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George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ Getting a 50th Anniversary Reissue

Limited to 5,000 units globally

On November 15, 2024, via Dark Horse/BMG will release a 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison’s album Living in the Material World. The reissue is newly mixed by Paul Hicks and overseen by Dhani and Olivia Harrison.

Limited to 5,000 units globally, the Super Deluxe Edition box set features the album on 2-LP 180g vinyl and 2-CD, along with 1 x Blu-ray, which includes the newly remixed original album and a bonus disc containing 12 previously unreleased Harrison tracks, featuring early renditions of every song on the main album. Additionally, the set includes an exclusive 7” single of the never-before-heard recording of “Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond),” featuring Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, and Rick Danko from The Band, alongside Ringo Starr.

Housed in a rigid slipcase, the box set contains a beautiful 60-page hardcover book curated by the Harrison Estate, with unseen imagery and memorabilia from the era, handwritten lyrics, studio notes, and tape box images. Also included is a 12-page Recording Notes booklet, drawing from the original Living in the Material World production notes, photographs, and reel-to-reel session tapes housed in the George Harrison Archive. For the first time, the Harrison archive team offers an in-depth, chronological account of the album’s creation, revealing insights that have never been shared with the public before.

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Living in the Material World is the fourth studio album from George Harrison, released in 1973 on Apple Records. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America two days after release, on its way to becoming Harrison’s second number 1 album in the United States, and produced the international hit “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)”.

George Harrison’s Living In The Material World 50th Anniversary – Super Deluxe Box Set is available for pre-order here.

Vinyl Disc 1:

  1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (2024 Mix)
  2. Sue Me, Sue You Blues (2024 Mix)
  3. The Light That Has Lighted the World (2024 Mix)
  4. Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long (2024 Mix)
  5. Who Can See It (2024 Mix)
  6. Living in the Material World (2024 Mix)
  7. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) (2024 Mix)
  8. Be Here Now (2024 Mix)
  9. Try Some Buy Some (2024 Mix)
  10. The Day the World Gets ’Round (2024 Mix)
  11. That Is All (2024 Mix)

Vinyl Disc 2:

  1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (Take 18)
  2. Sue Me, Sue You Blues (Take 5)
  3. The Light That Has Lighted the World (Take 13)
  4. Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long (Take 49)
  5. Who Can See It (Take 93)
  6. Living in the Material World (Take 31)
  7. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) (Take 3)
  8. Be Here Now (Take 8)
  9. Try Some Buy Some (Alternative Version)
  10. The Day the World Gets ’Round (Take 22)
  11. That Is All (Take 24)
  12. Miss O’Dell (2024 Mix)
  13. Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
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