Concert for Bangla Desh DVD

Apple Releases “The Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison & Friends” on DVD and CD

Landmark Benefit Concert Featuring Performances by GEORGE HARRISON, RAVI SHANKAR, BOB DYLAN, ERIC CLAPTON, RINGO STARR, BILLY PRESTON AND OTHERS!

The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert of its kind in that it brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian cause – setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause.

The concert sold out Madison Square Garden and along with the Grammy Award-winning triple-album box set, and the feature film, has generated millions of dollars for UNICEF and raised awareness for the organization around the world, as well as among other musicians and their fans. It is therefore acknowledged as the inspiration and forerunner to the major global fundraising events of recent years.

To quote the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "George and his friends were pioneers."

Besides George himself the concert features some of his friends, including: Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russel, Badfinger and Billy Preston. Performances include ‘Here Comes The Sun’, ‘Something’, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, ‘My Sweet Lord’, ‘Just Like A Woman’, ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ and ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’.

During the struggle for independence from Pakistan, millions of refugees fled to neighboring India to escape hunger, disease and bloodshed. The crisis was deepened when massive floods hit the region. Alerted to the scale of the suffering by his friend Ravi Shankar, George Harrison organized The Concert For Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden on August 1st, 1971 with the proceeds going to UNICEF.

The 2-DVD package has been released by Apple Corps/Rhino and the expanded 2-CD set by Apple Corps/Capitol. The DVD includes the original 99-minute film restored and remixed in 5.1, as well as 72-minutes of extras. The extras feature a 45-minute documentary “The Concert For Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison & friends,” about the background to the two shows with exclusive interviews and contributions from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Sir Bob Geldof. There is also previously unseen footage: “If Not For You,” featuring George and Bob Dylan from rehearsals, “Come On In My Kitchen” featuring George, Eric Clapton and Leon Russell at the sound check and a Bob Dylan performance from the afternoon show of “Love Minus Zero/No Limit,” not included in the original film.

The album of the concert has been remixed and repackaged, and contains an additional track – the Bob Dylan performance of “Love Minus Zero/No Limit”.
Apple Corps/Rhino will also simultaneously release a special deluxe version of the DVD (limited to 50,000 copies worldwide) that will feature a 64-page book and other collectibles.

DVD
DISC ONE
The Concert For Bangladesh 1971

· Bangla Dhun
· Wah-Wah
· My Sweet Lord
· Awaiting On You All
· That’s The Way God Planned It
· It Don’t Come Easy
· Beware Of Darkness
· While My Guitar Gently Weeps
· Jumpin’ Jack Flash
· Youngblood
· Here Comes The Sun
· A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
· It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
· Blowin’ In The Wind
· Just Like A Woman
· Something
· Bangla Desh

DISC TWO
The Concert For Bangladesh 2005

DOCUMENTARY
· The Concert For Bangladesh Revisited
with George Harrison and friends

PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PERFORMANCES
· If Not For You
· Come On In My Kitchen
· Love Minus Zero/No Limit

MINI FEATURES
· The Making Of The Film
· The Making Of The Album
· The Original Artwork
· Recollections – August 1st 1971
· Photo Gallery
· Take A Bow

CD DISC 1
Concert For Bangladesh Track Listing:

1. Introductions by George Harrison & Ravi Shankar
2. Ravi Shankar: Bangla Dhun
3. George Harrison: Wah-Wah
4. George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
5. George Harrison: Awaiting On You All
6. Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It
7. Ringo Starr: It Don't Come Easy
8. George Harrison: Beware Of Darkness
9. Band introduction by George Harrison
10. George Harrison: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

CD DISC 2
The Concert For Bangladesh Track Listing:

1. Leon Russell: Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood
2. George Harrison: Here Comes The Sun
3. Bob Dylan: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
4. Bob Dylan: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
5. Bob Dylan: Blowin' In The Wind
6. Bob Dylan: Mr. Tambourine Man
7. Bob Dylan: Just Like A Woman
8. George Harrison: Something
9. George Harrison: Bangla Desh
10. Bob Dylan: Love Minus Zero/No Limit (previously Unreleased)

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The album of the concert has been remixed and repackaged as a 2-disc CD set. This will contain an additional track – the Bob Dylan performance of “Love Minus Zero/No Limit”.

All artists’ royalties from the sales of the DVD and the CD will continue to go to UNICEF.

Listen to Beatle Brunch for a full program featuring the songsand interviews from the concert and your chance to win the DVDs and CDs courtesy of WMG (Warner Music Group).

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