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OHNOTHIMAGEN Extra Texture (Read All About It) inner sleeve photos, taken by Henry Grossman, 1974.

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George Harrison promoting Extra Texture (1975)

Photo by: Robert Ellis

Interview with Ray Coleman for Melody Maker (6 Sep. 1975):

Do you ever play Beatles albums, George? "No, I haven't played one for years." How do you remember them when you look back? "The Beatles? Oh, I think the Beatles were, or are, (long pause), very good. One of the points everyone should remember about the Beatles is that we did work hard, you know, and we made a point of trying to broaden our own experiences on our own, to overcome as many limitations as we could. And there were quite a few restrictions in those days, like four-track recordings and all that sort of thing. And we used to play in those huge places with 30-watt amplifiers. I think the Beatles generally were very, very good. On reflection, the music was okay, and we kept improving. But then, you know, the days were different. The musicians around today have so much more to listen to. They're bound to end up sounding different because they're exposed to so much, not so much innocence around now. Probably trying to come through and make its mark." (60s musicians talk of groups. 70s musicians refer to bands.) Individually, though, how do John, Paul, George, and Ringo stand up to comparison with the Beatles? His answer was slow and deliberate. "I suppose to look at each one of us individually now. Even if we were rated as big solo artists, each one of us may not be as heavy as the Beatles were collectively, but at the same time, no less heavy than any heavies who are around. We probably didn't even realize ourselves how heavy we were. I mean, it's only now, when you study the documentaries, that you realize how big it all was. At the time, we were going through it, and we were cut out from so much." But he stressed that he liked what the Beatles stood for, today, even if at the time, he had reservations about the life they led, being buffeted from hotel room to concert hall to airplane. "The Beatles did put out great songs, good music, good innovative stuff, all the way. We knew our next album would sell a lot just because it said 'Beatles' on the front. But it didn't stop us trying. The albums went up in levels of improvement. Musically, even though I haven't much desire to relive it, it stands up pretty well. I should imagine. The Fab Four fan club -- Great!"

Did he feel competitive towards the other three, and that each was trying to prove a solo point? "No, I don't think so. I'm always pleased when the other three do something good. We were always a little bit attached to each other. We all naturally watch what the others are up to -- and not very easy. now John's got himself locked into the States. Does the label of an ex-Beatle hanging around his neck for the rest of his life worry him, as he was the least enthusiastic Beatle and always sought stature apart from the fame? "I didn't like it, no. That was the point when we all split up, when we grew older and realized the restrictions from every point of view -- as people and as musicians. The only thing I have against being an ex anything is that it doesn't give me much thought to the present. That's all. I mean, I'd rather be an ex-Beatle than an ex Nazi! But more than anything, I'd rather just be here now, not so much as an ex. Was it, then, the teenagers' adulation, which finally drove the Beatles apart, for it was certainly George Harrison's pet hate. "It was nice at first, but the mania seemed to get out of proportion. That wasn't what I was looking for. Some people like that sort of thing. I like to be successful and popular. But then there comes a point when it's unhealthy that people think you're something you're not, and the next thing is that these fans get out on a trip and limit what you may be, in their eyes. You know, it's just a concept they create, a concept of what you are, and then they start the bit that says, 'Aw, they're not what they used to be.' "Well, I used to say this, and I say it again now, we might not have been what we used to be. What those fans mean is we're not what THEIR concept thought we were. People put you into a pigeon hole, and you've got to fight your way out of it for their good as well as your own. All I ever wanted from that scene was to remain an individual, and of course, being a Beatle placed a severe restriction on individuality in the eyes of those screaming fans."

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Photo by Henry Grossman.

Extra Texture (Read All About It) was released on September 22, 1975. Musicians included Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, Klaus Voormann, Nicky Hopkins, Leon Russel, Gary Wright, David Foster, Jim Horn, Tom Scott, and Jesse Ed Davis. Produced by George. Art direction by Roy Kohara. “With this new album of mine, all I want is to be able to sing the tunes I have and to do them as warm and as simple as possible.” - George Harrison, WNEW-FM (1975) “[Extra Texture] was a grubby album in a way. The product left a lot to be desired, as did my performance. I was in a real down place. Some songs I like, but in retrospect I wasn’t very happy about it. ‘Grey Cloudy Lies’ described clouds of gloom that used to come down on me. A difficulty I had. I’ve found over the years that I’m more able to keep them away, and am quite a happy person now.” - George Harrison, Musician (November 1987) “Three tracks on Extra Texture cover the same lyrical terrain as ‘Simply Shady’ on the previous album Dark Horse. ‘Grey Cloudy Lies,’ George confided, ‘was in the naughty period, 1973-74. It’s one of those depressing four o’clock in the morning songs.’ ‘World Of Stone’ speaks for itself: ‘Wise men you won’t be, To follow the likes of me.’ ‘He was being very hard on himself at that time,’ Olivia reflects. ‘Tired Of Midnight Blue’ - he talked about that particular night we went out. He said, “You go into the back stage area and then there’s another room - the back, back room… and then you wish you’d stayed home.’ But I like that song. Leon Russell came to play the piano part and it was great. They played it all night long and I think I was asleep in the couch in the studio. At the end of the night, Leon said, “I knew you were going to use the first take.”’” - Extra Texture 2014 remaster sleeve notes

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George Harrison's 6th solo studio album was released on 22 September 1975.

1974 had been a tough year for Harrison, his 8-year-marriage to Patti Boyd was ending (they would divorce in 1977), his 45-city tour received angry reviews (Harrison struggled with laryngitis during many of the shows) and his album Dark Horse (released in December 1974) received some of the worst reviews of his career.

Harrison traveled to Hawaii with his girlfriend (later wife), Olivia, around Christmas 1974 and began working on new songs. Then, while in Los Angeles in April 1975 to work with Splinter on their 2nd album (Harrison had signed the band to his label in 1974), but the band was unable to make the recording sessions due to illness, and Harrison began recording what would become Extra Texture (Read All About It), which would also be the final release for Apple Records.

Musicians included Jesse Ed Davis, Chuck Findley, Jim Keltner, and Klaus Voormann, as well as appearances by Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston, and Leon Russell. Voormann left the sessions, later saying, "It was a terrible time because I think there was a lot of cocaine going around, and that's when I got out of the picture … I didn't like his frame of mind."

Despite more negative reviews Extra Texture sold more than 500,000 copies and peaked at #8 in the US (#16 in the UK). The album also contains "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)", a sort of sequel to his 1968 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (recorded by the Beatles) and a direct response to some his critics. The song was released as a single and became the first single by an ex-Beatle to fail to chart on the Billboard Top 100.

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fuck you all i love extra texture

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George really wanted that cookie so bad (Bob Dylan) that when he made This guitar (can't keep from crying) he really sound like Dylan

George really doesn't knew if he wanted to be him or fuck him

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The Apple Years Feature - George Harrison

So far as I can tell this kaleidoscopic journey through George's discography from 1968 to 1975 isn't available to watch anywhere online, so here it is!

Originally only available on the bonus DVD included with The Apple Years box set in 2014.