"Concert For George" Deluxe Signed Limited Edition No. 2,374 of 2,500 Tray-cased [Very Fine]

Personally signed by Olivia Harrison, the American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles

THE OFFICIAL DELUXE TRAY-CASED LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 2,500 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES 

Genesis Publications 2004 "Concert For George: The Royal Albert Hall, London, November 29th, 2002" Deluxe Traycased Limited Edition of 2,500. Personally signed by Olivia Harrison directly onto the limitation page. Edited by Olivia Harrison & Brian Roylance. Includes all the extras as issued by the publisher. This edition is now OUT OF PRINT. 

Concert for George

A celebration of the life of George Harrison. The official limited edition celebrating the life of George Harrison, with Ringo Starr, Paul Theroux and many more. Illustrated with hundreds of rare photos of George throughout his life.

Olivia Harrison, Brian Roylance & over 30 contributors

The Concert for George brought together some of the world's finest performers for an unprecedented night of celebration. Rock stars, comedians and classical musicians took the stage at the The Royal Albert Hall in perfect harmony, united by one thing: a love for their friend George Harrison whose earthly life came to an end exactly one year before.

This beautifully produced book is the story of George Harrison, from his early days right through to the tribute concert that celebrated his life, told by the people that love him.

'We celebrated the life and music of the beautiful 'quiet' one from Liverpool who became a man of many words as well as worlds, a wise, coveted friend, father and true seeker... He did all this, and much more, and still managed to have more fun that the rest of us.' Olivia Harrison

• ISBN: 0904351920
• Collector: 2150 copies
• Signed by: Olivia Harrison
• Contributors: Paul Theroux, Eric Clapton, Joe Brown, Terry Gilliam, Tom Hanks, Ringo Starr, Ravi Shankar, Eric Idle, Gary Brooker, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, and many more.
• Paper: Archival quality 200gsm matt art
• Binding: Silk-screened fabric over padded boards with bronze page edges
• Box: Each copy is housed in a hand made solander box bound in silk-screened fabric over padded boards.
• Extras: Inside a pocket in the box is an original concert programme from the Royal Albert Hall, November 29th 2002. The 28-page commemorative booklet is printed on art paper, bound in an embossed cover and fastened with an orange silk ribbon. In the pocket you'll also find four laminated back-stage passes.

Page size: 320mm x 240mm
308 pages
34000 words
450 images

THE PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographs of the historic 2002 concert are interwoven with archival images from throughout George's life, the majority of which are previously unpublished.

The concert was captured by renowned photographers Jill Furmanovsky and Richard Young, with behind the scenes photographs from Oliver Hecks, Nick Roylance and Brian Roylance. See legendary performers, including Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Tom Petty, honouring their friend both onstage and off.

'When I got to rehearsals I thought 'There's a whole area of Eric Clapton that nobody's ever seen'.' David Leland

Iconic images from some of the world's most respected photographers feature alongside unseen family photos and holiday snaps.

'You're on holiday with him and every morning he'd say, 'Oh, come and see the trees'. 'Okay, yeah'. And then the next day, 'Oh, come and see the trees'. 'Yeah, okay'. And then, 'Come and see...' 'I've seen your bloody trees!'' Ringo Starr

THE MANUSCRIPT

This limited edition book takes you backstage at one of the most legendary concerts in music history, with a VIP pass, unseen photographs and text from those who attended.

'That was the perfect idea. You have all your best pals on there being groovy and making it interesting. I mean if I had a 'special', I'd like to, you know, have a few people who mean something to me.' George Harrison

Concert for George is more than the story of one concert; it gives unprecedented insight into one of the twentieth century's best-loved songwriters. George's friends and family share their personal memories, with archival photographs from over five decades illustrating their words.

Edited and signed by Olivia Harrison. It features an introduction by Paul Theroux and original text from nearly 40 contributors.

'One side of George was an amazingly soulful, peaceful man seeking karma and all that; the next minute he'd want to get behind the wheel of the most powerful vehicle in the country, driving at 193 miles-an-hour.' Michael Palin

'There was a lot of laughing in the band and George was the ringleader of the whole thing. We called him the "idea man". I miss him you know, I miss him in the night a lot.' Tom Petty

THE CONTRIBUTORS

Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Ringo Starr reveal a quiet, social recluse who loved company and couldn't shut up.

Tom Petty recalls the time he spent as a Traveling Wilbury, along with Jeff Lynne, who is just one of many to comment on George's unusual songwriting. Ravi Shankar honours George's dedication to meditation and the sitar; Tom Hanks and Andy Fairweather Low tell of high-speed rides in 'The Rocket' and Jim Capaldi and Terry Gilliam remember George's love of laughter. Olivia and Dhani Harrison recall a husband and a father.

'Dad loved the ukelele... he used to have two ukes in his hand baggage just in case anyone else needed one.' Dhani Harrison

Text written by: Tanmoy Bose, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Sam Brown, Mike Campbell, Jim Capaldi, Eric Clapton, Ray Cooper, Lee Dickson, Claire Ferguson, Terry Gilliam, Tom Hanks, Dhani Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Jools Holland, Eric Idle, Jon Kamen, Jim Keltner, Katie Kissoon, Albert Lee, David Leland, Andy Fairweather Low, Jeff Lynne, George Martin,Tessa Niles, Michael Palin, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Emil Richards, Alan Rogan, Brian Roylance, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Paul Theroux, Klaus Voormann.

THE LIMITED EDITION

Limited to only 2,500 copies worldwide, each numbered book is hand-bound in silk-screened fabric over padded boards with bronze page edges. The motif for the fabric design is matched to the original stage backdrops.

Each of the 308 pages in Concert for George is master printed in at least 4 colours, with extensive use of image varnishing and gold and bronze inks. The paper stock is an archival quality 200gsm matt art. Vivid coloured tracing paper pages are also included throughout the book.

Those fortunate to attend the Concert were given a 28-page commemorative booklet, bound in a beautiful embossed cover and fastened with an orange silk ribbon. Printed onto a cartridge paper stock, eight images depicting George through the years were presented within. One of these original booklets is included within the folding solander box that houses the limited edition book. In a pocket you'll also find four facsimile laminated back-stage passes.

Every book is signed by Olivia Harrison as a mark of her approval and all royalties from the sale of this book are donated to The Material World Charitable Foundation.

George Harrison

George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group include "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something". Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; subsequent influences were Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry.

By 1965, he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in Bob Dylan and the Byrds, and towards Indian classical music through his use of Indian instruments, such as sitar, which he had become acquainted with on the set of the movie Help![3] He played the sitar on numerous Beatles songs, starting with "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". Having initiated the band's embracing of Transcendental Meditation in 1967, he subsequently developed an association with the Hare Krishna movement. After the band's break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass, a critically acclaimed work that produced his most successful hit single, "My Sweet Lord", and introduced his signature sound as a solo artist, the slide guitar. He also organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974; he co-founded HandMade Films in 1978, initially to produce the Monty Python troupe's comedy film The Life of Brian (1979).

Harrison released several best-selling singles and albums as a solo performer. In 1988, he co-founded the platinum-selling supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. A prolific recording artist, he was featured as a guest guitarist on tracks by Badfinger, Ronnie Wood and Billy Preston, and collaborated on songs and music with Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Tom Petty, among others. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 11 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". He is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and posthumously for his solo career in 2004.

Harrison's first marriage, to model Pattie Boyd in 1966, ended in divorce in 1977. The following year he married Olivia Arias, with whom he had a son, Dhani. Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 58, two years after surviving a knife attack by an intruder at his home, Friar Park. His remains were cremated, and the ashes were scattered according to Hindu tradition in a private ceremony in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India. He left an estate of almost £100 million.

Olivia Harrison

Olivia Trinidad Harrison (née Arias; born May 18, 1948) is an American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles. She first worked in the music industry in Los Angeles, for A&M Records, where she met George and then helped run his Dark Horse record label. In 1990, she launched the Romanian Angel Appeal to raise funds for the thousands of orphans left abandoned in Romania after the fall of Communism there.

Since her husband's death in 2001, Olivia has continued George’s international aid efforts through projects in partnership with UNICEF, and is the curator of film, book and music releases related to his legacy. She represents his voice on the Beatles' Apple Corps board and is similarly a director of his charity organisation, the Material World Foundation (MWF). Under the auspices of MWF, she has sponsored the preservation of film history in collaboration with American director Martin Scorsese. These restoration projects include short films by Charlie Chaplin and works from 1940s Mexican cinema.

She and her husband shared an interest in Eastern mysticism and spiritual practice, and her presence in his life, starting in the mid-1970s, began a period of more optimistic content in Harrison's music. At their Friar Park home in December 1999, when she overpowered a knife-wielding intruder who had repeatedly stabbed George, she was recognized as having saved her husband's life. Among Harrison's film projects, her production of Concert for George won the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 2005, and her co-production of Scorsese's 2011 documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World won an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special". She authored books to accompany both these films, and in 2017 compiled a revised edition of George's 1980 autobiography, I, Me, Mine. She is the mother of George's son, Dhani Harrison, who is also a musician.