George Harrison The Concert For Bangladesh Orig 1971 3 LP Apple STCX 3385 (EX)
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Released 20th December 1971
The Concert for Bangladesh Poster outside the Madison Square Garden box office, July 1971 Genre Rock Dates 1 August 1971 Location(s) Madison Square Garden, New York City Founded by George Harrison, Ravi Shankar
The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country was originally spelled) was the name given to two benefit concerts organised by former Beatles lead guitarist Georgr Harrison and Indian sitar masterRavi Shankar. The concerts were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The shows were organised to raise international awareness and fund relief efforts for refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide. The concerts were followed by a bestselling live album, a boxed three-record set, and Apple Films' concert documentary, which opened in cinemas in the spring of 1972.
The event was the first-ever benefit concert of such a magnitude] and featured a supergroup of performers that included Harrison, fellow ex-BeatleRingo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and the band Badfinger. In addition, Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan – both of whom had ancestral roots in Bangladesh – performed an opening set of Indian classical music. Decades later, Shankar would say of the overwhelming success of the event: "In one day, the whole world knew the name of Bangladesh. It was a fantastic occasion.
The concerts were attended by a total of 40,000 people, and raised close to $250,000 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. A result of the pioneering nature of the venture – the Concert for Bangladesh is recognised as a highly successful and influential humanitarian aid project, generating both awareness and considerable funds as well as providing valuable lessons and inspiration for projects that followed, notably Live Aid. By 1985, through revenue raised from the Concert for Bangladesh live album and film, an estimated $12 million had been sent to Bangladesh in relief.
Please see Photos of this fantastic 3 LP Album set (12 Photos in all.)
The box itself is in Very Good + condition.
There is a small split to one of the corners and there is a mark/scuff to the top of the box (Please see Photos)
The inner catologue is in Excellent + to Near Mint Condition -- 46 years old --No Rips or Tears , No writing, Perfect
The 3 Lps are in Excellent+ Condition all of which are contained in their original sleeves--Beautiful sheen to all three
Lps --Again No witing , no Tears.
The Record Sleeves are also in excellent condition
This Box set has been extemely well looked after.
The Box Set will be sent via Royal Mail 1St Class Special Delivery (Item will need to be signed for on delivery.)
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