album concert bangladesh originally titled concert live triple album george_harrison celebrity friends released december america january britain album followed concerts held august new_york madison square garden featuring harrison bob_dylan shows pioneering charity event aid homeless refugees bangladesh liberation war set model future multi artist rock benefits produced featuring signature wall sound live setting fundraiser album delayed months protracted negotiations harrison record companies keen protect business interests capitol main performers musicians singers recording include box set original packaging included page book containing photos concerts album cover designed consisted image child sitting food bowl release concert bangladesh major critical commercial success topping albums charts world went win grammy award album year march apple concert film directed album gained indian classical music largest western audience time album reissued remastered form featuring new cover words acclaim written release author describes album play faith power music begins sales continue benefit raised million children campaign marking album 40th anniversary concerts los_angeles june aware gravity situation known friend musician george_harrison set organising fundraising concerts madison square garden new_york aid war ravaged disaster stricken country middle preparations composed song order attention cause rush released charity single days shows riding high recent success things pass triple album harrison headlined star benefit concerts backed piece band musicians singers sunday august equally notable appearances fellow bob_dylan like harrison unavailable concert audiences years case appearance major concert stage years participation event uncertain walked segment midway afternoon concerts highly successful raising international awareness plight refugees thought number million soon sent relief media praise harrison ambassador rock hailed event proof spirit rolling_stone_magazine concert recording having carried madison square garden track mobile unit harrison intended raise significantly money live album event issued beatles label followed concert documentary titled concert bangladesh album preparation press conference new_york july harrison stated live album ready release days shows estimate turn highly optimistic following year effort foil concert elvis_presley succeeded delivering live album days publicised madison square garden shows harrison producer began working bangladesh recordings august work continued record plant week later talked spending months mixing amounted total hours music fact process took month harrison told talk host november book arms hold chip question extent involvement citing harrison subsequent role capturing performances august fact hospital time similar erratic attendance sessions concert recordings speaking identified issues prolonged live album preparation reflective concerts came chaos setting madison square garden hours band audience came didn know audience standard band wall sound orchestra keyboard players horn players led electric harrison trio acoustic guitars felt heard seven members soul choir bassist dedicated percussion player review film nme described scene nightmare instruments speakers western portion concerts traditionally hard record indian string instruments enhancing played offering natural musical tones easily lost garden additional challenge need capture dynamics paced designed professionally presented hit songs loose superstar jam post production ongoing friendships priority harrison promised main participants things turn badly august excluded album film release according took early mixes concert tapes approval featured performers chose intervene necessitating reworking jack flash medley apparently remixed post production madison square garden recordings minimal known examples harrison double tracked lead vocal bridges guitar gently composite edit opening song assembled shows addition possible khan severely edited harrison later described set having lasted minutes running time album seventeen minutes film final mix recordings album film use carried los_angeles september engineers joint interview concert bangladesh revisited documentary mitchell confirm music afternoon evening performances concert film live album state repeatedly instructed increase volume audience mixes search feel room end result second preferred came selecting best concert audio exceptions follows starts evening version cuts harrison band introduction guitar gently sourced russell medley album concert film audio cuts evening harrison host represented recordings address harrison band introductions complete russell breaking yellow submarine mentioned stage dialogue particularly concert sealing like bring friend bob_dylan integral legacy event music record company august press reports appeared citing legal problems reason delaying anticipated live album problems turn disagreement emi owned apple distributor columbia_records label rightful claim release album columbia cbs eventually granting tape distribution rights north_america record tape distribution rest world block capitol insistence receive monetary compensation thought company perceived vast production distribution costs boxed record set position emi chairman refused harrison equally adamant artists providing services free apple supplying album packaging charge record company sound mix completed harrison spent september new_york working problematic film footage concert heading london attended opening september produced new signing debut single enduring fruitless meeting financial secretary activity attempt government standard purchase tax album affordable record buyers harrison returned new_york october announced bangladesh live album issued following month time concert market posters placed record shops bearing slogan save child don buy fourth week november lucrative christmas sales period close months concerts harrison voiced frustration stalemate capitol abc late night chat dick harrison program promote documentary making surprise guest performance new band launched complaint record company interference threatened album package columbia attracting unfavourable attention press capitol viewed backs famine victims company eventually backed agreed release album harrison terms labels involved columbia money concert bangladesh cents copy sold royalties went artist record company exposure provided bangladesh concerts timely release bob_dylan greatest hits vol featured artists careers preston russell shelter likewise prospered result participation record companies imposed conditions apple capitol january remarked concert bangladesh album review capitol cbs proved comes awareness enlightenment business years musicians album granted release date apple financial terms ensured money possible raised copy sold difficult retailers profit financially retailers responded price record set apparently capitol recommendation following protracted negotiations surrounding live album distribution harrison emi capitol key factor signing january album artwork album packaging designed partners team responsible things pass rock music boxed triple album taken photographs madison square garden july concerts day results filling page colour booklet accompanying original album movie poster album cover photograph haunting image young child sitting naked wide food bowl author writes taken news agency film footage extensively having created provocative headline filled picture sleeve harrison single earlier year keen capture real human compassion cover poster image booklet cover picture showed open guitar case filled food medical supplies copy madison square garden box office intended image convey sense hope signifying completion task participants set achieve refugees vinyl booklet housed inside deep orange coloured box release placed cover photo white background original album booklet commentators noted necessary dimensions meant effectiveness booklet photography lost contents trimmed pages changes camouflage design concept occurred dvd release capitol executives concerned cover image depressing according served production manager madison square concerts harrison design october years harrison death remastered releases appeared photo cover special edition dvd retained original image release concert bangladesh released united_states december britain january catalogue number territories retail price packaged triple album set america high purchase tax prices drew criticism harrison accepted proceeds going desperate need author wrote nation viewed worst pocket misery earth similarly relief project funds controversy tax problems came light shortly release live album source frustration embarrassment harrison commentators noted problems took away success harrison bangladesh relief project despite cost album immediate commercial success america spent weeks number billboard chart kept american pie selling albums charts compiled live album peaked number number respectively concert bangladesh harrison second number album things pass early album certified gold riaa january sales units march concert bangladesh significance won grammy award album year harrison absence attended awards ceremony nashville carried featured performers author writes success live album concert documentary opened cinemas march indian classical music reached largest western audience date reissue concert bangladesh issued july america august britain presented disc set significant editing breaks songs having stated disappointment interview album allowed print harrison recorded promotional interview 20th anniversary concerts accompany release harrison working reissue album film death november project release following year new editions available october album remastered release heavily revised packaging credited art addition afternoon performance love minus zero limit bonus track reissue coincided concert film international release dvd accompanied george_harrison friends making documentary directed produced sales album dvd continue benefit fund projects mark 40th anniversary concerts live album release conjunction month giving campaign raised million emergency relief children drought stricken areas critical reception release 1970s buy wrote echoing goodwill felt music press bangladesh relief project williams praise triple album seventeen selections end opening like trading noted harrison trio things pass tracks ways better originals drumming breathtaking awaiting way god planned exciting audience absolutely wild end song happening williams asked moving second discs rolling_stone_magazine continued near event defining moment evolution rock roll declaring concert rock reaching harrison spirit creates demeanor inspirational personal point view george moment pulled deserves admiration rolling_stone writer album closing lyrics longer expression intent accomplished mission praise pacing entire moment jack flash segment straight singer usual repertoire nme equally generous probably greatest indoor rock roll event held bob_dylan song set easily justified album price tag time concerts album reviewers change singing voice choice songs called protest period subsequent creative culminated blonde blonde album having attended concerts months circus magazine relieved discover live album didn justice magic sheer joy event music practically jumps right life defining moments like woman cry smile russell medley harrison comes sun talents accomplished admitted trying identify individual highlights album consistent high fact selection record set named highlight reviewer preston way god planned coming sheer delight harrison especially delicate moving playboy album reviewer hard rain fall like woman masterpiece guitar gently track received significant attention thanks guitar harrison ailing friend writing tribute greg_kot views performance rock royalty joint friendship writes musical biographer string ego battles typical decade author describes finish ing thoughts village_voice inaugural poll critics voted concert bangladesh eighth best album releases year legacy technical concert recordings overlooked applauded adding honesty moment case lyrics don come easy reviewers format album remarked relatively poor sound quality review allmusic noted perfect sound viewing album unique live document showcasing harrison near best point contention mainly harrison biographers concerns singer musician self satisfied super writes fact turn spotlight russell likewise russell consciously extreme finds delivery unaffected particularly knife edge emotions harrison match gave record stars preferred set harrison songs continually viewed highly favourable light critics retrospective reviews reviews reissue mojo described remastered sound allmusic wrote hands concert event george_harrison public life gesture great goodwill captured moment history incidentally produced music permanent legacy writing rolling_stone year said concert bangladesh rock history model band aid live aid live superstar benefit concert decades emphasizing concert easy musical gem disc set billboard considered star package holds live greatest hits collection concluding revelation concert lift laced eastern indian classical tune featuring master entry album recordings hear die advises readers pull faith power music begins concert bangladesh features book albums changed music mojo collection greatest albums time track listing original release disc disc contains tracks original release disc second disc contains tracks original release 40th anniversary reissue download version album second bonus track exclusive itunes personnel credited artists george_harrison vocals electric acoustic guitars backing vocals bob_dylan vocals acoustic guitar harmonica piano vocals bass backing vocals drums vocals hammond organ vocals electric guitar band electric guitar bass drums acoustic guitar string acoustic guitar acoustic guitar electric guitar vocals jack flash young blood bass jack flash young blood horn arrangements trumpet mitchell trumpet backing vocals percussion accolades grammy awards charts certifications weekly charts
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