Dark Horse is the fifth studio album by the English rock musician George Harrison. It was released on Apple Records in December 1974 as the follow-up to Living in the Material World. Although keenly a
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Harrison's dedication to his Dark Horse Records act Splinter (pictured performing in 1977) was one of the factors that compromised his focus on Dark Horse; photo: Jean Helfer.
Benares in India. Harrison's visit in early 1974 inspired the idea behind his and Ravi Shankar's joint North American tour at the end of the year.
A&M Studios main gate (pictured in 1988). Harrison completed the album there while rehearsing for the 1974 tour.
Extra Texture is the sixth studio album by the English musician George Harrison, released on 22 September 1975. It was Harrison's final album under his contract with Apple Records and EMI, and the las
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…A tribute to comedian "Legs" Larry Smith, the latter track was left unfinished until the following year, when Harrison completed it for inclusion on Extra Texture (Read All About It). Preston, Weeks and Newmark also played on "It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)", and Preston and Weeks contributed to some of the songs on The Place I Love…
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Harrison, US president Gerald Ford and Ravi Shankar at the White House in December 1974, towards the end of the tour
A&M Records' headquarters (including the company's recording studios), pictured in 1922 in their former guise as Charlie Chaplin Studios
Inner-sleeve picture of Harrison, taken by 1974 tour photographer Henry Grossman; copyright Apple Records