Friday, September 20, 2024
BMG is commemorating the belated 50th anniversary of
George Harrison’s 1973 album
Living in the Material World with an expansive archival campaign highlighted by a super-deluxe boxed set.
Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide, the project, due 11/15 via
Dark Horse/
BMG, boasts two CDs and two LPs along with a bonus disc of 12 previously
unreleased early renditions of every song on the album, including "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)." All material is administered by
BMG Publishing.
The box also includes an exclusive 7-inch single of a never-before-heard recording of "Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)," featuring
The Band's
Robbie Robertson,
Levon Helm,
Garth Hudson and
Rick Danko and Harrison's Beatles brother
Ringo Starr.
Material World will be available in two LP and CD deluxe editions, too, as well as one CD and LP, plus limited-edition color vinyl LPs from the official Harrison online store (purple),
Amazon (clear) and
Barnes & Noble (orange).
“For those of you who are just discovering this album, this record was released in service and with deep love for all our brothers and sisters around the world who populate this dualistic system we live in called Earth," said Harrison's son
Dhani, who oversaw the reissue.
