George Harrison ORIG OZ 3LP Box set Concert for Bangladesh NM ’71 Apple Beatles Ravi Shakar Bob Dylan Eric Clapton Badfinger

George Harrison

The concert for Bangladesh

Original OZ 3LP Box set released in 1971 on Apple Records. Cat: STCX3385. Comes with 64 page booklet which has some light age spots and is in Excellent condition.

Hands down, this epochal concert at New York's Madison Square Garden this was the crowning event of George Harrison's public life, a gesture of great goodwill that captured the moment in history and, not incidentally, produced some rousing music as a permanent legacy. Having been moved by his friend Ravi Shankar's appeal to help the homeless Bengali refugees of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Harrison leaped into action, organizing on short notice what became a bellwether for the spectacular rock & roll benefits of the 1980s and beyond. The large, almost unwieldy band was loaded with rock luminaries  including Beatles alumnus Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Badfinger, and two who became stars as a result of their electric performances here, Leon Russell ("Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Youngblood") and Billy Preston ("That's the Way God Planned It"). Yet Harrison is in confident command, running through highlights from his recent triumphant All Things Must Pass album in fine voice, secure enough to revisit his Beatles legacy from Abbey Road and the White Album. Though overlooked at the time by impatient rock fans eager to hear the hits, Shankar's opening raga, "Bangla Dhun," is a masterwork on its own terms; the sitar virtuoso is in dazzling form even by his standards and, in retrospect, Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Alla Rakha amount to an Indian supergroup themselves. The high point of the concert is the surprise appearance of Bob Dylan at this reclusive time in his life, every Dylan sighting made headlines and he read the tea leaves perfectly by performing five of his most powerful, meaningful songs from the '60s. 

Tracks: George Harrison Ravi Shankar introduction/ Ravi Shankar - Bangla dhun - Sitar & sarod duet - Dadra tal - Teental/ George Harrison - Wah-wah/ My sweet lord/ Awaiting on you all/ Billy Preston - That’s the way god planned it/ Ringo Starr - It don’t come easy/ George Harrison & Leon Russell - Beware of the dark/ George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar - While my guitar gently weeps/ Leon Russell - Jumpin’ jack flash/ Youngblood/ George Harrison - Here comes the sun/ Bob Dylan - A hard rain’s gonna fall/ It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry/ Blowin’ in the wind/ Mr. Tambourine man/ Just like a woman/ George Harrison - Something/ Bangla dish.

Records are all in Near Mint condition. Box is fully intact with only two light sticker stains and a few tiny surface tears on box lid and is in Excellent condition.

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