GEORGE HARRISON - EXTRA TEXTURE ORIG 1975 LP - SOLID NEAR-MINT w/ DIE-CUT COVER

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This item is a beautiful, solid near-mint vinyl LP pressing of the original Apple album Extra Texture (Read All About It) by George Harrison.  With the release of his third post-Beatle studio album Dark Horse in 1974 – recorded when George was not in very good voice (and thus dubbed “Dark Hoarse” by the critics) -- George went out on tour with Ravi Shankar and a band featuring Tom Scott and blues guitarist Robben Ford.  This was the first American tour by an ex-Beatle, and therefore expectations were quite high.  Given that the Beatles as a group has raised the bar very high, it was inevitable that the critics would do what they do best and harshly criticize George’s performances; of course, George did not help his cause too much, by being way over the top in his religious references and in refusing to change his show in light of the valid criticisms.  Following this particularly unpleasant experience, George set about to recording his studio follow up, Extra Texture, eventually released in 1975.  His voice was much better and much stronger, but the material was somewhat uneven.  There are some great tracks, including This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying), Tired of Midnight Blue, and the sly His Name Is Legs.  But the tone is pretty dark throughout, and cynicism rules the day.  Interesting note – the single “You” was originally written and recorded for Ronnie Spector, but George took it out and dusted it off for this album.  However, he really should have changed the key, because it really is at the very top of his vocal register.   Also, there are a couple of great in-jokes: the Apple label (now nothing more than a rotten core, the result of the years of on-going litigation) and the legend “Ohnothimagen” on the inner sleeve (a shot at the critics – “Oh, not HIM again…”).  Last but not least – this is the original Apple die-cut cover (the letters of “Extra Texture” are cut out to show the inner sleeve photo below) and it is the original textured album cover (feels like a basketball!!), in its original shrink plastic.   Doesn’t get any better than this unless you find it in still-sealed condition.

Both the vinyl and the textured die-cut cover are in solid near-mint condition, as shown in the photo. 

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