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George Harrison - 12 Arnold Grove

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Publisher: Pegboy
Reference :PEGBOY 1007
Date :1997
Made In :USA
Quality :Excellent
Booklet & packaging :28 pages, slipcase.
Total duration: 73:09

Comments
Liner notes:

All right all you hipsters, flipsters and finger poppin daddies, here's another equally exciting collection of outtakes, b-sides, live tracks and general miscellany from our favorite Mystical One. Picking the tracks was easy; however, the title posed a problem. We were thinking of calling it Handmade Fuck-ups, Harri-kiri, F.P.S.H.I.T. or even George Does Bob, but we thought 12 Arnold Grove a.k.a. Pirate Songs 2 gave us the originality we were looking for while increasing the confusion level to acceptable heights.

We'll start in 1986...

Composed as the title track from Handmade Films' disaster of disasters, Shanghai Surprise showcases George duetting with the late Vicki Brown, formerly of Liverpool's own Vernons Girls. The version appearing here is a composite taken from the film soundtrack which is as complete and better sounding than the previously-appearing (on the "Orange" label) version which was taken from a scarce, one-sided U.K. promo 45.

Also recorded for and appearing in the Shanghai Surprise film, Someplace Else was heavily reworked before being commercially released in 1987 on Cloud Nine. The take appearing here is an early rough mix of the basic track, taken from a tape source.

Another Shanghai Surprise film track revived for release on Cloud Nine, Breath Away From Heaven (working title: China Doll) sent Harrison fans fumbling for their Kama Sutra. The version appearing here is a composite taken from the film soundtrack.

Released in the UK on Jan 25, 1988 as the B-side of When We Was Fab, Zig Zag was a last minute fill-in for the original flipside, The Hottest Gong in Town (see Pirate Songs). Composed by George & Jeff Lynne, Zig Zag was arranged by John DuPrez and performed by the Gaslight Orchestra (a.k.a. the Zig-Zaggers) at the Zig Zag club. If all of the prints of Shanghai Surprise haven't been destroyed by now, one could catch a glimpse of the Zig-Zaggers in action during the restaurant scene - rumor has it that the lead guitarist looks a hell of a lot like George.

I Don't Want to Do It is our first Dylan cover version, composed by Bob around the time of Self Portrait, and still unreleased by its composer. When queried about George's version shortly after its appearance, Mr. Dylan replied "he dug that up somewhere." So much for academia. The first version appearing here is the single mix, which was released in the U.S. on April 23, 1985. The soundtrack mix from that other mid-eighties cinema blockbuster, Porky's Revenge, appears later on this collection. On these two versions, George was backed by Dave Edmunds and Jimmie Vaughan on guitars, Check Leavell on keyboards, and Michael Shrieve and Kenny Aaronson bringing a heavy-duty rhythm section as well.

Among the highlights of this collection is the original backing track for Ringo's classic It Don't Come Easy, complete with George on lead vocal. This rough mix of the basic track was recorded in early March, 1970, most likely at Trident Studios. Besides the absence of Ringo's lead vocal, this version also lacks the additional overdubs recorded in October, 1970. Backing up George are Ringo on drums, Stephen Still on guitar, Klaus Voormann on bass and Gary Wright on piano.

Next up are a pair of non-LP remixes from the eighties. First to get the extended treatment is Got My Mind Set On You, as it appeared on the UK 12" released on October 12, 1987. A drastically different mix of the Somewhere in England closer, Save the World, follows. This remix was prepared specifically for the 1985 compilation Greenpeace-The Album. In addition to featuring and alternate lead vocal and some new lyrics, there's a slick slide guitar part not found on the official release.

Fueled by a few rounds of Dos Equis, George and Jeff Lynne weave in and out of a collection of standards and not-so-standards taken from George's Feb. 10, 1988 appearance on Rockline. The medley, which draws from a wide range of influences, contains bits and pieces of: Drive My Car, Here Comes the Sun, Bells of Rhymney, Mr. Tambourine Man, Take Me As I Am, That s All Right (Mama), Let It Be Me, Something and Every Grain of Sand. The version appearing here is a composite of performances from the live broadcast which originated from the LA studios of radio station KLOS. In case you were wondering, the idiotic comments belong to longtime Rockland compere Bob "BC" Coburn.

We continue with a pair of live tracks. While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Here Comes the Sun were recorded at Wembley Arenea on June 6, 1987 as part of the Prince s Trust concert. There are no musical slouches here as we find George backed by Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Jeff Lynne just to name a few.

And it s back to Bob with If Not For You and Absolutely Sweet Marie, both recorded live at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 16, 1992 as part of the Columbia Records Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary celebration. The introduction is by Chrissie Hynde, the backing by Booker T. and the MG's with Jim Keltner and Anton Fig covering for the late Al Jackson on drums. SNL band leader G. E. Smith provided musical direction.

And yet another pair of Dylan covers brings us towards the end of this volume. Abandoned Love and I Don't Want To Do It are studio demos thought to be recorded in the early 1980's. I Don't Want To Do It is obviously a song close to George's heart, as its earliest known appearance was a decade earlier on his collection of demos for the All Things Must Pass LP.

Wrapping things up is Dream way, originally recorded for the Handmade Films production Time Bandits, where it also served as the closing theme. In addition, George also composed some of the incidental music which prefaces the version appearing here. The track was subsequently remixed and issued in unedited form on George's 1982 offering Gone Troppo. Backing was provided by veteran sidemen-Dave Mattacks on drums, Alan Jonse on bass, Mike Moran on pianos and synths, and Ray Cooper on percussion, while joining George on backing vocals were Billy Preston, Syreeta, and Sarah Ricor.

We hope you ve enjoyed the show and remember,
"the bad jazz that a cat blows wails long after he s cut out!"

Brian O'Denis
Somewhere in Ladue
January 1997

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1.
Shanghai Surprise(Harrison)
05:05
Song
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Reconstruction
1986
George Harrison
This is a reconstruction by the bootlegger, based on the two musical cues from the original soundtrack.
2.
Someplace Else(Harrison)
03:34
Song
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Regular
Film Version
1986
George Harrison
3.
Breath Away From Heaven(Harrison)
03:22
Song
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Identified
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Regular
Film Version - Musical Cues
1986
George Harrison
4.
Zig Zag(Harrison/Lynne)
02:43
Song
(unidentified)
(date unknown)
George Harrison
5.
I Don't Want To Do It(Dylan)
02:50
Song
Identified
Version validated
Version details available
Regular
Single Version
1985
George Harrison
Original (and core) version is found on "I Don't Want To Do It" official single (Columbia 38-04887).
Best bootleg version on Pegboy's "12 Arnold Grove"
6.
It Don't Come Easy(Starkey)
03:25
Song
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Version details available
Rough Mix
Stereo
1970
George Harrison, Ringo Starr
George on lead vocals.
Parts of this song were recorded in Feb-Mar 1970. Overdubs (not present here) in Oct 1970.
George is singing this Ringo song.
7.
Got My Mind Set On You(Clark)
05:17
Song
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Regular
Extended Version
1987
George Harrison
8.
Save The World(Harrison)
04:35
Song
Version validated
Version details available
Regular
Greenpeace
1985
George Harrison
After the song first appeared on 1981's "Somewhere in England" LP, new vocals were recorded in 1985 for this version - a special Greenpeace compilation titled "Greenpeace" (ref #: Date 827 351-2), released in June 1985.
9.
(Medley)(unknown)
Medley title
(unidentified)
(date unknown)
Rockline Medley
 
Drive My Car(Lennon/McCartney)
03:33
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
TV.19880210.01
George Harrison
 
Here Comes The Sun(Harrison)
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.02
George Harrison
 
Bells Of Rhymney(Davies/Seeger)
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.03
George Harrison
 
Mr. Tambourine Man(Dylan)
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.04
George Harrison
 
Take Me As I Am (Or Not At All)(Bryant)
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.06
George Harrison
 
That's All Right (Mama)(Crudup)
00:39
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.07
George Harrison
 
Let It Be Me(Curtis/Delanoe/Becaud)
02:08
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.08
George Harrison
 
Something(Harrison)
00:41
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.1988.02.10.09
George Harrison
 
Every Grain Of Sand(Dylan)
02:03
Song
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Radio
Rockline
10 Feb 1988
R.19880210.10
George Harrison
10.
I Don't Want To Do It(Dylan)
02:51
Song
Version validated
Version details available
Regular
Porky's Revenge! OST
1985
George Harrison
Original (and core) version is found on "Porky's Revenge" official LP (Mobifle Fidelity Sound Lab MFCD-797)
Best bootleg version on Pegboy's "12 Arnold Grove"
11.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps(Harrison)
05:09
Song
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Version details available
Concert
London, Prince's Trust
6 Jun 1987
George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton
5 or 6 June 1987
George Harrison, with Ringo Starr on drums and cast of thousands
Prince's Trust Gala.
Original (and core) version is on video "The Prnce's Trust Rock Gala" (International Video Entertainment IVE 65805).
Best bootleg version on Pegboy's "12 Arnold Grove".
12.
Here Comes The Sun(Harrison)
03:36
Song
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Version details available
Concert
London, Prince's Trust
6 Jun 1987
C1987.06.06.02
George Harrison, Ringo Starr
5 or 6 June 1987
George Harrison, with Ringo Starr on drums and cast of thousands
Prince's Trust Gala.
Original (and core) version is on video "The Prnce's Trust Rock Gala" (International Video Entertainment IVE 65805).
Best bootleg version on Pegboy's "12 Arnold Grove".
13.
If Not For You(Dylan)
03:57
Song
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Version details available
Concert
New York (PPV)
16 Oct 1992
George Harrison
Live for Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary celebration.
From Pay-per-view broadcast.
14.
Absolutely Sweet Marie(Dylan)
04:27
Song
Identified
Version validated
Version details available
Concert
New York (PPV)
16 Oct 1992
George Harrison
Live for Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary celebration.
From Pay-per-view broadcast.
15.
Abandoned Love(Dylan)
04:10
Song
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Demo
(date unknown)
George Harrison
Recorded in 1983-1985
16.
I Don't Want To Do It(Dylan)
02:20
Song
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Demo
(date unknown)
George Harrison
Recorded in 1983-1985
17.
Dream Away(Harrison)
05:51
Song
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Version details available
Alternate Mix
Film Soundtrack
1982
George Harrison
From the "Time Bandits" film soundtrack.
Includes incidental music.
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Song Song Studio chat Studio chat
TV/Radio chat/jingle TV/Radio chat/jingle Interview Interview
Cover by another artist Cover by another artist Film Music/Orchestral Film music/orchestral
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Reviews

Review by: Eric, sink0014@tc.umn.eduOn 16 Apr 2000
Buy this disc as if your life depended on it! Every track on here is entertaining, in excellent quality, and most of these songs are very rare (if not, impossibe to find). Some of my favorites are: SOMEWHERE ELSE, ZIG ZAG, SAVE THE WORLD, IF NOT FOR YOU (LIVE), and DREAM AWAY (which also has a very interesting intro I believe taken from one of his movies). You can spend $30 of your cash on this bootleg if you find it - trust me!
Review by: jim H,On 27 May 2000
This is one of the best Harrison boots you can get. Do yourself a favor and find it now.The sound is great and the songs are very hard to find.
Review by: Ron, rseifire@optonline.netOn 10 Sep 2000
Great bootleg. Once again a fantastic disc from Pegboy/Vigatone. The Rockline medley is alone worth the price of this disc, wity a slightly drunk George & Jeff Lynne running through some tunes. Plus the great extras from Cloud Nine help fill out any Harrison collection. A Must Buy!
Review by: knutalbertOn 13 May 2002 at 10:20 CET
A very enjoyable boot - essential to any Beatles collection!
Review by: bipbop13On 12 Jul 2002 at 07:32 CET
WOW!!!Spoiled by bootlegs, you don't hear that much!!12 Arnold Grove is nothing short of perfect!! And while I'm at it, I'll mention that George's Beware Of Abkco is also perfect. Paul is my favorite Beatle, But I'm beginning to think that George has the best quality unreleased material. He might not have as much as the cute one, but what he lacks in quantity, he sure makes up for in quality. You will not find a bad track on Grove, nor will you find a song with bad sound quality. Its all there.GO GET IT!!!
Review by: JJLennonOn 12 Dec 2002 at 05:14 CET
NO LO TENGO
Review by: MrkitesbenefitsOn 06 Jan 2003 at 13:19 CET
A Must for all Harrison-Freaks. Highly recommended!!!
Review by: ericscdrtradesiteOn 13 Aug 2003 at 20:24 CET
I like this one, you will too, part boot, part pirate. But overall, a great disc.
Review by: onosideboardsOn 28 Aug 2003 at 23:01 CET
i don't care for this disc because i think "shanghai surprise" is one of the worst beatle solo songs. and "dream away" isn't much better. the radio stuff almost makes this disc worth it.
Review by: Cave in xOn 31 Aug 2003 at 23:55 CET
A nice later day collection of Georges material, a lot of it appearing on other collections, but a nice follow up nonetheless to the much heralded 'Pirate Songs'. Highlights are 'I don't wanna Do It', It don't come easy', Abandoned Love', and the Rock Line Medley, where a drunk George (Not in tune with ourselves)and Jeff Lynn are live on the radio plugging 'Cloud Nine'.

With 5 different Dylan songs on this album, it's too bad George didn'r record more Dylan. George has always had an understanding of Bob's tunes.
Review by: Fernando ValleOn 03 Oct 2003 at 19:10 CET
Acabei de recebe-lo! É mesmo sensacional! Vale apena tê-lo!
Review by: kurtmaxOn 27 May 2004 at 03:14 CET
About as good as it gets.
Review by: LDiazOn 27 May 2004 at 17:17 CET
This album and "Pirate Songs" are a must have for George fans!

LD
Review by: shanemOn 30 Dec 2004 at 04:12 CET
A fantastic cd, if you can get your hands on it grab it.This is also known as pirate songs volume 2 and is part of the lost tape series which now has about 12 cds in the collection. All of these cds are worth tracking down, but note there is some overlap of tracks on several of the cds in the series, and the live cds from 1974 are not the best recordings, but still highly enjoyable

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Review by: NickRolfeOn 15 Sep 2006 at 02:55 CET
As with "Pirate Songs" this is an excellent collection...GET IT..A real gem of a disc..enough said!!!
Review by: gustavopoetaOn 27 Oct 2006 at 21:22 CET
Great bootleg!! Very good collection of the "quiet beatle", my favorite.
Review by: johnbatOn 23 Jun 2009 at 23:15 CET
Along with Pirate Songs, one of my fave Hari boots. Certainly gets more play at my house than Gone Troppo!
Review by: Kevin IslesOn 16 Jul 2012 at 23:37 CET
Just as with Pirate Songs, this includes many rare and unreleased tracks and has a lot of replay value. You may find yourself listening to this as much as any of George's official albums. The quality is very good and is another essential Harrison boot, even for the more casual fan.


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