GEORGE HARRISON - WONDERWALL MUSIC Apple Beatles 1st UK Press
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GEORGE HARRISON
"WONDERWALL MUSIC"
APPLE
SAPCOR 1
Original 1st UK Press 1968
Machined first press matrices, "K J" tax code.
Wonderwall Music is George Harrison's first solo album and the soundtrack to the film Wonderwall. The songs are virtually all instrumental, except for some non-English vocals and a slowed-down spoken word track. The songs were recorded in December 1967 in England, and January 1968 in Bombay, India. Wonderwall Music is notable for being the first official solo album by one of the Beatles as well as Apple Records' first LP release. The album is currently out of print.
The recordings for the album were started in December 1967 in England. The rest was recorded on 9–15 January 1968 in Bombay, India. Also recorded during the Indian sessions was the backing track to "The Inner Light", which became the B-side to "Lady Madonna", the final Beatles single on Parlophone Records.
Some of the musician's credits are pseudonyms for Harrison, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr. Harrison is listed merely as producer, arranger and writer for the album. Peter Tork of the Monkees also played banjo (specifically, one borrowed from Paul McCartney), but was not credited.[citation needed] Tork has stated that his brief recording features in the movie, but not on the soundtrack album. Part of the track "Crying" was used as a coda to Harrison's 1981 album Somewhere in England, at the very end of "Save the World".
All of the tracks were composed by Harrison, and it was the first official solo album by a Beatle. It was the first album release on the newly formed Apple Records, appearing in November 1968, a few weeks before The Beatles. It would also be the first Apple record to be deleted, though it was remastered and reissued on CD in 1992. Wonderwall never charted in the UK and is for that reason one of the most sought after Beatles related rarities!!
Vinyl: VG++ to EX. A splendid vinyl and not played much at all. There are only a couple very light hairlines visible under a strong light. I have listened to the entire LP and totally enjoyed it. The stereo seperation is beautiful and the depth of this recording is truly amazing!! There are NO clicks, jumps or ticks.
Sleeve: EX. The original front and back laminated sleeve. Only the third I have ever come across of this album, it is really very scarce indeed!! Later issues had matt sleeves. A lovely sleeve and it will be hard to better this as it was well preserved through the ages now being 45 years old. The spine is fully legible. The edges are straight without any wear. The opening is still straight and quite crisp. The last one I saw of this album was 5 or 6 years ago. I guess it will take longer till the next.
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