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George Harrison’s first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection, Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison. Exclusive packaging consists of a 28-page booklet featuring previously unseen and rare photos, and newly-written liner notes by Warren Zanes. The collection’s 19 tracks have been digitally remastered by Giles Martin at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios. “Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison is a gathering of material this takes us far into the territory this was ultimately a situate distinctive to George Harrison,” writes Warren Zanes in his liner notes essay for the new collection.

This collection is the first to span Harrison’s entire solo recording career, counting the #1 Billboard Pop singles “My Sweet Lord,” “Isn’t It A Pity,” “Provide Me Love (Provide Me Peace On Earth),” and “Got My Intellect Set On You." Let It Roll in addition features exist recordings of three timeless Harrison-penned Beatles songs, “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “Here Comes The Sun,” from his 1971 all-star Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden.

“The keyhole into the world of George Harrison is the music itself. Yet his songs and the accomplishments for which he’s remembered are inextricably bound—and those accomplishments are, not including question, eclectic in scope,” Zanes writes.

George Harrison is a twice-inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, and an 11-time Grammy Prize winner for his recordings together with The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, and as a solo artist.

Customer Reviews

Customer rating is 4 of 5  George the Craftsman   2010-03-08
By Peter Baklava (Charles City, Iowa)
George Harrison confounded the expectations of both fans and critics in his post-Beatles career. Instead of following the progressive rock arc of his late songs with the Beatles ("Old Brown Shoe", "I Me Mine", "Savoy Truffle"), he switched to almost exclusive use of slide guitar and wrote a vein of tunes that were meditative and idiosyncratic. His triple-album "All Things Must Pass" was unmatched among solo Beatle projects, but subsequent Harrison albums were spotty.

This collection ("Let it Roll") is good from start to finish, and covers most of the bases in George's solo career. My only quibbles are the absence of "Beware of Darkness" from ATMP, and something from "33 and 1/3" would have been nice, since that album probably was George's second best effort.

"Let it Roll" was remastered by Giles Martin (son of the Beatles' producer) and engineered by Paul Hicks (son of the Hollies' guitarist, Tony Hicks) and the sound is excellent, putting the focus squarely on George's voice and guitar. Almost all of the inclusions have improved sound, except for the "All Things Must Pass" tunes, which sound rather cavernous on headphones. I have no problem with the Beatle material from "Concert for Bangla-Desh", because that also was a landmark album for George, and without it this compilation would feature no live cuts, only studio material.

The overall conclusion is that George was the best craftsman of the Beatles. He put together his material meticulously, and if the songs didn't overwhelm at the first listen, years later the professionalism remains impressive. I would bet that in the future, George may be considered the most musicianly Beatle.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  George Harrison Let it Roll   2010-02-25
By Michel Bergeron
It's a real pleasure for someone who want to discover the worl of George HarrisonLet It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
Customer rating is 3 of 5  Another Missed Opportunity   2010-02-13
By Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA)
Many years after EMI's disappointing "Best of George Harrison" (1976) and Warner's superior "Best of Dark Horse" (1989) comes a golden opportunity to compile all the Quiet Beatle's major and minor hits. Unfortunately, "Let It Roll" (2009) evades that simple task and omits several Harrison classics in the process: "Bangla Desh," "You," "Crackerbox Palace," "Love Comes to Everyone" and (once again!) "This Song." Instead, we get three Beatle compositions from "The Concert for Bangladesh"; album tracks from "All Things Must Pass" and "Brainwashed"; and one unheralded gem - a 1984 rendition of Bob Dylan's "I Don't Want to Do It." This remastered collection cries out for an extra disc to accommodate the essential singles. More than ever, Harrison's solo work deserves a definitive overview.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  good review   2010-01-19
By B. Hazelton (Maple Grove, MN)
Didn't come in time for Christmas...but I didn't really expect it to since I ordered it last minute. Still came relatively fast for the holidays....great brand new condition! Thanks!
Customer rating is 5 of 5  George the genius guitarist.   2010-01-03
By Gift Card Customer (Santa Fe, NM)
First heard the Beatles while living in La Mirada as a fourth grader. Lucky enough to have a friend who had older brothers. One day the older brother said he had a new record. "I want to hold your hand" by some group called the Beatles. BAM! While we still youngsters we knew we were hearing a fun band. After the killing of President Kennedy we were more than ready for something fun. Now....George is gone but his music is still with us. Some day, like today, people are seeing that George is fantastic in his own right. Most of his Beatle songs were on message and had a thought to convey. Enjoy this wonderful record of Harrison Songs.



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