George Harrison Somewhere in England Alternate Cover vinyl LP Beatles Album RARE
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THIS IS THE LAST VARIANT I HAVE NO MORE WILL EVER BE OFFERED
THIS PRESSING IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE OF THE THREE VARIANTS THAT WERE 'MARKETED' BACK IN 1982
George Harrison Somewhere in England
around 1982
"Dark Horse Records" Manufacturer unknown
Over my several years of collecting I've been able to collect three variants of this specific release. One with the Dark Horse label and titles, another with a promotional label, and a third with blank black labels. All have similar covers.
This pressing is the one with the promotional Dark Horse labels. THIS IS MY FINAL PRESSING from my collection. No others will ever be available.
Keep in mind that Harrison's record label NEVER released this version, never pressed this vinyl. Those who claim this was a recalled album or that it's a real promo are gravely mistaken. It is not.
The vinyl is visually very clean condition, at least a VG+ or perhaps M-. The jacket is beautiful (the replication of the artwork is really well done). No tears, no marks no writing. Take note that the mouth of the jacket was cut slightly long on the back when compared to the front. You can also see some slight tanning. Some small yellow aging at the top and bottom of the mouth opening (probably from the glue). Please see the photos for a closer inspection,
This is obviously for the George completest.
Visual grading only:
Cover M-/VG++ great shape some slight tanning, wear and rubs. Slight bend on top back left along the upper spine. Slight ringwear on the bottom back cover. Jacket was cut a bit off. You can see a small white portion of the back cover from the front along the mouth. Some small yellow aging glue at top and bottom of mouth
Vinyl VG++/M- very clean with slight rubs and scuffs.
The 'faux' promo labels are quite impressive. This is probably why some assume it's from the manufacturer. Again these were never produced or pressed by Warner Bros. Ever. Some claim this was a real withdrawn promo pressing. It's not. It's an alternate release with no details as to who may have pressed it. Don't pay hundreds of dollars for this variant. It's rare but not extremely rare.
Additional info courtesy of collectors at Discogs:
George Harrison – Somewhere In England
Label: Dark Horse Records
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US ?
Released: date unknown
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Hong Kong Blues
A2 Writing's On The Wall
A3 Flying Hour
A4 Lay His Head
A5 Unconsciousness Rules
B1 Sat Singing
B2 Life Itself
B3 Tears Of The World
B4 Baltimore Oriole
B5 Save The World
Credits
Cover [Cover Art], Photography By – Basil Pao
Engineer – Phil McDonald
Producer – George Harrison
George Harrison's intended version of his album "Somewhere In England" which was to have been issued Oct 29 1980, but was delayed when Warner Bros rejected it, and George went back to record new tracks to include on the actual release which came out May 1981.
The cover has the original copyright of 1980 (but is not stated on labels), these pressings started appearing by late 1982.
Back cover text:
Dark Horse Records, 3330 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91510, Manufactured & Distributed By Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Warner Communications Company.
Made In U.S.A.
© 1980 Ganga Distributors, B.V.
Loka Productions S.A.
Barcode: 0 7599-23492-1
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side A, etched): DHK-1-3492
Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side B, etched): DHK-2-3492
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