Songs by George Harrison 2
| Author | George Harrison |
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| Illustrator | Keith West |
| Genre | Music, art |
| Publisher | Genesis Publications |
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Publication date
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22 June 1992 |
| Media type | Book with musical disc (vinyl or CD; running time: 16:45) |
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| Preceded by | Songs by George Harrison |
Songs by George Harrison 2 is a book of song lyrics and commentary by English musician George Harrison, with illustrations by Keith West and an accompanying EP of previously unreleased Harrison recordings. It was published in June 1992, in a limited run of 2500 copies, by Genesis Publications. As with Harrison and West's first volume, published in 1988, each copy was hand-bound and available only by direct order through Genesis in England.
The musical disc includes "Tears of the World", a song that Warner Bros. Records had rejected in 1980 for inclusion on Harrison's album Somewhere in England, together with a live version of "Hari's on Tour (Express)". The latter remains a rare officially released recording from Harrison's 1974 North American tour. Also appearing on the disc is "Hottest Gong in Town", one of the songs that Harrison contributed to the soundtrack of his 1986 HandMade Films production Shanghai Surprise.
With Genesis undertaking only a single print run for the book, Songs by George Harrison 2 has become a collector's item. Aside from an alternative mix of "Tears of the World" that appeared as a bonus track on the 2004 reissue of Thirty Three & 1/3, none of the EP's four selections has been reissued on an official release.
George Harrison began working with New Zealand-born artist Keith West in 1985, overseeing West's illustrations to accompany the song lyrics included in Songs by George Harrison, published in February 1988. Limited to a single print run of 2500 copies, and available at considerable expense directly from Genesis Publications in England, the book soon sold out. Although Harrison had discussed a second volume during his late-1987 interview with Musician magazine, its publication did not take place until midway through 1992. In the intervening years, Harrison followed up his 1987 comeback album, Cloud Nine, with two similarly successful albums with the Traveling Wilburys, released in 1988 and 1990, before returning to the collaboration with West.
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