All Things Must Pass was released on 27th November 1970
It consisted of a double album plus a third LP of jams recorded during the sessions
When the album was re-released in March 2001, the original sepia cover photograph was colourised.
Reflecting Harrison’s environmental awareness, the CD sleeves and booklet carried a rather sardonic story of urban decay.
George Harrison
B: 25 February 1943
D: 29 November 2001
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It’s not Johnny’s Birthday (Track 2, Side 5), but it would have been George’s
vinylconnection.com.au 
I’ve never seen those pics before – brilliant!
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It’s a dark and funny sequence, isn’t it? Apparently George was very involved in the re-issue process.
And it’s good to know that CDs do have their place (sometimes).
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I can’t agree that without rendering my whole life a pointless charade, so I’ll take the firth amendment on that please. Despite being Welsh and not being entirely sure it’s the right amendment, or anything.
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I do understand, and empathise. Given this blog’s title, I have found myself turning my back on albums to write about due to not having them in the ‘correct’ format. Orthodoxy is a burden, nicht wahr?
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Vinyl oder tod.
(thanks to Google translate)
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Love seeing this, Bruce. George is one of my heroes, musically and otherwise.
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Glad you enjoyed it, J. And thanks for the reblog!
Have you seen the Scorsese film? It’s long, but engrossing.
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I did see it, and really liked it, in particular the very first moments, when we see Harrison in the gardens at his estate, looking right at the camera from a middle distance. The film also gave me my first listen to an acoustic version of My Sweet Lord that I like, almost more than the ‘standard version’….
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Reblogged this on augenblick and commented:
This hat tip to one of my heroes was originally posted by Bruce on his his fantastic blog, Vinyl Connection.
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Great to see these pictures. Still wishing George was with us, that’s for sure.
You know, my old buddy Neil/Nigel did a parody of this cover that was hilarious, of course. 😉
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Yeah, he was a bit special, the old George. I was in the UK when he died; it was the day after my birthday. Scorsese’s film is a fine tribute if just a trifle hagiographic. It could probably have used a Neil/Nigel parody to lighten things up.
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It’s great to see these all line up. Thank you!
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A pleasure.
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Greatest album of all time.
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My favourite of the Beatles solo output, certainly.
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