MINT Shrink ORIG GEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse BEATLES

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1974 MINT ORIGINAL IN SHRINK WRAP COLLECTIBLE                              

                                                        DARK HORSE

                  George Harrison 

                USA - CAPITOL RECORDS - SMAS 3418

A MINT perfect original first pressing from 1974 in nice gatefold cover:

***STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER and includes the rare large "George Harrison ~ Dark Horse" sticker which was lost forever when most folks tore off the outer wrapper to the gatefold cover...it's ALL here, just a first released!!

Personnel: George Harrison (vocals, guitars), Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Ron Wood (guitars), Nicky Hopkins, Gary Wright (piano), Klaus Voorman (bass), Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, (drums).

1974 saw a separation from first wife Pattie Boyd, who left Harrison for friend Eric Clapton, with the situation later being uncomfortably parodied on Dark Horse with a cover of "Bye Bye Love".

George Harrison's only North American tour was in support of this album, which included the singles "Dark Horse" and "Ding Dong; Ding Dong" -- and the album has its pleasures, such as the prodigious pop hook of "Ding Dong; Ding Dong," which isn't nearly as silly a song as its title would have you believe, and nifty little album tracks like "Far East Man." Rumor-mill fans are directed to "Bye Bye Love," which is about his wife, Patti, and his best friend, Eric Clapton. Clapton, for those keeping score, had previously expressed his love for Patti on "Layla." Later, he would marry her.

• "Hari's On Tour (Express)" – 4:43
• "Simply Shady" – 4:38
• "So Sad" – 5:00
• A song originally recorded as "So Sad (No Love of His Own)" by Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) on the On the Road to Freedom album from 1973 - featuring George on slide guitar  

• "Bye Bye, Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant, George Harrison) – 4:08

  • A wry cover of The Everly Brothers' 1957 hit with modified parody lyrics by Harrison, in reference to first wife Pattie Boyd's union with friend Eric Clapton. Rumours circulated that Clapton himself appeared on guitar with Boyd on backing vocals.
• "M?ya Love" – 4:24
• "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" – 3:40
  • Harrison's New Year's song, released as a single
• "Dark Horse" – 3:54
• "Far East Man" (George Harrison, Ronnie Wood) – 5:52
  • Co-writer Ronnie Wood's version of "Far East Man" appears on his 1974 debut album I've Got My Own Album to Do
• "It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)" – 4:50

CONDITION: The cover is very clean -- gatefold in MINT (still in original factory shrink wrap, + the rare George Harrison sticker on the cellophane)...no bends, no writing and no split seams...solid ~ A PERFECT COPY!

The vinyl LOOKS UNPLAYED ...is MINT ~ all glossy clean and plays clean!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record