Product Description
Very Rare Japanese First Pressing On Black Vinyl ~ George Harrison’s Magnificent Triple Album Still In Top Condition 50 Years Later ~ With Original Giant Fold-Out Poster Of George! Heavy Grade Box With Gold Print Spine Includes Three Inner Sleeves (Lilac, Grey & Green) With Lyrics In English, An Insert With Notes, Plus Another Small Tan Insert With Lyrics In Japanese. Nicest Copy Of This Pressing That I Have Ever Had!
Price On Back Of Box Indicates First Pressing On Black Vinyl: ¥ 5,000
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT! Sounds VERY wonderful indeed!
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT! Amazing for a box set that is over 51 years old!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
I’d Have You Anytime
My Sweet Lord
Wah-Wah
Isn’t It A Pity (Version One)
Side 2:
What Is Life
If Not For You
Behind That Locked Door
Let It Down
Run Of The Mill
Side 3:
Beware Of Darkness
Apple Scruffs
Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
Awaiting On You All
All Things Must Pass
Side 4:
I Dig Love
Art Of Dying
Isn’t It A Pity (Version Two)
Hear Me Lord
Side 5:
Out Of The Blue
It’s Johnny’s Birthday
Plug Me In
Side 6:
I Remember Jeep
Thanks For The Pepperoni
AMG –
George crafted material that managed the rare feat of conveying spiritual mysticism without sacrificing his gifts for melody and grand, sweeping arrangements. Without a doubt, Harrison's first solo recording, originally issued as a triple album, is his best. Drawing on his backlog of unused compositions from the late Beatles era, George crafted material that managed the rare feat of conveying spiritual mysticism without sacrificing his gifts for melody and grand, sweeping arrangements. Enhanced by Phil Spector's lush orchestral production and Harrison's own superb slide guitar, nearly every song is excellent: "Awaiting on You All," "Beware of Darkness," the Dylan collaboration "I'd Have You Anytime," "Isn't It a Pity," and the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life" are just a few of the highlights. A very moving work. The jams that comprise the final third of the album are dispensable. Played by Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, and Jim Gordon (all of whom had just come off of touring as part of Delaney & Bonnie's band), the jams however proved to be of immense musical importance, precipitating the formation of Derek & The Dominos. Thus, they weren't a total dead end, and may actually be much more to the liking of the latter band's fans.