Pre Living in the Material World
Artifacts from the era between The Concert for Bangladesh and Living in the Material World include great collaborations with Ringo Starr and David Bromberg, a couple of demos for George’s upcoming album, and of course the fun B-side to the hit single “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).”
1 | “Back Off Boogaloo” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / Richard Starkey |
| Recorded by | Ringo Starr |
| End of principle recording | September 1971 |
| First release | 17 March 1972 in UK on A-side with “Blindman” on B-side |
| Notes | George did not get an official writing credit for this song until Ringo recorded his third version of it for the 2017 album Give More Love. The original version has been available on CD for many years as a bonus track on the album Goodnight Vienna. |
2 | “The Holdup” |
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| Composed by | David Bromberg / George Harrison |
| Recorded by | David Bromberg |
| End of principle recording | Late 1971 |
| First release | 16 February 1972 in US on David Bromberg |
3 | “Sue Me, Sue You Blues” [Demo] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | December? 1971 |
| First release | 26 September 2006 on Living in the Material World [DVD] |
4 | “The Light That Has Lighted the World” [Demo] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 1972? |
| First release | 1 May 2012 on Early Takes Volume 1 |
5 | “The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)” [Take 3] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 2 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
6 | “Sue Me, Sue You Blues” [Take 5] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 3 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
7 | “The Day the World Gets ’round” [Take 22, Acoustic Version] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 4 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
8 | “Living in the Material World” [Take 31] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 5 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
9 | “The Light That Has Lighted the World” [Take 13] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 6 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
10 | “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” [Take 18, Acoustic Version] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 9 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
11 | “That Is All” [Take 24] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 10 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
12 | “Be Here Now” [Take 8] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 12 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
13 | “Who Can See It” [Take 93] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 13 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions] |
14 | “Miss O’Dell” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 27 October 1972 [2] |
| First release | 7 May 1973 in US on B-side with “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” on A-side |
| Version 1 | Original, from B-side on “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” single [1973] |
| Version 2 | No laughter, from Living in the Material World [DVD, 2006] |
| Version 3 | Remix, from Living in the Material World [Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, 2024] |
| Notes | The original mix is easily available on the 2006 and 2014 reissues of Living in the Material World. The 2024 mix retains the original laughing take. |
15 | “Photograph” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison / Richard Starkey |
| Recorded by | Ringo Starr |
| End of principle recording | March 1973 |
| First release | 24 September 1973 in US on A-side with “Down and Out” on B-side |
| Notes | Also released on the Ringo Starr album Ringo. |
16 | “Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)” |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | George Harrison |
| End of principle recording | 15 March 1973 [2] |
| First release | 15 November 2024 on Living in the Material World [Super Deluxe Edition] |
| Version 1 | With vocals, from Living in the Material World [Super Deluxe Edition, 2024] |
| Version 2 | Instrumental, from Living in the Material World [Super Deluxe Edition, 2024, vinyl only] |
17 | “Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)” [Ringo Starr Version] |
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| Composed by | George Harrison |
| Recorded by | Ringo Starr |
| End of principle recording | 15 March 1973 [2] |
| First release | 2 November 1973 in US on Ringo |
18 | “You and Me (Babe)” |
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| Composed by | Mal Evans / George Harrison |
| Recorded by | Ringo Starr |
| End of principle recording | March 1973 |
| First release | 2 November 1973 in US on Ringo |
2Liner notes, Living in the Material World: 50th Anniversary, 2024.