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  • Audio CD (1 Mar 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 8
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • ASIN: B00014TJ66
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 95,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Shedding new light on The Dark Horse, 27 Feb 2004
By Touring Mars (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This magnificent box set has been a long time coming, delayed by contractual red tape, and then by Harrison's untimely demise. But, at last, a definitive retrospective of Harrison's latter career (1976-1992) is available. At last, justice is done to this huge part of the Harrison back-catalogue that has been overlooked for too long.

5 discs? 7 discs? Who's telling the truth? The truth is that this great collection comprises the 5 individual studio albums from the era, 'Thirty Three & 1/3', 'George Harrison', 'Somewhere In England', 'Gone Troppo' and 'Cloud Nine', and the double live album 'Live In Japan' on SACD (hence the 7 disc synopsis). All are newly (and very well) remastered, and contain a bonus track or two each. There is also an exclusive DVD which is available only as part of this set, and includes a Dark Horse Feature, promo videos and some previously unreleased live footage, so in actual fact, it's not 5 or 7, but an 8-disc feast of George Harrison.

For the casual listener, there may not be much in the way of familiar songs on here (with the exception of 'Cloud Nine' perhaps), and is hardly the definitive George Harrison collection - and it's not supposed to be either. There's no 'All Things Must Pass' or 'Concert for Bangladesh' (both well before 1976), and this collection will probably not appeal to many people other than hardcore fans or collectors.

But even for those who are unfamiliar with this particular era of George Harrison's back-catalogue, there is much to explore and many musical highlights that prove that Harrison was a major songwriting talent and prodigious talent in his own right. This box-set leaves nothing out, and as such, you do have to take the rough with the smooth, but on balance, the highlights easily out-number the lighter-weight tracks.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Collection from the Quiet Beatle, 5 Mar 2004
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Poor George had he been a member of any other 60s/70s rock band he may well have managed to get more of his songs recorded and he may well have had 2 or 3 years at the top as opposed to his time with the Beatles as 3rd Man.
Was he as good as Lennon and McCartney ? No- But that is true of 99% of all other songwriters and George did out do his peers on Abbey Road. This set proves, however, that George sat somewhere between the lyrical twisting ,but more rhythmical ,one-note ,Lennon and the wonderfully melodic but sometimes lyrical wasteland of McCartney. He was also the best 'musician' on the band.

This box set covers his Dark Horse Years 1976 -1991 and has a few gems like 'Shanghai Surprise' added for good measure (Crap film , but George composed a wonderful theme song). "All Things Must Pass" was George's BEST album but didn't he have a library of stuff ignored by the Beatles to draw on ? Then he lost the plot a little with "Living in the Material World" and "Dark Horse". Note also McCartney had struggled until "Band on the Run" and Lennon (god rest his soul) had really done nothing since "Imagine" until his 1980s swansongs.But for the fact that he was brutally murdered would his post Beatles stuff really be considered on the same level ? (Think about it!)

Back to George though. This box set starts with more confident but perhaps bitter George and "33 and a Third" and then "George Harrison" and "Somewhere in England" from his 1970s excursions. George refused to follow trends and so punk rock sort of passed him by. But now in 21st Century we can re-appraise them all. George did stuff that he liked and these albums are all 'nice' inoffensive 'Beatle' pop."Blow Away","Faster","Teardrops","Got My Mind Set on You","When We Was Fab" and the whole album "Cloud 9" represent George at his most commercial but all have that Harrison signature and his spirit seems to shine in his music.

"Brainwashed" makes an excellent companion to this set as it completes the circle started with "All Things Must Pass". An excellent DVD with videos rarely seen is a welcome bonus and the 'Live in Japan' SACD sounds crips & clear.

However this is really only for diehard George/Beatle fans as the price is probably prohibitive for newcomers and casual listeners. If your completist though BUY IT. And kids , your dad will love it......

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4.0 out of 5 stars The very best of the dark horse, 2 Mar 2004
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This collection from the mid-latter solo period of an underrated member of the beatles is so long overdue. As a big fan of George Harrison, I have been influenced by his guitar playing and musicianship since 1963. As a solo artist, George released the truly breathtaking 'All Things Must Pass' but never quite reached the same high standard again. With a new record label, George returned with some promising work on '33 1/3' and seemed to produce albums of varying quality until his successful collaboration with Jeff Lyne on the Wilburyish 'Cloud 9' and Eric Clapton's Band on 'Live In Japan' before he shunned the spotlight and returned to his garden once again. I would highly recommend this set of cds and the very moving 'Concert For George' dvd as a fitting tribute to the beautiful talent of the late George Harrison. You are a gentle flame so sadly missed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars If you love George...!
I've had this set for quite some time and I've spent a while digesting its contents. It covers the period that had been lost to cd, namely the 'dark horse years' when George set... Read more
Published on 24 April 2007 by Mr. A. D. Procter

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Set, Wonderful man. No cash-in
It's nice to see that Harrison's wife Olivia has continued to keep his spirit alive through the re-release of his old material. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2007 by Mark Twain

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This is a beautiful box set and Olivia Harrison did a great job. It's wonderful to hear this stuff again with the bonus tracks and the booklet is really nice. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2004 by Ms C R Osler

5.0 out of 5 stars The World Needs George Harrison
george harrison a true product of the fab 60's...is needed more now inthis world than ever before....WHY?...george harrison was aboutlove,peace,God and beautiful music... Read more
Published on 23 April 2004 by Mean Mr. Mustard

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
How this Box set can leave out Lay His Head or Flying Hour and the video to Blow Away is just beyond comprehension.... Read more
Published on 15 April 2004 by johnheaton4

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes Yes.....
Of course we knew and loved george's music but lets get one thing straight.
The Beatles, including george were very good EDITORS of their work hence none I repeat NONE of their... Read more
Published on 12 April 2004 by N. D. Price

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