This week in 1988 George’s “Got My Mind Set on You” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The music video for the song was a spoof of the 1987 horror comedy film, ‘Evil Dead II’. Directed by Gary Weis, the song was George’s third #1 single in the US.
Ring out the old, Ring in the new.
Happy Birthday, John!
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The earliest written and recorded examples of ‘Art of Dying’ in George’s archive date back to 1966. The final released version on All Things Must Pass was recorded on July 1, 1970. “It was done in a live way. I routined the songs with the band until we had everything worked out. We had maybe four acoustic guitars, two electric guitars, a bass, two drummers, there was even like marimbas, a couple of shakers, tambourines and two pianos – or pedal harmonium and pianos. So all this stuff, some of it was being mixed: the piano and the harmonium were sometimes mixed together, all the guitars were together, because we only had eight tracks. So we worked over and over on the songs in the studio so that everybody got the right routine, and it was sounding really nice.” George
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass.
Experience #TheBeatlesGetBack, a three-part original docuseries from director Peter Jackson streaming November 25 on @DisneyPlus. Watch the new trailer now.
Dive deeper into the history behind George’s iconic Rosewood Telecaster and its journey across the globe — from the @fender facility in Southern California to the Apple rooftop in London. Go to fender.com/george-harrison for more info.
Happy Birthday, @bobdylan!
Happy Olivia day to everyone out there!
Happy Birthday, Mum! x Dhani 💚💚🍄💚💚
George wasn’t completely satisfied with the initial version of ‘Isn’t It A Pity’ so the arrangement was changed – with organ, piano and lead guitar all featured in the intro – and the tempo slowed down. It took the full day, Wednesday 3rd June, 1970 at Abbey Road’s Studio Three, but they completed the take that would become ‘Isn’t It A Pity (Version Two)’. When it came to the final tracklist for All Things Must Pass, George decided he liked both versions and included them on the album.
Pictured: George, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Eddie Klein (seated), Phil Spector, Gary Wright, Ringo Starr.
Click link in bio to listen to ‘Isn’t It A Pity (Version Two)’ on the 50th Anniversary edition of George’s masterpiece, ‘All Things Must Pass’.
On this day, 27th January 1976, George signed to @darkhorserecords. The Beatles’ contract with EMI had expired on the 26th January so George signed with his own label the very next day. George revealed his move to Cash Box, the music industry trade publication, whilst he was in Cannes at the MIDEM festival.
On this day, 27th January 1976, George signed to @darkhorserecords. The Beatles’ contract with EMI had expired on the 26th January so George signed with his own label the very next day. George revealed his move to Cash Box, the music industry trade publication, whilst he was in Cannes at the MIDEM festival.
‘All Things Must Pass’ was a number one album around the world for George upon its original release and the 50th Anniversary edition saw it become a Global Top 10 album all over again in 2021. “Even Before I started, I knew I was gonna make a good album because I had so many songs and I had so much energy. For me to do my own album after that – it was joyous. Dream of dreams.” George.
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of ‘All Things Must Pass’.
The demo version of ‘I Dig Love’ was recorded on Tuesday 26 May, 1970 with George, Ringo and Klaus at Abbey Road’s Studio Three. It has a very different feel to the album version. However, the final version features George on slide guitar. He had rarely used slide in The Beatles, but now it added a new dimension of melodic composition and texture throughout All Things Must Pass, and became George’s signature guitar sound.
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass.
Happy Birthday, Jeff Lynne!
Vive la France! Read about the making of George’s masterpiece, All Things Must Pass, in the French edition of Rolling Stone. Where did you first discover George?
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of ‘All Things Must Pass’.
Happy Birthday, Peter Jackson!
Artist Tom Wilkes originally designed and drew this piece for the All Things Must Pass album. It was intended as a poster for the album but George decided against using it, feeling that it portrayed him as a deity. Two of the Barry Feinstein photos in the poster were used for the singles of ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ‘What is Life’ and also made an appearance in the videos for ‘Run of the Mill (Take 36)’ and ‘Cosmic Empire (Day 2 Demo)’ from the All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary.
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass.
Congratulations to Assembly, Dhani Harrison, David Zonshine & Kelly Mahan for their two wins at the Clio Awards for George’s “Isn’t It A Pity (Take 27)” video from the All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary album.
Go to George’s official YouTube channel to watch the full video.
Written soon after @thebeatles’ ‘Let It Be’ sessions, George stated in multiple interviews that ‘Run of the Mill’ was one of his favourite songs on All Things Must Pass: “It’s just something about the words, what it’s saying.” What’s your favourite song from the album?
Click link in bio to listen to the 50th Anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass.
Ravi Shankar’s 1974 single, ‘I Am Missing You’, featuring George, is being reissued by @darkhorserecords as a limited editon 12” Blue Vinyl release for Record Store Day 2022. Find more info and a participating store near you at recordstoreday.com
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“A fitting update to George’s magnum opus.” Check out the 10/10 Review of the All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary album in the September issue of @uncut_magazine.
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The All Things Must Pass Collection is available now featuring new and classic designs. Go to georgeharrison.com to see the full collection.
