Early Takes: Volume 1

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Early Takes: Volume 1
Early Takes V1 cover.jpg
Compilation album by
George Harrison
Released1 May 2012
GenreRock, folk
Length30:29
LabelUMe
ProducerGeorge Harrison
CompilerGiles Martin
George Harrison chronology
Collaborations (with Ravi Shankar)
(2010) 		Early Takes: Volume 1
(2012) 		The Apple Years 1968–75
(2014)

Early Takes: Volume 1 is a compilation album of outtakes and demos recorded by George Harrison, and released on 1 May 2012. The recordings were featured in and originally released as part of the deluxe version of Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary film George Harrison: Living in the Material World. The majority of the tracks date from the sessions for Harrison's 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass.

Release[]

Early Takes: Volume 1 was released as a stanadalone album on 1 May 2012 by UMe[1] on CD, LP and as a digital download.[2] The album was originally issued in October 2011, as part of a deluxe edition Blu-ray, DVD and CD release of the documentary in the United Kingdom.[3]

The tracks "My Sweet Lord", "All Things Must Pass", "Awaiting on You All" and "Run of the Mill" were later included on the 50th anniversary reissue of All Things Must Pass in 2021.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[5]
American Songwriter4/5 stars[6]
The Independent4/5 stars[7]
Mojo4/5 stars[8]
Music Story4/5 stars[9]
No Ripcord9/10[10]
PopMatters7/10 stars[11]
Record Collector4/5 stars[12]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[13]
Ultimate Classic Rock8/10[14]
Uncut8/10[15]

The album debuted at number 66 in the UK[16] and number 20 on the US Billboard 200.[17] In other US charts the album also reached number 3 (Top Soundtracks), number 7 (Top Rock Albums) and number 17 (Top Digital Albums).[18] It also debuted at number 51 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[19]

David Fricke of Rolling Stone said that the album deserved a "brass-band welcome" and concluded: "This set's subtitle suggests there are more rarities to come; based on the quality here, I propose a full-blown Anthology."[13] Writing in the Uncut Ultimate Music Guide title on Harrison, in 2018, Peter Watts gave Early Takes a five-star review and described it as a "miraculous" collection that featured the best cover art of all the artist's compilation albums and included engaging performances by Harrison, particularly his "rapturous first take" of "Awaiting on You All".[20]

Track listing[]

All songs written by George Harrison, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded forLength
1."My Sweet Lord (Demo)" All Things Must Pass3:33
2."Run of the Mill (Demo)" All Things Must Pass1:56
3."I'd Have You Anytime (Early Take)"Harrison, Bob DylanAll Things Must Pass3:06
4."Mama You've Been on My Mind (Demo)"DylanN/A3:04
5."Let It Be Me (Demo)"Gilbert Bécaud, Mann CurtisN/A2:56
6."Woman Don't You Cry for Me (Early Take)" Thirty Three & 1/32:44
7."Awaiting on You All (Early Take)" All Things Must Pass2:40
8."Behind That Locked Door (Demo)" All Things Must Pass3:29
9."All Things Must Pass (Demo)" All Things Must Pass4:48
10."The Light That Has Lighted the World (Demo)" Living in the Material World2:23
Total length:30:29

References[]

  1. ^ Fanelli, Damian (24 April 2012). "George Harrison's 'Early Takes Volume 1,' Featuring Demos and Early Versions of 10 Tracks, Coming 1 May". Guitar World. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ Marchese, Joe (23 March 2012). "Behind That Locked Door: George Harrison Demos Surface on 'Early Takes Volume 1'". The Second Disc. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ Marchese, Joe (5 October 2011). "Details Revealed For George Harrison Film 'Material World' Deluxe Edition, CD To Feature Unreleased Recordings". The Second Disc. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Critic Reviews for Early Takes, Vol. 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "George Harrison Early Takes, Vol 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ Beviglia, Jim (2 May 2012). "George Harrison: Early Takes Volume 1". American Songwriter. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ Gill, Andy (5 May 2012). "Album: George Harrison, Early Takes Volume 1 (Universal)". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ^ Bennett, Ross (July 2012). "George Harrison Early Takes: Volume 1". Mojo. p. 101.
  9. ^ Larrède, Christian. "Critique de Early Takes Volume 1, George Harrison (in French)". Music Story. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. ^ Bevington, Matt (31 May 2012). "George Harrison 'Early Takes Volume 1'". No Ripcord. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. ^ Tebo, Daniel (4 June 2012). "George Harrison: Early Takes, Vol. 1". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. ^ Staunton, Terry (July 2012). "Early Takes Volume 1 – George Harrison". Record Collector. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Fricke, David (23 May 2012). "Early Takes Volume 1 George Harrison". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  14. ^ Springer, Matt (7 May 2012). "George Harrison, 'Early Takes: Volume 1' – Album Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  15. ^ Quantick, David (July 2012). "George Harrison – Early Takes Vol 1". Uncut. p. 93. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  16. ^ "George Harrison | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  17. ^ "George Harrison Album & Song Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  18. ^ "George Harrison Early Takes, Vol. 1: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  19. ^ "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  20. ^ Watts, Peter (2018). "Live and Compilations". Uncut Ultimate Music Guide: George Harrison. London: TI Media. pp. 114–15.
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