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    I heard a cut on 'BCN yesterday (I forget the name, sorry, but that
    should tell you something.) It wasn't bad, but had I not been aware
    that it was Harrison, I wouldn't have paid *any* attention to it.
    
    I'm looking forward to hearing "When We Was Fab".
    
    Edd

    
    That'll be a really interesting cut! You probably read the RS article
    - and they said it sounded more like "I Am The Walrus" than anything
    else. It's amazing that George would write a song like that - he
    used to try so hard to rid himself of the Beatle past. It's nice
    to see him mellowing out about it. I'm hoping the album is as good
    as RS says it is.
    Let me know what you think when (and if) you get it.

I heard a cut on WBCN while in a store Friday and was EXTREMELY disappointed.
But then, they played "What Is Life" afterwards and it sounded horrible too.
Neither sounded like George singing.  I didn't think I was so easily influenced
by audio quality (the radio was the pits).  So I'm reserving my opinion until 
tonight or tomorrow, when I buy the new album on CD.

With Elton John on it, it can't be all bad!


				Mark

    
    Well, folks, we're unfortunately going to have to wait a bit longer.
    The record store that told me last week that George's new album
    would be out this Tuesday has just told me that it won't be available
    for another one to two weeks. Strawberries also confirmed a two
    week delay. I even saw an article that said it was out last week!
    But it looks like only the single is out. I get the feeling that
    there's been an unexpected delay - otherwise the Rolling Stone article
    would've been held off a bit (they usually time the articles with
    the release date almost exactly). 
    Looks like we'll be talking about the Abbey Road and Let It Be CD's
    before the new George CD. Ah well.

    	I understand that George does a duet with Donovan on the lp/cd.
    Can anyone confirm?  I always thought that Jeff Lynn tried to get
    that Beatles feel into ELO records, and liked what he did for Dave
    Edmunds, so it should be very interesting indeed.
    
    _stew-

    
    I heard the single on the radio the other day and thought it sounded
    like ELO....
    
    I also saw George and Ringo on HBO at the Prince's Trust concert,
    and there strumming along on"Here ComesThe Sun", grinning like the
    cat that ate the canary is  our good buddy Jeff Lynne...
    
    I always *knew* he wanted to be in the Beatles.
    
    :-)  :-)  :-)

     	RE .0 I KNOW this is off the subject but where did you find
    the import of All Things Must Pass ??
    
    	I read some where that George and Jeff have been working on
    this album for over a year.
    

    I was in Rock-N-Mania Records in Framingham looking for "All Things
    Must Pass" and was told that it is no longer available because our
    @#$%^&* American record companies have gotten the government to
    stop the sale of import CD's.  
    
    Ditto with .7, if anybody finds a copy somewhere please let me know
    because I'll buy it on the spot!!
    
    
    
    Ken
    

    
    Re: .8
    
    Sounds typical.
        
    The old "since-we-won't-sell-it-to-you-we-won't-let-you-find-it-
    anywhere-else-either" mentality rises again.
    
    Here's an idea...Each company should open a special order service.
    When you want an out-of-print album, you mail them $8 and they send
    you back a cassette that someome in the back copies just for you......

    I believe the law is the same as with the one they passed on albums
    last year. Simply it is that US stores can not sell an Import version
    of the same "identical" album or CD that is pressed in the US. If they
    no longer sell the Import it should be available as a US release soon.
    
    For any info on CD's
    Call 1-800-CDINFO1.  Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm.

    I just picked up the ALL THINGS MUST PASS import today at BCD.
    I'm afraid it was the last copy, though (at least the last one
    they had in the display case). I've only listened to the first
    disc (LP sides 1-3) and it isn't overwhelmingly clean, but it's
    more than acceptable. BCD was charging $40.99 for it (which is
    about twice the price of a single-disc import, so it isn't as
    out of line as it sounds).
    
    --- jerry

    
    I got my copy from a store in Denver - for $36. 
    And I think it still can be found, but I think it's true that if
    it is no longer available as an import, than it must be coming out
    shortly (by Xmas??).
    Compared to the album, the CD is great! George and Phil SPector
    mixed the album with a lot of reverb, so it's not going to sound
    as clean as it could (without a remix). But I think the reverb is
    part of the style - and it would probably sound a bit stark without
    it.

    
    ANd by the way... the new GH album has been delayed twice - and
    is now set for a Nov. 2nd release. FYI

    Is there really a scarcity of Harrison's "ALL THINGS MUST PASS"?
    For those who have been seeking this in earnest, I saw five (5!)
    brand spanking new copies of it at Manchester CD only two hours
    ago (this being Thursday, the 22nd).  They were selling it for $38
    and some change.  Sounds like an easy score if you live in the southern
    New Hampshire area.
    
    Just a mention (even though it doesn't belong here), they had a
    West German import of TARKUS ($22.99).  First time I see it on disc
    anywhere.  
    
    End of public service announcement 

    I've been watching for it, and for any Harrison for years...never
    seen any in the greater Seattle area. I'd pay the $40 for ATMP and
    for the Bangaledesh soundtrack.
    
    tom

    Has anyone seen ATMP lately? I look for this album in every CD store 
    I come across and haven't found it yet. It has a catalog number
    assigned by Capitol Records, but the record dept manager at one store
    said it is common practice for the record companies to assign catalog
    numbers long before the actual release date.