Early Takes: Volume 1

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Early Takes: Volume 1
Compilation album by George Harrison
Publication ; (s)	April 27, 2012 ( UK ); 0 May 1, 2012 ( US )
Label (s)	Universal Music Group (Europe),; Hip-O Records (USA);
Format (s)	LP , CD , download
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	10
running time	30 min 39 s
occupation	George Harrison - including vocals and guitar ; various musicians;
production	George Harrison,; Giles Martin;
Studio (s)	Friars Park Studio, Henley-on-Thames (FPSHOT) Oxfordshire ,; EMI Studios ,; Trident Studios,; Apple Studios,; various other studios;

Early Takes: Volume 1 is the fourth compilation album of George Harrison after the separation of the Beatles , and it is the third posthumously released album by Harrison's death in 2001. At the same time there including two instrumental albums of the 1960s, the studio albums, the Compilation albums and live albums, George Harrison's 18th album. It was released on April 27, 2012 in the UK and on May 1, 2012 in the US .

The album contains previously unreleased songs or different versions of songs that have already been released.

History of origin

In September 2007, that director and was known Oscar award winner Martin Scorsese documentation is planning on the life and artistic career of George Harrison. In December 2011, the documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Europe. The CD George Harrison: Living in the Material World is part of the Blu-ray / DVD deluxe edition of the documentary of the same name about George Harrison and is identical to the CD Early Takes Volume 1 released the following year . The available information about the individual songs of the compilation album is limited, the information given here is based solely on an interview with Giles Martin , who, according to the CD cover imprint, put this compilation together with Paul Hicks in the archives of George Harrison in Friar Park in 2009 and musically produced. The CD contains six pieces that were recorded during the rehearsals and recordings for All Things Must Pass : in addition to demo versions of My Sweet Lord , Run of the Mill , Behind That Locked Door and All Things Must Pass , these are early recordings (“early takes ”) by I'd Have You Anytime and Awaiting on You All . The Light That Has Lighted the World , which is available here as a demo, was recorded for the subsequent studio album Living in the Material World . Giles Martin said that Woman Don't You Cry for Me was one of the earliest recordings of a song from the album. This statement means that this demo was not made during the recording sessions for Thirty Three & 1/3 , which was released in 1976, but in 1970 or earlier. The Dylan composition Mama You've Been on My Mind was recorded in the 1980s by George Harrison and reworked by Giles Martin by removing several instruments from the mix . Let It Be Me (Demo) is another recording from the 1980s and another third-party composition, this track was recorded by the Everly Brothers , among others , and was a top ten hit in the USA for them in 1960.

Cover design

The cover was designed by Ron Miller and David Costa, the photo by Robert Freeman . The CD version has a cardboard cover that can be opened.

Track list

All titles were written by George Harrison unless otherwise noted.

My Sweet Lord (demo) - 3:33
Run of the Mill - 1:56
I'd Have You Anytime (Early Take) (Harrison, Bob Dylan ) - 3:06
Mama You've Been on My Mind (Demo) (Bob Dylan) - 3:04
Let It Be Me (Demo) (according to CD case: Gilbert Bécaud , Pierre Leroyer, Manny Kurtz ) - 2:56
Woman Don't You Cry for Me (Early Take) - 2:44
Awaiting on You All (Early Take) - 2:40
Behind That Locked Door (Demo) - 3:29
All Things Must Pass (Demo) - 4:48
The Light That Has Lighted the World (Demo) - 2:23