts from “Double Fantasy,” the cuts from “Rock and Roll Circus,” plus “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” from “Live Peace,” and “Nobody Told Me,” “I’m Steppin’ Out” and “Rock ‘n Roll People”)
P.S. wonderful dissolve at 13:37 in the video!
4:34 That's good to know, I personally struggle with his Indian stuff and find it rather boring, so this might actually be a good compilation. Just a shame it couldn't be reissued to add a few other gems like 'This Song' and 'All Those Years Ago'.
Great job Andrew, as always, on the only George Harrison album I don't own!
great job, Andrew! Glad you dedicated this video to George Harrison!!!!
Thank you, Antonio!
ah-wonderwall music. i was given this album by the twins next door who thought it was something else. it was strange to them, and they immediately thought of me. i liked it.
i eventually got to see the movie, even, during the VHS boom.
This channel is pure gold
Thank you!
13:48 wonderwall is great. Gotta delve deeper in the post Beatles George catalogue.
Nice video! The blue best of dark horse album has been a go to album for me since I bought the cassette on its release. Got the CD now and it's also ripped to my Sonos library - I can't explain it, but to my ears the audio quality has always been one of the best of any albums I own by any artist. I play it regularly, often on the basis of sound quality alone. The cassette even looks and feels like a much higher quality product than my others from that era. IIRC George's self-titled album (also the cassette) feels similarly of particularly excellent quality - I've never heard any discussion about this, but I'm sure it isn't just me!
WonderWall
Harrison's first solo venture.
Unique. Original. India influence.
Seldom seen it, or ever hear of it. But I really enjoyed it as a young hippie in the late 60's.
Hi Andrew, again another good and fun video. George seemed to get the short end of the stick for some of the business on his recording and music. Very interesting to hear about for as to who and why. Well anyway keep up the good work.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you Andrew for joining me every Sunday while I have breakfast with this wonderful content, greetings and best wishes from Mexico.
My pleasure, Alex!
Greetings from Australia Andrew, thanks again for another compelling episode. I have a New Zealand 1st pressing of this LP, funnily enough comes with the US cover and inner sleeve but thankfully has the UK matrix numbers, although likely source is a UK master tape, sounds great all the same. Love your work, cheers Zane
Thanks Zane. Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video, mate! I keep saying it...and I mean it...this is the best music-based channel on UA-cam. Every single time you post a new video, I go into a Beatles obsession again. (I can't remember if you've done a SHAVED FISH video...that would be a great choice for a video! Also still waiting for an ANTHOLOGY 3 video...unless I missed it!)
Great video about George's up and down 1976 year! All three best of compilations: the '76 Capitol album, Best of Dark Horse, and Let It Roll are worth the money, and good compilations. Three songs that should have found their way onto one or more of them would be Beware of Darkness, Miss O'dell, and Dream Away (from Time Bandits). I think 33 and 1/3 was George's best solo album, because it still sounds fresh and light. It's ironic that a year after writing I Me Mine he put together a bloated boxed set that should have been condensed down to one album's worth (oh, and maybe acknowledge the Chiffon's He's So Fine song, so he could have saved himself the legal heartburn). I would have loved to see George do a whole album of Bob Dylan covers - another in long line of what ifs.
Thanks for the inspiration: I just dug out the album (the Capitol version, unfortunately), restored the inside cover a bit, and wet cleaned the record. I will listen to it later, after a long time. 🙃
I'm not sure, but I have the feeling that George wanted all things to go in his own terms, just like he felt John and Paul did, but just couldn't. Sometimes the buying public didn't let him, sometimes were the record labels instead.
I remember buying a load of second hand cassettes from a small downtown shop in Sydney, during my first trip to Australia in 1988. I had just bought a brand new Auto reverse Sony Walkman in Singapore (24hr stopover) so I needed tapes urgently. Among those cassettes I bought Best of George Harrison (US cover on a budget Axis label) Beatles Rarities (US version but on Parlophone EMI Australia) and Pink Floyd Relics (also on budget Axis) and Dark Side Of The Moon (EMI Australia)
I played those tapes non stop and loved them to bits and I loved the track order of Best of George Harrison.
For me like most of my LPs and cassettes…. It is about those memories of where I was and what I was doing when bought them and how I felt when I first played them. Regrettably, I gave all my cassettes to Oxfam in the late 90s. I wished though I kept all those tapes I bought in Singapore and Sydney because they were for me very special. Also it was during my first visit to Sydney that it was announced on a local radio station that The Beebs Lost Beatles Tapes Series was soon be broadcasted. It was a very exciting time indeed.
Good times!
I've never even seen that album thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great video Andrew. Surprising to learn the MFP version of The Best of, is the best pressing. The MPF pressings of Rock ‘n’ Roll Music vol 1 and 2 don’t come anywhere near the original gatefold Parlophone pressing, which is stunning. There’s a video right there!
If you're only kinda interested in George's music, then this is a pretty good introduction but I'd pair it with The Best Of Dark Horse which covers the rest of his solo career minus the Wilburys and Brainwashed. With those 2 albums, you have a good overview of his music. Maybe they could re-issue the 2 albums as a double album, with a 3rd disc featuring a couple of songs from each TW album, a few from Brainwashed, some from Live In Japan, the Indian influenced songs from The Beatles years and maybe a few others that were left off the other 2 discs. For me personally, I'd have a hard time trying to narrow his entire solo discography down to just 1 album, it'd need to be a multi disc set, especially seeing as his most well respected album was 3 discs on it's own. But if you wanted just "The Essential George Harrison", it'd probably be something like this (I'm only including songs written by George so no covers):
George Harrison - Portrait Of A Leg End (this was a proposed title for the album that became Brainwashed):
DISC/LP 1 - When We Was Fab:
SIDE 1:
01. Don't Bother Me.
02. I Need You.
03. Think For Yourself.
04. If I Needed Someone.
05. Taxman.
06. Love You Too.
07. Within You Without You.
SIDE 2:
08. All Too Much.
09. The Inner Light.
10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
11. For You Blue.
12. I Me Mine.
13. Something.
14. Here Comes The Sun.
DISC/LP 2 - This Guitar Can't Keep From Crying:
SIDE 1:
01. Party Seacombe.
02. All Things Must Pass.
03. What Is Life.
04. Art Of Dying.
05. Bangladesh (Studio Version).
06. My Sweet Lord (Concert For Bangladesh).
07. Wah-Wah (Concert For Bangladesh).
SIDE 2:
08. Give Me Love.
09. Sue Me Sue You Blues.
10. Ding Dong.
11. Simply Shady.
12. Dark Horse.
13. Tired Of Midnight Blue.
14. This Guitar.
DISC/LP 3 - Heading For The Light:
SIDE 1:
01. Crackerbox Palace.
02. This Song.
03. Blow Away.
04. Faster.
05. All Those Years Ago.
06. That's The Way It Goes.
07. Dream Away.
SIDE 2:
08. When We Was Fab.
09. This Is Love.
10. Heading For The Light.
11. I Want To Tell You (Live In Japan).
12. Piggies (Live In Japan).
13. Stuck Inside A Cloud.
14. Any Road.
That was a hard compilation to put together even at 3 discs in length and not including any covers.
Nice!
Great video! It’s hard to resume Hari’a albums because all his wonderful music but If had to make a compilation I would include more unknown songs like “Sat Singing”. “Mystical One” would surely be there!
I never thought the Hot Rod cover was very inspired, but I had no *idea* Capitol shat something like that US cover out. Mind boggling
Happy to report that my Canadian CD (C2 46682) has zero noise reduction, same as the UK.
Great to see this album reviewed!
My first copy was the mfp version (from good old Woolworths) until I got a really nice original 1976 copy.
It’s disappointing emi didn’t use solo recordings on side 1,but nevertheless still worth owning.
Andrew, your delivery and commentary is so informative and enjoyable. The back story you always provide is so valuable to the context of what you present.
I did not purchase this compilation as I had all the songs from this I wanted already. Generally, good pick of songs, but I would have chosen "I Me Mine", instead of "For you Blue" from Let It Be. The former is a much better song in my opinion. It's a shame the Indian influenced songs were not considered. Love you to or Within you, Without you would have been respectable choices.
As to your question. I would call this compilation a good introduction to Harrison's work. However, the triple album "All Things Must Pass" is a masterpiece and a must have for any fan, and I would add, the only solo Beatles work to reach #1. A few misses, but a great work overall. One of my favorites is the not so thinly veiled swipe at Paul in the song "Run of the Mill"
Good morning and Manythnx 🤘
Morning Dave! 👋
Great show, can you do a similar show on Somewhere in England...believe it or not one of my personal faves.
A and M is Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss...In Hollywood California...Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass... Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66...The Carpenters was on this Label in the 1960s and 1970s!!!.. Legendary!!!
I haven't listened to it in years, I had it on cassette and later bought the LP.
I'll put it back.
I bought the second one when it came out, excellent, great album.
Thank you for these interesting videos you make.
Thanks for listening!
Honestly I think George made his own compilation album with his solo debut All Things Must pass