The Beatles- A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
By John J. Puccio (October 2, 2002)

When the Beatles burst onto the musical scene in the early sixties, they were primarily a hit with younger teens. As I had just graduated from high school at the time, I along with a multitude of other young adults thought ourselves too sophisticated for the likes of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But in 1964, at the height of their newfound popularity, the Beatles made "A Hard Day's Night" and everything changed.

Within the next few years, the British sensations went from teenage heartthrobs to everybody's favorite singing group with theme albums like "Rubber Soul," "Revolver," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Magical Mystery Tour," Abbey Road," and "Let It Be." They would never again have the critical success with a live-action motion picture they had with "A Hard Day's Night," but that obviously didn't affect their careers.

Directed by Richard Lester, who would go on to score further successes with "The Three Musketeers" and the "Superman" sequels, "A Hard Day's Night" is a zany, no-holds-barred musical comedy that follows the real-life Beatles on a whirlwind fling through England on their way to a recording date, with teenage girls following them wherever they go. Don't look for a plot; there isn't one. Lester throws out all the stops, using every cinematic device available to him at the time to produce a virtual kaleidoscope of effects at an almost dizzying pace.

Along on the ride with John, Paul, George, and Ringo are Paul's grandfather and the troupe's two managers, who barely hold the quartet in containment. The grandfather (Wilfrid Brambell) is especially a hoot, such a "clean old man," constantly getting into trouble as an instigator and a ladies' man. Along the way, the Beatles get to sing a host of their most popular songs up until that time.

The film is filled with clever quips and sight gags, mostly at the expense of a totally square, early sixties world. An interviewer asks John, "Tell me, how did you find America?" and John answers, "Turned left at Greenland." Another interviewer asks Ringo, "Do you think these haircuts have come to stay?" and Ringo responds, "Well, this one has, you know. It's stayed on good and proper."

As I've said, the director uses every filmmaking gimmick at his disposal to do his work, from crane and helicopter shots to low and wide angles, with a rapid-fire editing that would make today's MTV blush. Lester also encouraged the boys to improvise, and it's clear that much of what the "Fab Four" say and do was made up on the spot. It's all a part of the exuberance of the event. From time to time a little satire intrudes on the silliness of the antics, like a scene in a TV ad agency that goes awry, but most of the time the story is content with madcap, screwball comedy.

Among the songs featured in the film are, of course, the title tune, "A Hard Day's Night," along with "I Should Have Known Better," "If I Fell in Love With You," "Can't Buy Me Love," "And I Love Her," "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You," and a climactic medley of earlier Beatles' hits like "Tell Me Why" and "She Loves You."

There are two major running gags in the film. The first is the continual reference to Paul's grandfather as a "clean old man." The deal here is that the actor in the part, Wilfrid Brambell, played a dirty old man in the 1962 British TV sitcom, "Steptoe and Son" (a series translated to America as "Sanford and Son"), so this is a take on his earlier role. Interestingly, Brambell was only fifty-two when he played the grandfather; such is the magic of movies. The second gag is that while the Beatles are mobbed by female teenage fans wherever they go, they are hardly recognized by adults. When Ringo is arrested for suspicious behavior and taken to a police station, none of the officers know who he is, even when they have a photograph of the Beatles right in front of them!

It's hard to estimate the effect the film had on the future of movies, television, and society in general. Certainly, the group and this particular film helped generate new musical trends, TV imitators like "The Monkeys," numerous swinging sixties' movies, and, naturally, clothing and hair styles; maybe the film even inspired the hyped-up MTV phenomenon that we all currently know and love. "A Hard Day's Night" may seem a bit dated and even stereotyped nowadays, almost forty years on, but the early sixties were probably already dated by the time the film premiered, and any clichés you may notice were not clichés at the time they were invented for the film. "A Hard Day's Night" remains a classic; there's little else to say.

Video:
The picture is presented in a newly restored and remastered print measuring about 1.74:1 anamorphic size across a normal television screen. The black-and-white transfer is good, to be sure, but still not spectacular. I suspect it's as good as it ever was, but, frankly, the original theatrical exhibition print may not have been spectacular to begin with. In any case, the image is clean and free of grain, but contrasts are not always well played up and definition is not always perfectly sharp. I suppose these are quibbles, since it mostly looks fine.

Audio:
The sound has been remastered, too, in Dolby Digital 5.1. As one would expect, the songs come up best, rechanneled in stereo, with a wide spread across the front speakers but not a lot of center or rear-channel action. The songs appear as though they were recorded in an entirely different acoustic environment from the regular dialogue, which is easy to understand, since they were. But the difference is sometimes so great as to be jarring. Oh, well, it's the songs and music that we want to sound best anyway, so it all works out, and during the final "Showtime" medley of Beatles hits, all five channels open up nicely if somewhat unrealistically. The transient response is quite good, the percussion showing up nicely, although there isn't a lot of sonic information at the extremes, the deep bass or the highest treble, so some of the sparkle is missing. Still, it's decent sound compared to its original monaural, and sound that will fill the room and rock the rafters. Just don't expect modern, digital CD quality sonics from sound that's been touched up this much.

Extras:
The bonus materials on this special edition are a little different from those you find on other such sets. Almost every extra item is an interview of one kind or another. Disc one of the two-disc set contains the widescreen presentation of the movie with its Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, plus a thirty-six minute documentary called "Things They Said Today," which contains recent interviews with almost every surviving member of the filmmaking crew except the two remaining Beatles. Then there are some DVD-ROM features, including the screenplay, a remembrance scrapbook, roundtable discussions, and a Web site archive; and a measly fourteen scene selections. English and French are the spoken language options, with English captions for the hearing impaired. Regrettably, there are no audio commentaries to accompany the film.

Disc two contains the bulk of the interviews. Among them are ones titled "Their Production Will Be Second To None": Interviews with the filmmakers; "With the Beatles": Interviews with the cast;
"Working Like A Dog": Interviews with the production crew; "Listen To the Music Playing in My Head": An interview with Sir George Martin, the film's musical director; "Such a Clean Old Man: Memories of Wilfrid Brambell"; and a host of other such individual interviews. They make for fascinating listening, but they may be a bit extended and even redundant for a lot of viewers, who would rather have heard more from the Beatles themselves and more of their music.

Parting Thoughts:
Director Lester and the Beatles would go on to do "Help" wherein they almost but not quite recaptured the zany feeling they created in "A Hard Day's Night." But it proved a bit too much even for the Beatles to duplicate. If you've never seen the movie, you might do yourself a favor and give it a try. If you have seen it, you're probably already a fan.


John J. Puccio rates this DVD as follows: Video=8 , Audio=7, Extras= 7, Film value= 8 From DVD Town, http://www.dvdtown.com/review/beatlestheaharddaysnight/10585/1286/

Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh film DVD set to be released

Harrison’s film DVD set to be released - Posted on 31 Jul 2005 # ANI

London: George Harrison’s widow has made his dream ome true by remastering the film and music of his 1971 Concert For Bangladesh into a high-definition DVD, a project Harrison had to abandon when he became ill.

According to The Telegraph, The 99-minute film of the charity concert has been restored and remixed, along with 72 minutes of extra footage, for release on HD-DVD.

“It’s really stunning. It’s been blown up from the original 16 mm to 70 mm. George wanted to get a full soundtrack. Now, you’ll be watching a really beautiful film,” Olivia Harrison was quoted as saying.

There is previously unseen film of Harrison and Bob Dylan rehearsing If Not For You, with Ringo Starr on drums and then tambourine. Harrison, Eric Clapton and Leon Russell are also seen doing a sound check in the arena, playing Come On In My Kitchen. In addition, there is film, seen for the first time, of Dylan playing Love Minus Zero/No Limit at the afternoon show.

Jonathan Clyde, who produced the new project, said the sound had been recorded on 16 tracks by Phil Spector, who was recruited by Harrison after they made his All Things Must Pass recording.

Concert for Bangladesh comes to DVD

Concert for Bangladesh comes to DVD
Last Updated Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:38:23 EDT-CBC Arts

The Concert for Bangladesh, considered to be the forerunner of such musical benefits as Live Aid and SARS-stock, is being released as a DVD.

Organized by George Harrison in 1971, the event – two concerts staged on the same August day in New York's Madison Square Garden – has secured a place in history as the granddaddy of all charity shows.

The DVD will be released Oct. 25. It features performances by the likes of Bob Dylan, who at the time had become known as a recluse following his legendary motorcycle accident, and Eric Clapton, then in the grips of heroin addiction. Also pitching in are Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston.

The feature film of the concert that was released in the early 1970s will make up the majority of the DVD.
There will also be a 45-minute documentary and tributes from the likes of Bob Geldof, the driving force behind this summer's Live 8 concerts and 1985's Live Aid.

Harrison, who was still getting accustomed to his status as an ex-Beatle in 1971, put the gig's all-star lineup together after talking with sitar player Ravi Shankar.

The proceeds from the concert were to be donated to UNICEF to help the emerging nation of Bangladesh, but the lion's share of the money was held up for years because of tax problems and the legal fallout that followed the breakup of the Fab Four.
The artists who were involved will donate their royalties from the new DVD to UNICEF.

Harrison began working on the DVD before his death in 2001. Credited as executive producer, Harrison's widow, Olivia, finished the task.

Among the new footage is a scene of Harrison and Dylan rehearsing, as well as Harrison, Clapton and Russell performing during a sound check.

A new two-CD album of the concert will also be released at the same time as the DVD.

The Concert For Bangladesh

The Concert For Bangla Desh
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· CD booklet contents
· Lyrics for:George Harrison/Ravi Shankar IntroductionBangla DuhnWah-WahMy Sweet LordAwaiting On You AllThat's The Way God Planned ItIt Don't Come EasyBeware Of DarknessWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsJumpin' Jack Flash / YoungbloodHere Comes The SunA Hard Rain's Gonna FallIt Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To CryBlowin' In The WindMr. Tambourine ManJust Like A WomanSomethingBangla Desh
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booklet contents and general album data
Name: The Concert For Bangla DeshDuration: 102.40Band: George HarrisonUS Release: 20th December 1971CD-Number: CDP 7 93265 2
- Double CD - - Live - - Disc One: 54.34 - - Disc Two: 48.06 - BANGLA DESH By Dr. Alexander Lipski and Suzenna Martin
Almost a quarter of a century ago, in August of 1947, the state of Pakistan was born following the departure of the British from the Indian subcontinent. It was a most unusual nation, carved out of Muslim dominated areas of India. It consisted of two wings, West Pakistan and East Pakistan (Bangla Desh), separated by over 1,000 miles of Indian territory.

Racially, linguistically and culturally the two Pakistans were poles apart. Tensions between the two wings developed almost immediately. Political, military, and economic power was concentrated in Urdu-speaking West Pakistan, while Bengali-speaking Bangla Desh was relegated to a subordinate position in spite if the fact that it contained more than half of Pakistan's total population. Dictatorial rule by West Pakistan army officers generated discontent in both wings of Pakistan. Bangla Desh demands for a more equal treatment were consistently disregarded.
In March of 1969, General Yahya Khan assumed power in Pakistan with the professed aim of ending the dictatorship and introducing Democracy. In the first free election ever held in the history of Pakistan, in December 1970, the Awami (People's) League of Bangla Desh won an overwhelming victory. It emerged as the largest party in all of Pakistan, entitling it to from Pakistan's first Democratic government. Yahya Khan and the West Pakistani leadership, however, were unwilling to permit a power shift to Bangla Desh, or even a more equitable distribution of power.
The results of the election were consequently disregarded and in March, 1971, a deliberate reign of terror was unleashed on Bangla Desh to eliminate opposition to West Pakistani domination and to drastically reduce the size of the population of Bangla Desh. An estimated one million East Bengalis were murdered and up to the present time approximately ten million terror stricken East Bengalis have sought refuge in neighboring India. This is undoubtedly the greatest atrocity since Hitler's extermination of the Jews.

Even when they escaped to India, the refugees are threatened by many perils; starvation, lack of sanitation, housing and most notably - cholera. When the first crowds crossed the border, doctors innoculated them against cholera, but now the East Bengalis are swarming into India in such great numbers that they cannot all be immunized. It takes so long to use syringes and there just isn't enough money for innocluation guns. The government has put the cost of caring for the refugees at a minimum of one million dollars a day and it could go much higher. Although chartered planes arrive daily bringing shipments of food, hospital equipment and medicines, India still has only received barely one-tenth of the amount of foreign aid that it needs to care for the millions suffering.
For all the disheartening statistics, however, the medical service is performing impressively. Although thousands of escapees, mostly children, have already died of cholera, those afflicted can usually be saved by replenishing the body fluids through intravenous injections or drinking large doses of solution of salts, baking soda and glucose. But the flood of escapees is just too great, and the monies just too little, for all to be saved. Even in a world jaded by war and atrocity, suffering on that scale still comes as a sickening shock. Despite the squalor of their existence the East Bengalis endure with a minimum of complaint.

Unfortunately, it is expected that with the cessation of the monsoon rains a new wave of refugees, numbering at least five million, will enter India. This will immeasurably aggravate the refugee problem. It must be clearly understood that India itself is an impoverished nation hardly able to feed its own growing population and will be unable to cope with the influx of refugees unless she receives all-out support of the rest of civilized mankind.

RAVI SHANKAR
"To me the whole feeling of Bangla Desh has been quite a personal one, because I happen to be a Bengali. This whole issue since last March is something of such a different nature and my feelings as it happened, apart from the sympathy I have because I am a Bengali, apart from being directly involved because such huge numbers of people were migrating into India . . . they were running for their lives and so many were killed, including my distant relatives, many friends, including Muslim friends, and even people from the family of my Guru; their homes burned, completely destroyed.

"So for me there was great anguish and suffering for a number of months since March and it came to such an emotional pitch. This was a period near the end of June when George came to California to help in making an album from the soundtrack of the film RAGA. I was very disturbed and wanted to do something for the people of Bangla Desh. I talked with people from many different organizations in the United States and in Europe who wanted me to give a benefit performance. But I thought of doing something on a very large scale that might bring in a lot of money and also, you know, awareness. So I though I would ask George, even if he could not take part himself, if he could advise me, ask other artists about it, write or talk about it - something. Then maybe we could do a big function where we could raise 25 or 50 thousand dollars. So, when I talked with him, he was impressed by my sincerity, and I gave him lots to read and explained the situation. And it was not only what I said, as an Indian, a Bengali. When he read so many things from so many countries; France, Germany, England, Norway, and the American press, which was giving such good coverage of what was happening to millions of people, suffering so much - he was very deeply moved and said he would be glad to help in the planning - even to participate.

"Things started moving very fast. George called Ringo in Spain where he was working in a film, and he talked to Leon Russell and all of these wonderful musicians from the west coast and east coast who came to play. And he contacted Mr. Klein, who has taken care of the business and administration. Everyone has shown such deep concern. And, of course, Bob Dylan, as luck would have it, was so wonderful to take part in this cause. In a period of only four or five weeks all of this was done. To conceive, plan and execute in such short time must be setting a record in the history of world entertainment - thanks to all of these participants.

"And now I heel a great joy. With George's single, "Bangla Desh," my single, the film that has been made of the concert, the album coming out and whatever the gate monies from this concert . . . it will all add up to a substantial amount. Though, when you think of the amount being spent on almost eight million refugees, and so many of them children, of course it is like a drop in the ocean. Maybe it will take care of them for only two or three days. But that is not the point. The main issue - beyond the sum of money we can raise - is that we feel that all the young people who came to the concerts (maybe 40 or 50 thousand of them) they were made aware of something very few of them felt or knew clearly -about Bangla Desh and what has happened to cause such distress.

"It is like trying to ignite - to pass on the responsibilities as much as possible to everyone else. I think this aim has been achieved."* *Ravi Shankar (Edited by Michael Vosse from the transcript of an informal interview held two days after the August 1st concerts) The Concert for Bangla Desh was held on August 1, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The following people contributed their talents and time to help in the production of this event for which we express our sincere thanks.- George Harrison & Ravi Shankar ERIC CLAPTON(courtesy of Polydor Records Ltd.) BOB DYLAN(courtesy of Columbia Records, Inc.) BILLY PRESTON(appears by the Grace of God) LEON RUSSELL(with love from Shelter Records, Inc.) RINGO STARR KLAUS VOORMANN BADFINGER Pete HamTom EvansJoey MollandMike Gibbons ALAN BEUTLER JESSE ED DAVIS(courtesy of Atlantic Records, Inc.) CHICK FINDLEY MARLIN GREEN(from Elektra Records - Peace) JEANIE GREENE(from Elektra Records - Peace) JO GREEN DOLORES HALL JIM HORN(with love from Shelter Records, Inc.) KAMALA CHAKRAVARTY JACKIE KELSO JIM KELTNER USTED ALIAKBAR KHAN CLAUDIA LINNEAR LOU McCREARY DON NIX(from Elektra Records - Peace) DON PRESTON CARL RADLE ALLA RAKAH RAVI SHANKARperformed courtesy of Gramophone Co. of India Ltd. PRODUCTION COORDINATONSteve LieberAllan StecklerJon Taplin SOUNDBand Concert ProductionsEd AndersonClare Brothers Inc. STAGING & LIGHTINGBruce De ForrestChip Monck Enterprises INTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIESAmpeg Corp.Carrol Music Instrument RentalManny's MusicTotal Piano & Organ Service Warren Arhcer, MikeMahoney & Color ServiceAl AronowitzNeil AspinallNick BellPete BennettMal EvansGary HaberKevin HarringtonPaul MozianQueens LithographingShyamsundar - Das Album package, photography and design byBarry Feinstein & Tom Wilkes forCamouflage Productions.Additional photography by Alan Pariser. (c) 1971 APPLE
RECORDS, INC.(California) All Rights Reserved.

This recording was made using up to 44 microphones at one time.
Special thanks go to Gary Kellgren, Lillian, Dennis and Tom of Record Plant, New York and to Norman and Steve mix down engineers of A&M Studio, Los Angeles for their time and energy.
Mastered at Sterling SoundAll Glories to SRI KRSNA
Produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector
Song: George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction

Duration: 6.18Track No.: 1-1Composer: - Speech -Vocals: George Harrison, Ravi ShankarYear: 1971
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Song: Bangla Duhn

Duration: 17.21Track No.: 1-2Composer: n/aVocals: - Instrumental -Year: 1971
Lyrics:
- Intrumental -
Instruments & additional info.:
SITAR & SAROD DUETDADRA TAL - 6 BeatsTEENTAL - 16 Beats Ravi Shankar, Sitar -Ali Akbar Khan, SarodAlla Rakah - TablaKamala Chakravarty - Tamboura

Song: Wah-Wah
Duration: 3.44Track No.: 1-3Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Wah-wahYou've given me your wah-wahAnd I'm thinking of youAnd all the things that we used to doWah-wah, wah-wah Wah-wahYou made me such a big starBeing there at the right timeCheaper than a dimeWah-wah, wah-wah Oh, you don't see me crying, oh noYeah, you don't hear me sighing, no, no no-no no Wah-wahNow I don't need no wah-wahAnd I know how sweet life can beIf I keep myself free from the wah-wahI don't need no wah-wahWah-wah, wah-wah, wah-wah [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrison Other versions onAll Things Must Pass

Song: My Sweet Lord
Duration: 4.50Track No.: 1-4Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
(Hare Krishna) My sweet lordHm, my lordMy sweet lord I really want to see youReally want to be with youReally want to see you lordBut it takes so long, my lord Hm, my lordMy sweet lordMy sweet lord Really want to know youReally want to go with youReally want to show you lordThat it won't take long, my lord (hallelujah) My sweet lord (hallelujah)Hm, my lord (hallelujah)My sweet lord (hallelujah) Really want to see youReally want to see youReally want to see you, lordReally want to see you, lordBut it takes so long, my lord (hallelujah) My sweet lord (hallelujah)Hm, my lord (hallelujah)My sweet lord (hallelujah) Really want to see you (hallelujah)I really want to be with you (hallelujah)Really want to see you lord (aaah)But it takes so long, my lord (hallelujah) Hm, my sweet lord (hallelujah)Hm, my lord (hallelujah)My sweet lord (hallelujah) Hm, my lord (hare krishna)My sweet lord (hare krishna)Hm, my lord (krishna krishna)My sweet lord (hare hare) I really want to know you (hare rama)Really want to go with you (hare rama)Really want to show you lord (aaah)That it won't take long, my lord (hallelujah) My sweet lord (hallelujah)Hm, my lord (hallelujah)Gurur Brahma (hare krishna)Gurur Vishnu (hare krishna)Gurur Devo (krishna krishna)Maheshwara (hare hare)Gurur Sakshaat (hare rama)Parabrahma (hare rama)Tasmayi ShreeGuruve Namaha (hare hare)My sweet lord (hallelujah)Hm, my lord (hallelujah)My sweet lord (hallelujah)Hmm (hallelujah) [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrison Other versions onAll Things Must PassThe Best of George HarrisonLive In Japan

Song: Awaiting On You All
Duration: 3.07Track No.: 1-5Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
You don't need no love inYou don't need no bed panYou don't need a horoscope or a microscopeThe see the mess that you're inIf you open up your heartYou will know what I meanWe've been polluted so longNow here's a way for you to get clean By chanting the names of the lord and you'll be freeThe lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and seeChanting the names of the lord and you'll be freeThe lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see You don't need no passportAnd you don't need no visasYou don't need to designate or to emigrateBefore you can see JesusIf you open up your heartYou'll see he's right thereHe always was and will beHe'll relieve you of your cares By chanting the names of the lord and you'll be freeThe lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and seeChanting the names of the lord and you'll be freeThe lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see You don't need noAnd you don't need noYou don't need no rosary beads or them books to readTo see that you have fallenIf you open up your heartYou will see what I meanWe've been kept down so longSomeone's thinking that we're all green Oh, while the Pope owns 51% of General MotorsAnd the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote usBut the lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and seeBy chanting the names of the lord and you'll be free [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrison Other versions onAll Things Must Pass

Song: That's The Way God Planned It
Duration: 4.30Track No.: 1-6Composer: Billy PrestonVocals: Billy PrestonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Why can't we be humbleLike the good lord said?He promised to exault us[...] How man be so greedyWhen there's so much land?All things are God giveAnd they all have been blessed That's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to beThat's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to be Let not your heart beat trotta[...] seesLearn how to help each one anotherAnd live in perfect peace If we'd all just be humblerLike the good lord saidHe promised to exault usBut [..] in the way That's the way God planned itThat's the way he wants it to beYou've got to believe meThat's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to be I hope you get this messageWhen you [...]You may not understand meBut [...] That's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to beCome on, come on, come on nowYou've got to believe me That's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to beCome on, yeah, yeah, come on nowThat's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to beYeah yeah yeah That's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to beYeah yeah yeahThat's the way God planned itThat's the way God wants it to be [**]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - Billy Preston

Song: It Don't Come Easy
Duration: 3.08Track No.: 1-7Composer: Richard StarkeyVocals: Ringo StarrYear: 1971
Lyrics:
(It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy)(It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy) Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the bluesAnd you know it don't come easyYou don't have to shout or leap aboutYou can even play them easyForget about the past and all your sorrowThe future won't lastIt will soon be your tomorrow I don't ask for much, I only want your trustAnd you know it don't come easyAnd this love of mine keeps growing all the timeAnd you know it don't come easyOpen up your heart, let's come togetherUse a little luck, and we will make it work out better Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the bluesAnd you know it don't come easyYou don't have to shout or leap aboutYou can even play them easyPlease remember peace is how we make itHere withing your reach, is your freedom to take it I don't ask for much, I only want your trustAnd you know it don't come easy(de de de) growing all the timeAnd you know it don't come easy (thank you) [**]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - Ringo Starr

Song: Beware Of Darkness
Duration: 6.41Track No.: 1-8Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George Harrison, Leon RussellYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Watch out now, take careBeware of falling swingersDropping all around youThe pain that often minglesIn your fingertipsBeware of darkness Watch out now, take careBeware of the thoughts that lingerWinding up inside your headThe hopelessness around youIn the dead of night Beware of sadnessIt can hit you (oh no)It can hurt you (oh yeah)Make you sore and what is moreThat is not what you are here for (Leon:)Watch out now, take careBeware of soft shoe shufflersYeah they're dancing down the sidewalksAs each unconscious suffererWanders aimlesslyBeware of Maya (George:)Watch out now, take careBeware of greedy leadersThey take you where you should not goWhile Weeping Atlas CedarsThey just want to grow, grow and growBeware of darkness (beware of darkness) [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocals - George Harrison, Leon Russellsaxophone - Jim Horn Other versions onAll Things Must Pass

Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Duration: 4.51Track No.: 1-9Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
I look at you all see the love there that's sleepingWhile my guitar gently weepsI look at the floor and I see it needs sweepingStill my guitar gently weepsI don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your loveI don't know how someone controlled youThey bought and sold you. I look at the world and I notice it's turningWhile my guitar gently weepsWith every mistake we must surely be learningStill my guitar gently weepsI don't know how you were divertedYou were perverted tooI don't know how you were invertedNo one alerted you. I look at you all see the love there that's sleepingWhile my guitar gently weepsLook at you all . . .Still my guitar gently weeps. [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrisonsolo guitars - Eric Clapton, George Harrison Other versions onThe BeatlesAnthology 3The Best of George HarrisonLive In Japan

Song: Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood
Duration: 10.12Track No.: 2-1Composer: Jagger/Richards, Leiber/Stoller/PomusVocals: Leon Russell, Leon Russel/Don PrestonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
(George: a couple of numbers from Leon) [Jumpin' Jack Flash] I was born in a crossfire hurricaneAnd I howled at my mama in the driving rainBut it's alright now in fact it's a gasAnd it's alright, heyI'm Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas gas gas I was raised by a toothless bearded hagI was schooled with a strap right across my backBut it's alright now in fact it's a gasAnd it's alright, heyI'm Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas gas gas But it's alright now in fact it's a gasAnd it's alrightI'm Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas gas gas [...] But it's alright now in fact it's a gasIt's alright now in fact it's a gasBut it's alright now in fact it's a gasBut it's alright now, but it's alright nowBut it's alright [Jumpin' Jack Flash end - 3:48] Well, you know that I love my womanBut just sometimes she just don't treat me rightYeah, I woke up this morning and I looked her in the eyeShe said sweet daddy, you got what I wantBut you ain't givin' it to meOh, and it hurt me deep down into my soulAnd I had [...] out of the doorI was [..] my heart [...]Gonna ever see my baby no more I went a-walkin' down the streetAnd I was ashamed to look at anyoone I meetOoh, [..] and there she was standingLeaning up against a lamp post(Well, tell it, tell it) [Youngblood - 4:35] I saw her standing on the cornerA yellow ribbon in her hairAll night long my heart was shudderLook at there, look at thereYou're the one, look at thereYoungblood, youngblood, youngbloodWoo, I can't get you out of my mind And I couldn't sleep, I went on cryingAnd I saw the risin' of the sunAll night long my heart was cryingYou're the one, you're the oneYou're the one, you're the oneYoungblood, youngblood, youngbloodWell, I can't get you out of my mind [...] she looked so toughI had to follow her all the way homeAnd when we were thereI met her dad, he said:You'd better leave my daughter alone And I couldn't sleep, I went on cryingAnd I saw the risin' of the sunAll night long my heart was cryingYou're the one, you're the oneYou are the one, you're the oneYoungblood, youngblood, youngbloodWoo, I can't get enough of your love (Youngblood)Woo, you're breaking my heart in two(Youngblood, youngblood, youngblood) [Youngblood end - 7:08] Ooh, and I looked at that 19 year old girlRight in the eye.And I said you look so sweet to me darlin'But there's one thing I got to tell you.You know, I've got me a fine old ladyLying back there in that bedroom at homeAnd I think I got to get hack to her. Ooh, you ain't interested in my, she said.[...] walkin' home down the street, back to my petAnd I crawled and I snugged and I crawled back in the bedroom My baby looked at me with her great big blue bedroom eyesAnd she said:Wooh, dad where have you been all night long?Yet I know I told you to get away from meI told you to leave me aloneWooh, but I had a chain in your heartAnd I've been needin' you all night long[...] needin' the good thingI ain't had none of the good thing Yeah and I looked at my baby and I saidBaby, I said, what is it that I've got that you want, yeah?She looked at me and she said, real slow, real soft, real sweet She said this right here: [Jumpin' Jack Flash reprise - 8:24] Yeah, it's alright now, in fact it's a gasWell, it's alright now, in fact it's a gasBut, it's alright now, in fact it's a gasIt's alright, it's alright now [Jumpin' Jack Flash end - 9:14] Yeah, now ev'rybody's got a young lady at home that they loveBut sometimes the things, they just don't go rightBut I want to tell you one thing, and it's for sureYou treat your woman like you treat yourselfEv'rything is gonna be alrightYeah it's gonna be alright now. [**]
Instruments & additional info.:
Jumpin' Jack Flash vocal - Leon Russell bass - Carl Radle lead guitar - Don PrestonYoungblood vocals - Leon Russell, Don Preston

Song: Here Comes The Sun
Duration: 3.28Track No.: 2-2Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Here comes the sun (du dn du du)Here comes the sunAnd I sayIt's alright Little darlingIt's been a long cold lonely winterLittle darlingIt seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sunHere comes the sunAnd I sayIt's alright Little darlingThe smiles returning to the facesLittle darlingIt seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun (du dn du du)Here comes the sunAnd I sayIt's alright Sun, sun, sun, here it comes (four times) Little darlingI see the ice is slowly meltingLittle darlingIt seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun (du dn du du)Here comes the sunIt's alright Here comes the sun (Du du du du)Here comes the sunIt's alrightIt's alright [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal & guitar - George Harrisonacoustic guitar - Pete Ham Other versions onAbbey RoadThe Best of George
HarrisonLive In Japan

Song: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Duration: 6.22Track No.: 2-3Composer: Bob DylanVocals: Bob DylanYear: 1971
Lyrics:
(George: Like to bring on a friend of us all, Mr. Bob Dylan!) Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?And where have you been, my darling young one?I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains,I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways,I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests,I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans,I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard,It's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall. Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?And what did you see, my darling young one?I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it,I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it,I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin',I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin',I saw a white ladder all covered with water,I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken,And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall. What did you hear, my blue-eyed son?And what did you hear, my darling young one?I heard the sound of a thunder that roared out a warnin',I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',I heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin',Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter,And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall. Who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?Who did you meet, my darling young one?I met a young child beside a dead pony,I met a white man who walked a black dog,I met a young woman whose body was burning,I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow,I met one man who was wounded in love,I met another man who was wounded in hatred,It's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall. Oh, what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son?And what'll you do now, my darling young one?I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin',I'll walk to the depths of the deepest dark forest,Where the people are many and their hands are all empty,Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters,Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison,The executioner's face is always well hiddenWhere hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten,Where black is the color and none is the number,And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it,Reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it,Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin',But I'll know my song well before I start singin',And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall. It's a hard rain's a gonna fallIt's a hard rain's a gonna fall [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar - Bob Dylanbass - Leon Russellelectric guitar - George Harrisontambourine - Ringo Starr

Song: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Duration: 3.08Track No.: 2-4Composer: Bob DylanVocals: Bob DylanYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby,Can't buy a thrill.I've been up all night, baby,Leanin' on the window sill.If I dieOn top of the hillAnd if I don't make it,You know my baby will. Don't the moon look good, mama,Shinin' down through the trees?Don't the brakeman look good, mama,Flagging down the "Double E"?Don't the sun look goodGoin' down over the sea?Don't my gal look fineWhen she's comin' after me? Wintertime is coming,The windows are filled with frost.I went to tell everybody,But I could not get across.Well, I wanna be your lover, baby,I don't wanna be your boss.Don't say I never warned youIf your train gets lost. [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar - Bob Dylanbass - Leon Russellelectric guitar - George Harrisontambourine - Ringo Starr

Song: Blowin' In The Wind
Duration: 4.07Track No.: 2-5Composer: Bob DylanVocals: Bob DylanYear: 1971
Lyrics:
How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?How many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?How many times must the cannon balls flyBefore they're forever banned?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many years can a mountain existBefore it's washed to the sea?How many years can some people existBefore they're allowed to be free?How many times can a man turn his head,Pretending he just doesn't see?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many times can a dumb man look upBefore he can see the sky?How many ears must one man haveBefore he can hear people cry?How many deaths will it take till he knowsToo many people have died?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind. [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar - Bob Dylanbass - Leon Russellelectric guitar - George Harrisontambourine - Ringo Starr

Song: Mr. Tambourine Man
Duration: 5.13Track No.: 2-6Composer: Bob DylanVocals: Bob DylanYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand,Vanished from my hand,Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping.My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet,I have no one to meetAnd the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship,My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip,My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heelsTo be wanderin'.I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fadeInto my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,I promise to go under it. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind,Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach,Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow.Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,Let me forget about today until tomorrow. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar - Bob Dylanbass - Leon Russellelectric guitar - George Harrisontambourine - Ringo Starr

Song: Just Like A Woman
Duration: 4.49Track No.: 2-7Composer: Bob DylanVocals: Bob DylanYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Nobody feels any painTonight as I stand inside the rainEv'rybody knowsThat Baby's got new clothesBut lately I see her ribbons and her bowsHave fallen from her curls.She takes just like a womanAnd she makes love just like a womanAnd she aches just like a womanBut she breaks just like a little girl. Queen Mary, she's my friendYes, I believe I'll go see her againNobody has to guess That Baby can't be blessedTill she sees finally that she's like all the restWith her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls.She takes just like a womanShe makes love just like a womanAnd she aches just like a womanBut she breaks just like a little girl. It was raining from the firstAnd I was dying there of thirstSo I came in hereAnd your long-time curse hurtsBut what's worseIs this pain in hereI can't stay in hereAin't it clear that That I just can't fitYes, I believe it's time for us to quitBut when we meet againIntroduced as friendsPlease don't let on that you knew me whenI was hungry and it was your world.Ah, you fake just like a woman, yeah you do andYou make love just like a woman, yeah andYou ache just like a womanBut you break just like a little girl. [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar - Bob Dylanbass - Leon Russellelectric guitar - George Harrisontambourine - Ringo Starr

Song: Something
Duration: 4.52Track No.: 2-8Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
Something in the way she movesAttracts me like no other loverSomething in the way she woos me I don't want to leave her nowYou know I believe and how Somewhere in the way she smilesThat I don't need no other loverSomething in her style that shows me I don't want to leave her nowYou know I believe and how You're asking me will my love growI don't know, I don't knowYou stick around and it may showI don't know, I don't know Something in the way she knowsAll I have to do is think of herSomething in the things she shows me I don't want to leave her nowYou know I believe and how (Thank you very much) [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrison [Note:]There are 37 seconds between Just Like A Woman and Something. Other versions onAbbey RoadAnthology 3The Best of George HarrisonLive In Japan

Song: Bangla Desh
Duration: 3.04Track No.: 2-9Composer: George HarrisonVocals: George HarrisonYear: 1971
Lyrics:
My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyesHe told me that he wanted helpBefore his country dies Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to tryNow I'm asking all of youTo help us save some lives Bangla Desh, Bangla DeshWhere so many people are dying fastAnd it sure looks like a messI've never seen such distressNow won't you lend your hand and understandRelieve the people of Bangla Desh Bangla Desh, Bangla DeshSuch a great disaster - I don't understandBut it sure looks like a messI've never known such distressNow please don't turn away, I want to hear you sayRelieve the people of Bangla DeshRelieve Bangla Desh Bangla Desh, Bangla DeshNow it may seem so far from where we all areIt's something we can't neglectIt's something I can't neglectNow won't you give some bread to get the starving fedWe've got to relieve Bangla DeshRelieve the people of Bangla DeshWe've got to relieve Bangla DeshRelieve the people of Bangla Desh [*]
Instruments & additional info.:
vocal - George Harrisonsaxophone - Jim Horn Other versions onThe Best of George Harrison
George Harrison - Lyrics Pages -- 1996/97Last changed: 05/09/1997

NY Times Review:The Concert For Bangaladesh

March 24, 1972
The Screen:Concert for Bangladesh Now a Documentary
By ROGER GREENSPUN



On Aug. 1, 1971, Ravi Shankar, along with George Harrison, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan and several other notable performers of rock music gave a concert at Madison Square Garden to raise money for the suffering people of Bangladesh. The concert was very popular, and in general a critical success, and, in the language of public relations, a historic occasion. In time it was followed by a record album, which was followed by a charge of financial finagling, which was followed by a libel suit, which has been followed by much journalism, which is followed at last — almost eight months after the event—by a movie, "The Concert for Bangladesh." It opened yesterday at the DeMille.

It is a very good movie as such movies go (and they often go quite badly), and friends who were at the concert tell me that it is a faithful reproduction of the original. This may not sound like much for a documentary filmed on the spot. But anyone who has seen many rock-concert movies will appreciate that in this one there are no unnecessary zooms, no lab-created light shows, almost no exploitation of the on-screen audience, no insistence that a concert of music is somehow a social revolution.

Indeed, "The Concert for Bangladesh" exhibits less technical nervousness in the face of musical performance than any other remotely similar film I can think of. And because it is so little bothered with what it must do next, say, to turn song into cinema, it probably succeeds in moving with its people more closely, and surely differently, than the audience at Madison Square Garden could have done.

There are vocal solos mostly by George Harrison, Leon Russell and Bob Dylan, but also by Ringo Starr and the remarkable Billy Preston, and there are sitar and sarod duets by Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Kahn. Saul Swimmer directed, and Dylan and Harrison apparently helped in editing the work of eight cameramen—and I think they all deserve credit for the simplicity with which the film cuts between long shot and medium shot and often very tight close-ups, and leaves dramatic intensity to the music and the musicians, where it belongs.

The worst thing in "The Concert for Bangladesh" is the sound, which is of course very loud, but neither rich nor full. Somebody had the notion of recording the audience (or an audience) response to each number and producing it from the rear of the theater as a kind of canned aid to enthusiasm. This has nothing to do with the spirit or the look of the film, and, given the reticence and intelligence of everything else, it functions essentially as promotional nonsense, a six-track stereophonic insult.


THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH, a documentary directed by Saul Swimmer; produced by George Harrison and Allen Klein; music recording produced by Mr. Harrison and Phil Spector; released by Apple/Twentieth Century-Fox. At the DeMille Theater, Broadway and 47th Street. Running time: 140 minutes. (The Motion Picture Association of America's Production Code and Rating Administration classifies this film: "G—all ages admitted, general audiences.")
With: Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Badfinger, Jesse Davis, Jim Horn, Jim Kellner, Claudia Linnear, Carl Radle.




Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company

The Concert For Bangladesh Review

Concert for Bangladesh
[Categories: Albums, Musical advocacy groups, Music festivals]

The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two concerts held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at (Click link for more info and facts about Madison Square Garden) Madison Square Garden in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York.

As (A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971) East Pakistan struggled to become the separate state of (A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971) Bangladesh, tremendous political and military turmoil led to a massive (An exile who flees for safety) refugee problem. This problem was compounded by torrential rains causing devastating floods and threatening a humanitarian disaster.

Bengali musician (Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)) Ravi Shankar consulted his friend (English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)) George Harrison regarding a means of providing help to the situation. Harrison recorded the single "Bangladesh" to help raise awareness and pushed (Click link for more info and facts about Apple Records) Apple Records to release Shankar's single "Joi Bangla" in a dual-pronged effort to raise funds.

Shankar also asked Harrison's advice regarding a small fund-raising concert in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States. Instead, Harrison took over and persuaded his friends to join him at a large concert at Madison Square Garden. The event was organised within five weeks.

Harrison first asked his fellow (A rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)) Beatles to appear. (English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)) John Lennon was going to play but left New York two days beforehand in a fit when Harrison insisted (United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)) Yoko Ono would not be able to join them onstage. (English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)) Paul McCartney declined because of the bad feelings caused by the Beatles' legal problems on their break-up. (Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)) Ringo Starr, however, readily agreed to appear.

Shankar opened the concert with a 25-minute recital of Indian music. (Click link for more info and facts about Eric Clapton) Eric Clapton made his first public appearance since the end of the five-month (Click link for more info and facts about Derek and the Dominos) Derek and the Dominos tour the previous December. Clapton was still in the grip of a (A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush) heroin addiction, and partook of his habit before going onstage. The heroin had been cut with talcum powder and Clapton collapsed on stage. A doctor was able to revive him, and Clapton continued the performance.

Musical help was also on hand from (Click link for more info and facts about Billy Preston) Billy Preston, (Click link for more info and facts about Leon Russell) Leon Russell, (Click link for more info and facts about Klaus Voormann) Klaus Voormann and (Click link for more info and facts about Badfinger) Badfinger (along with Jim Horn, Carl Radle, Jesse Ed Davis, Don Preston and a host of backing singers organized by (Click link for more info and facts about Don Nix) Don Nix).

(United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)) Bob Dylan made his first stage appearance since the (Click link for more info and facts about Isle of Wight Festival) Isle of Wight Festival in August 1969. Apart from sitting in for a few numbers with (Click link for more info and facts about The Band) The Band on New Year 1972, he did not play live again until January 1974.

The event was recorded for an album and released as a triple- (A long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm) LP box set (later a 2- (A debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest) CD set), produced by Harrison and (Click link for more info and facts about Phil Spector) Phil Spector. This record was Dylan's first official live release. The concert was also filmed, although Harrison later complained that half the camera operators appeared to have been indulging in illegal substances, which left the focus of some shots rather soft. There was a theatrical release for the film and it was later issued on video.

The 2-CD set was re-released in 2001 and Harrison had been working on an expanded deluxe edition prior to his death but there has been no news of any release date so far (as of Feb. 2003).

The longplay number singer(s) / player(s) title m:ss
1 .1 George Harrison / Ravi Shankar Introduction ( Text ) 6:16
.2 R.Shankar/A.Khan/A.Rakah/K.Chakravarty Bangla Dhun 16:19
2 .1 George Harrison Wah-Wah 3:15
.2 My Sweet Lord 4:16
.3 Awaiting On You All 2:37
.4 Billy Preston That's The Way God Planned It 4:05
number singer(s) / player(s) title m:ss
3 .1 Richard Starkey ( = Ringo Star ) It Don't Come Easy 2:38
.2 George Harrison / Leon Russell / Jim Horn Beware Of Darkness 3:26
.3 Introduction Of The Band ( Text ) 3:00
.4 George Harrison / Eric Clapton While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:39
4 .1 Leon Russell / Carl Radle / Don Preston Jumping Jack Flash 9:11
Leon Russell / Don Preston Youngblood
.2 George Harrison / Pete Ham Here Comes The Sun 2:51
number singer(s) / player(s) title m:ss
5 .1 Bob Dylan
Leon Russell
George Harrison
Richard Starkey A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall 5:04
.2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh / It Takes A Train To Cry 2:54
.3 Blowin' In The Wind 3:34
.4 Mr. Tambourine Man 4:06
.5 Just Like A Woman 4:14
6 .1 George Harrison Something 3:05
.2 George Harrison / Jim Horn Bangla Desh 4:14

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Harrison's 'Concert for Bangladesh' coming to DVD

Harrison's 'Concert for Bangladesh' coming to DVD
Tue Aug 2, 2005 08:45 PM BST
By Dean Goodman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Harrison's 1971 charity shindig "The Concert for Bangladesh," a rock extravaganza that paved the way for all-star benefits and set a new low for fiscal mismanagement, is coming to DVD for the first time on October 25.

The soundtrack CD also will be reissued on the same day with an extra track from Bob Dylan, who emerged from seclusion to play the historic Madison Square Garden concerts.
The rights are owned by the Beatles' Apple Corps. label, an odd twist given that Apple partners John Lennon and Paul McCartney refused to play at the shows.
The packages will bear the new subtitle "George Harrison & Friends" for the sake of consumers who don't know anything about the concerts, an Apple spokeswoman said.

The original triple-disc record, also featuring such performers as a heroin-addled Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and Ravi Shankar, won the Grammy for album of the year in 1973. A feature film also was released about that time.

Harrison arranged the two August 1 shows after Shankar, his musical mentor on the sitar, had alerted him to the plight of millions of starving and flood-afflicted Bengalis who were then engaged in a short but bloody fight for independence from Pakistan.

All concert proceeds were earmarked for UNICEF, but rock-star idealism was trumped by the harsh reality of complex litigation stemming from the bitter Beatles breakup months earlier, tax demands, and even New York magazine claim that money from album sales was being skimmed.
The United Nations agency had to wait months before receiving its first meager check. An Apple statement said the project has since generated millions of dollars for UNICEF and raised awareness of the organization. Artist royalties from the DVD and CD will continue to go to UNICEF, as will Apple's share of proceeds, the spokeswoman said.
Harrison's widow, Olivia, is serving as executive producer, completing work started by her husband before he died of cancer in 2001.

The CD will be released by EMI/Capitol, which handles all Beatles products, and the DVD by Warner Music Group, the distributor of the Harrison tribute "Concert for George," which won the long-form video Grammy this year.
The DVD will boast the original 99-minute film and 72 minutes of extras, including a 45-minute documentary and previously unseen footage: Harrison and Dylan rehearsing "If Not For You," Harrison, Clapton and Russell performing "Come On In My Kitchen" during sound check, and Dylan performing "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" during the afternoon show. That track also will be added to the remixed two-CD album.
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