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| Klaus had a close personal friendship with George Harrison from the time they first met in Hamburg, Germany Klaus played on many of George's recordings, including his first post- Beatles triple album "All Things Must Pass" and the first concert ever of its kind "The Concert for Bangladesh" |
| You are listening to Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth from Living in the Material World |
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| From Wikipedia: "Received as a masterpiece upon its 1970 unveiling, All Things Must Pass is widely considered to be among the very best albums made by a Beatle as a solo artist and one of the finer albums of the rock era. It is certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle." |
| Release Date: November 7, 1970 Label: Apple/EMI Produced by: George Harrison/Phil Spector |
| All Things Must Pass |
| This is the 2001 remaster cover (Place your mouse over the cover to see original) |
| The Concert for Bangladesh |
| The Concert for Bangladesh took place the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City |
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| Release Date: June 22, 1973 Label: Apple/EMI Produced by: George Harrison/Phil Spector Reissued CD and DVD: September 6, 2006 Bonus tracks: Deep Blue Miss O'Dell |
| Extra Texture |
| Release Date: October 3, 1975 Label: Apple/EMI Produced by: George Harrison Extra Texture was George's last album under his contract with Apple Records / EMI. Personnel included Klaus, Jim Keltner on drums, and Leon Russell on piano |
| From GeorgeHarrison.com: "The most complex musical arrangement on the album is heard on the title track. Having played together at the Concert for Bangladesh, Ringo Starr and Jim Keltner performed their 'double drums' on Living in the Material World and the brass parts were played by Jim Horn with help from Klaus Voormann on tenor saxophone." |
| Dark Horse |
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| Release Date: December 9, 1974 Label: Apple/EMI Produced by: George Harrison Reached #4 on the US charts In 1992, Dark Horse was remastered for CD release, and it may be released yet again in 2007 |
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| Featured performers included: Klaus Voormann Ringo Starr Bob Dylan Eric Clapton Jim Keltner Billy Preston Leon Russell Ravi Shankar Badfinger Jesse Ed Davis The Hollywood Horns |
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| In 2005, the film was re-issued on DVD accompanied by a new documentary. The concert raised US $243,418.50 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD raised millions of dollars and continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. |
| George Harrison brought together a group of amazing musicians (most of whom were also his friends) for this historic concert |
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