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GEORGE HARRISON
THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH

Original 1971 album booklet
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SIDE 1

BANGLA DHUN
SITAR & SAROD DUET  Ravi Shankar, Sitar – Ali Akbar Khan, Sarod – Alla Rakah, Tabla –
Kamala Chakravarty, Tamboura
DADRA TAL – 6 Beats
TEENTAL – 16 Beats
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SIDE 2

WAH-WAH
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison

MY SWEET LORD
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison

AWAITING ON YOU ALL
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison

THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT
(Billy Preston – ASCAP)
vocal – Billy Preston
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SIDE 3

IT DON’T COME EASY
(Richard Starkey – BMI)
vocal – Ringo Starr

BEWARE OF DARKNESS
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison, Leon Russell
saxophone – Jim Horn

WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison
solo guitars – Eric Clapton, George Harrison
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SIDE 4

JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
(Mick Jagger-Keith Richard)
vocal – Leon Russell
bass – Carl Radle
lead guitar – Don Preston

YOUNGBLOOD
(Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus)
vocals – Leon Russell, Don Preston

HERE COMES THE SUN
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal & guitar – George Harrison
acoustic guitar – Pete Ham
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SIDE 5

A HARD RAIN’S GONNA FALL
(Bob Dylan – ASCAP)
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar – Bob Dylan
bass – Leon Russell
electric guitar – George Harrison
tambourine – Ringo Starr

IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH/
IT TAKES A LOT TO CRY
(Bob Dylan – ASCAP)
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar – Bob Dylan
bass – Leon Russell
electric guitar – George Harrison
tambourine – Ringo Starr

BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
(Bob Dylan – ASCAP)
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar – Bob Dylan
bass – Leon Russell
electric guitar – George Harrison
tambourine – Ringo Starr

MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
(Bob Dylan – ASCAP)
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar – Bob Dylan
bass – Leon Russell
electric guitar – George Harrison
tambourine – Ringo Starr

JUST LIKE A WOMAN
(Bob Dylan – ASCAP)
vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar – Bob Dylan
bass – Leon Russell
electric guitar – George Harrison
tambourine – Ringo Starr
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SIDE 6

SOMETHING
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison

BANGLA DESH
(George Harrison – BMI)
vocal – George Harrison
saxophone – Jim Horn
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The Concert for Bangla Desh was held on August 1, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York City.  The following people contributed their talents and time to help in the production of this event for which we express our sincere thanks.

– George Harrison & Ravi Shankar
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ERIC CLAPTON
(courtesy of Polydor Records Ltd.)

BOB DYLAN
(courtesy of Columbia Records, Inc.)

BILLY PRESTON
(appears by the Grace of God)

LEON RUSSELL
(with love from Shelter Records, Inc.)

RINGO STARR

KLAUS VOORMAN

BADFINGER
Pete Ham
Tom Evans
Joey Molland
Mike Gibbons

ALLAN BEUTLER

JESSE ED DAVIS
(courtesy of Atlantic Records, Inc.)

CHUCK FINDLEY

MARLIN GREENE
(from Elektra Records – Peace)

JEANIE GREENE
(from Elektra Records – Peace)

JO GREEN

DOLORES HALL

JIM HORN
(with love Shelter Records, Inc.)

KAMALA CHAKRAVARTY

JACKIE KELSO

JIM KELTNER

USTED ALIAKBAR KHAN

CLAUDIA LINNEAR

LOU McCREARY

OLLIE MITCHELL

DON NIX
(from Elektra Records – Peace)

DON PRESTON

CARL RADLE

ALLA RAKAH

RAVI SHANKAR
performed  courtesy of Gramophone Co. of India Ltd.


PRODUCTION COORDINATION
Steve Lieber
Allan Steckler
John Taplin

SOUND
Band Concert Productions
Ed Anderson
Clare Brothers Inc.

STAGING & LIGHTING
Bruce De Forrest
Chip Monck Enterprises

INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES
Ampeg Corp.
Carrol Musical Instrument Rental
Manny’s Music
Total Piano & Organ Service


Warren Archer, Mike Mahoney & Color Service

Al Aronowitz

Neil Aspinall

Nick Bell

Pete Bennett

Mal Evans

Gary Haber

Kevin Harrington

Paul Mozian

Queens Lithography

Shyamsundar – Das


Album package, photography & design by Barry Feinstein & Tom Wilkes for Camouflage Productions.

Additional photography by Alan Pariser.


© 1971 APPLE RECORDS, INC. (California) All Right Reserved. Reproduction in Whole or Part Without Written Permission is Strictly Prohibited.


This recording was made using up to 44 microphones at one time. 


Special thanks to Gary Kellgren, Lillian, Dennis and Tom of Record Plant, New York and to Norman and Steve mix down engineers of A&M Studio, Los Angeles for their time and energy.


Mastered at Sterling Sound


All Glories to SRI KRSNA


Produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector


Printed in U.S.A.