The Concert For Bangla Desh 
       (3xLP, Album + Box) (Apple Records - STCX 3385)

           ❤ Rare Original 1st Pressing 3 x LP Album + Box Factory Sealed !❤
   ⭐ Won Album of the Year at the 15th Grammy Awards ⭐

This is the triple vinyl album box set from the live event "The Concert For Bangladesh". The album followed the two concerts of the same name, held on August 1, 1971 at New York's Madison Square Garden, featuring Harrison, Bob Dylan Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Eric Clapton. The shows were a pioneering charity event, in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was released on Apple Records, catalog number STCX 3385. This triple vinyl album is an original first pressing and was released in 1971.

1 AUGUST 1971 - THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH

LOCATION:

Madison Square GardenNew York , NY United States New York US BAND LINEUP:  Ravi Shankar – sitar Ali Akbar Khan – sarod Alla Rakha – tabla Kamala Chakravarty – tambura   George Harrison – guitar / vocals Bob Dylan – guitar / harmonica / vocals Eric Clapton – guitar Jesse Ed Davis – guitar Don Preston – guitar / vocals (Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood and Bangladesh only) Tom Evans - guitar Joey Molland - guitar Leon Russell – piano / bass / vocals Billy Preston – Hammond organ / vocals Klaus Voorman – bass Carl Radle – bass (Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood only) Ringo Starr – drums / tambourine / vocals Jim Keltner – drums Mike Gibbins – tambourine, maracas The Hollywood Horns (Jim Horn, Allan Beutler, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Lou McCreary, Ollie Mitchell) Soul Choir:Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Claudia Lennear, Don Nix, Don Preston SUPPORT: 

Ravi Shankar

The Setlist : 

8PM
Bangla Dhun (Ravi Shankar)
Wah-Wah (George Harrison) - released (version is mix of early and late shows)
My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) - released
Awaiting On You All (George Harrison) - released
That's The Way God Planned It (Billy Preston) - released
It Don't Come Easy (Ringo Starr) - released
Beware Of Darkness (George Harrison) - released
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (George Harrison) - unreleased
Jumpin' Jack Flash (Leon Russell) - unreleased
Young Blood (Leon Russell) - unreleased
Jumpin' Jack Flash (Leon Russell) - unreleased
Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) - released
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan) - released
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Bob Dylan) - released
Blowin' In The Wind (Bob Dylan) - released
Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) - released
Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan) - released
Something (George Harrison) - released
Bangla Desh (George Harrison) - released

SHOW NOTES: 

Organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, this was the first superstar rock benefit concert. Funds raised aided the refugees of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) following the 1970 Bhola cyclone and during the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities and Bangladesh Liberation War. The funds were administered by UNICEF. Proceeds from later releases went to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF.

During the first show, Eric played his semi-hollow body Gibson Byrdland. For the second show, Eric played his tobacco sunburst Fender Stratocaster, Brownie.

 COVER - MINT MINUS  

   VINYL - SEALED ! MINT MINUS OR BETTER

           Pressing Unknown Till Open                                    

                                  ( SEE PHOTO'S )

ITEM SPECIFICS:

Condition:                            Sealed
Genre:                                  Rock, Folk,World,Country

Record Label:                       IRS-42050
Size/Duration/RPM:            12" /3 x LP / Album, Pressing Unknown Till open / 33 RPM / Box Set
Country/Region MFG.:         USA
Artist:                                    Various
Format:                                 12" /3 x LP / Album,  Pressing Unknown Till open  / 33 RPM / Box Set
Special Attributes:               1st Press
Catalog #:                            STCX 3385
* Goldmine Record Grading Standards Applied

Tracklist

A1 – George Harrison / Ravi Shankar Introduction 6:16 A2 – Bangla Dhun
16:19 B1 George Harrison –
Wah-Wah 3:15 B2 George Harrison –
My Sweet Lord 4:16 B3 George Harrison –
Awaiting On You All 2:37 B4 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It 4:05 C1 Ringo Starr –
It Don't Come Easy
2:38 C2 George Harrison –
Beware Of Darkness 3:26 C3 George Harrison –
Introduction Of The Band 3:00 C4 George Harrison –
While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:39 D1 –Leon Russell Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood
9:11 D2 George Harrison –
Here Comes The Sun
2:51 E1 –Bob Dylan A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall 5:04 E2 Bob Dylan - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 2:54 E3 Bob  Dylan – Blowin' In The Wind 3:34 E4 Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man 4:06 E5  Bob Dylan – Just Like A Woman 4:14 F1 George Harrison – Something 3:05 F2 George Harrison –
Bangla Desh 4:14

Notes

©1971 Apple Records, Inc.

A concert event held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Includes a 64-page book with pictures from the concert.

The sides of the records are partially auto coupled for continuous play
between sides A and C, or D and F. However auto coupling is
not possible between C and D since they both reside on the same record.
Record 1 holds sides A and F
Record 2 holds sides B and E
Record 3 holds sides C and D

Winchester version without copyright (c) info. printed on the labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side label (Record 1)): STCX-1-3385
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label (Record 2)): STCX-2-3385
• Matrix / Runout (C-side label (Record 3)): STCX-3-3385
• Matrix / Runout (D-side label (Record 3)): STCX-4-3385
• Matrix / Runout (E-side label (Record 2)): STCX-5-3385
• Matrix / Runout (F-side label (Record 1)): STCX-6-3385
• Matrix / Runout (A Runout Etching (Record 1)): STCX-1-3385 Z5#3 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (B Runout Etching (Record 2)): STCX-2-3385 Z6#3 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (C Runout Etching (Record 3)): STCX-3-3385 Z5#2 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (D Runout Etching (Record 3)): STCX-4-3385 Z5#2 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (E Runout Etching (Record 2)): STCX-5-3385 Z5 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (F Runout Etching (Record 1)): STCX-6-3385 Z6 3 ⚊◁ LH 3
• Matrix / Runout (B Runout Etching (Record 2) Variant): STCX-2-3385 Z6 ⚊◁ LH 2
• Matrix / Runout (D Runout Etching (Record 3) Variant): STCX-4-3385 Z6 ⚊◁ LH 3
• Matrix / Runout (F Runout Etching (Record 1) Variant): STCX-6-3385 Z6 ⚊◁ LH 3
• Matrix / Runout (All Sides Runout - Machine Stamped): STERLING
• Rights Society (B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, D3, F1, F2): BMI
• Rights Society (B4, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5): ASCAP

·       CONDITION:

 

·       RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  SEALED / MINT MINUS . 

        Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are visible, but Audible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)     The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type), vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

 

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 ·       COVER

 

COVER IS SEALED IN TIGHT SHINK WRAP SMALL CORNER DINGS !!

                                                                                            

                                           ( SEE PHOTO'S )

                                   ALL CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTO's !!!

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-         Cover has corners dinged,SEALED WITH TIGHT SHRINK WRAP (see photo's)

-    all can bee seen in the photo's

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

SEALED TIGHT SHINK !!!   NORMAL  WEAR TO SHRINKWRAP  ,   SEE PHOTO'S

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