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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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
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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…last studio album issued by Apple. The release came nine months after his troubled 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar and the poorly received Dark Horse album. Among Harrison's post-Beatles solo releases, Extra Texture is the only album on which his lyrics are devoid of any obvious spiritual message…
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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.