George Harrison: The Reissue of "Living in the Material World"

George Harrison: The Reissue of “Living in the Material World”

ByJohn

Last year, George Harrison’s fourth solo album, originally released in 1973, “Living in the Material World”, turned fifty. To celebrate the album’s anniversary, a reissue featuring twelve previously unreleased recordings has been announced for November 15.

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The new release will include the original album mixed by Paul Hicks under the supervision of Dhani and Olivia Harrison, respectively the son and wife of the late ex-Beatle who passed away in 2001. The reissue, in addition to being accompanied by a 60-page book with photos, handwritten lyrics, studio notes and more, will contain alternative or acoustic versions of the album’s songs.

As a preview of “Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary)”, “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (Take 18)” has been made available, among the previously unreleased recordings included on the reissue along with “Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)” recorded with Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko of The Band, as well as Ringo Starr.

Here is the tracklist for “Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary)”:

01 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (2024 Mix)
02 Sue Me, Sue You Blues (2024 Mix)
03 The Light That Has Lighted the World (2024 Mix)
04 Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long (2024 Mix)
05 Who Can See It (2024 Mix)
06 Living in the Material World (2024 Mix)
07 The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) (2024 Mix)
08 Be Here Now (2024 Mix)

09 Try Some Buy Some (2024 Mix)
10 The Day the World Gets ‘Round (2024 Mix)
11 That Is All (2024 Mix)

01 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (Take 18)
02 Sue Me, Sue You Blues (Take 5)
03 The Light That Has Lighted the World (Take 13)
04 Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long (Take 49)
05 Who Can See It (Take 93)
06 Living in the Material World (Take 31)
07 The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) (Take 3)
08 Be Here Now (Take 8)
09 Try Some Buy Some (Alternative Version)
10 The Day the World Gets ‘Round (Take 22)
11 That Is All (Take 24)
12 Miss O’Dell (2024 Mix)
13 Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)

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