(RockAndMetal.com) (01/27/04)

By Michael Bennett

LONDON, UK - On February 24th, Parlophone Records will release the newly acquired GEORGE HARRISON "Dark Horse" catalogue, featuring six albums which have been unavailable for years.

The catalog will also be offered in a brand new deluxe box set, including an exclusive DVD.

Each of the original 6 albums -- "Thirty Three & 1/3," "George Harrison," "Somewhere In England," "Gone Troppo," "Cloud Nine" and "Live In Japan -- spanning the '70's, '80's and '90's, has been digitally re-mastered and contain previously unavailable bonus tracks.

Each will also contain 12-page booklets, including lyrics, personal commentary from George and unseen photographs (bonus tracks were not available for the "Live In Japan" double album, so this will be issued as a double SACD hybrid in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound).

Referring to his plans to re-release his entire catalogue, George said in the summer of 2000, "It's trying to put all the past that's been accumulated into something new and make it sound like now. Originally they were done for vinyl... make a much better digital version of them... so I think to get them all back in the shops nice and crisp and clean and fresh will be good."

Each of the above albums is available individually and as part of the very special boxed set, "The Dark Horse Years, 1976 - 1992."

The Box Set will be comprised of all the above 6 CDs plus a DVD, and also includes a booklet with extensive liner notes by David Fricke, accompanied by unseen photographs, illustrations and press cuttings.

Olivia Harrison has contributed a short history of Dark Horse Records, and further notes about the "Dark Horse" logo.

The DVD runs in excess of 75 minutes, and is in four sections; highlights are archive footage of George talking about his solo career, seven promo videos with George discussing each track, four live songs from George's 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton (all footage previously unreleased), and excerpts from "Shanghai Surprise" featuring George in performance.

The sound throughout the DVD is stereo, except the concert pieces, which are in 5.1 Surround Sound.

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