February 23, 2004 – George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 (Box Set) is released. # ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 4.5/5 # Allmusic 4/5 The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 is a box set of albums by George Harrison released on February 23, 2004. Comprising all of the output on his Dark Horse Records label, the set encompasses his studio albums from 1976s Thirty Three & 1/3 to 1987s Cloud Nine with bonus tracks, while 1992s Live in Japan features a special SACD remix in addition to its original mix. Furthermore, Harrisons intended artwork for Somewhere in England has been reinstated, while the lettering on the front of the album George Harrison has been modified. Harrisons Dark Horse material had been issued on CD initially in 1992, but was allowed to go out of print some years later. By 2000, he was keen to refurbish his entire catalogue, but only managed to see an expanded All Things Must Pass out before he became ill with cancer, from which he died in late 2001. Harrisons widow Olivia and son Dhani picked up where Harrison left off and compiled this set for release. Included in the package is a DVD composed of videos and some background to this period in Harrisons career, which was later released separately as well. Despite the title of the set, not every track from Harrisons Dark Horse years are included. The song Lay His Head which was the B-side to Got My Mind Set On You is not here. The two tracks that first appeared on Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, Cockamamie Business and Poor Little Girl, are not included. Cheer Down, which George recorded for Lethal Weapon 2, is omitted as well (although a live version appears in on Live in Japan.) Also missing are most of the tracks recorded for Georges original version of Somewhere in England (that album appears in its original intended cover art, but not with the originally-intended tracklist). Also missing, on the DVD, are the videos for Blow Away and All Those Years Ago. TRACKS: All songs by George Harrison, except where noted. * Disc 1: Thirty Three & 1/3 Released 19 November 1976 Woman Dont You Cry for Me – 3:18 Dear One – 5:08 Beautiful Girl – 3:39 This Song – 4:13 See Yourself – 2:51 Its What You Value – 5:07 True Love (Cole Porter) – 2:45 Pure Smokey – 3:56 Crackerbox Palace – 3:57 Learning How To Love You – 4:13 Tears of the World – 4:02 * (One of the four rejected songs from the original edition of Somewhere in England) Disc 2: George Harrison Released 23 February 1979 Love Comes to Everyone – 4:36 Not Guilty – 3:35 Here Comes the Moon – 4:48 Soft-Hearted Hana – 4:03 Blow Away – 4:00 Faster – 4:46 Dark Sweet Lady – 3:22 Your Love is Forever – 3:45 Soft Touch – 3:59 If You Believe (George Harrison/Gary Wright) – 2:55 Here Comes the Moon (Demo Version) – 3:37 * Disc 3: Somewhere in England Released 5 June 1981 Blood from a Clone – 4:03 Unconsciousness Rules – 3:35 Life Itself – 4:25 All Those Years Ago – 3:45 Baltimore Oriole (Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:57 Teardrops – 4:07 That Which I Have Lost – 3:47 Writings on the Wall – 3:59 Hong Kong Blues (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:55 Save the World – 4:54 Save the World (Acoustic Demo Version)– 4:29 * Disc 4: Gone Troppo Released 5 November 1982 Wake Up My Love – 3:34 Thats The Way It Goes – 3:34 I Really Love You (Leroy Swearingen) – 2:54 Greece – 3:58 Gone Troppo – 4:25 Mystical One – 3:42 Unknown Delight – 4:16 Baby Dont Run Away – 4:01 Dream Away – 4:29 Circles – 3:46 Mystical One (Demo Version) – 6:02 * Disc 5: Cloud Nine Released 2 November 1987 Cloud 9 – 3:15 Thats What It Takes (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Gary Wright) – 3:59 Fish on the Sand – 3:22 Just For Today – 4:06 This Is Love (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) – 3:48 When We Was Fab (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne) – 3:57 Devils Radio – 3:52 Someplace Else – 3:51 Wreck of the Hesperus – 3:31 Breath Away From Heaven – 3:36 Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) – 3:52 Shanghai Surprise – 5:07 * Zig Zag – 2:45 * Above two songs are bonus tracks and recorded in 1986 for Shanghai Surprise Zig Zag also appeared as the B-Side to When We Was Fab Live in Japan SACD Released 13 July 1992 Disc six I Want to Tell You – 4:33 Old Brown Shoe – 3:51 Taxman – 4:16 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) – 3:37 If I Needed Someone – 3:50 Something – 5:21 What Is Life – 4:47 Dark Horse – 4:20 Piggies – 2:56 Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) – 4:56 Disc seven Cloud 9 – 4:23 Here Comes the Sun – 3:31 My Sweet Lord – 5:42 All Those Years Ago – 4:26 Cheer Down (George Harrison/Tom Petty) – 3:53 Devils Radio – 4:25 Isnt It a Pity – 6:33 While My Guitar Gently Weeps – 7:09 Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) – 4:45 DVD Dark Horse Feature Videos: This Song Crackerbox Palace Faster Got My Mind Set on You Version 1 Got My Mind Set on You Version 2 When We Was Fab This Is Love Selections from Live in Japan Cheer Down Devils Radio Cloud 9 (alternate version) Taxman Selections from the movie Shanghai Surprise Shanghai Surprise Someplace Else The Hottest Gong In Town In-between each song is a video introduction interview with George.
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