George Harrison : l'hommage de Koch Records -

Nous vous en parlions depuis déjà depuis quelques mois, mais cette fois-ci, c’est officiel. Koch Records, label d’édition musicale qui publiera très prochainement le nouveau disque de Ringo, va sortir dans les bacs de nos disquaires, le 25 Février prochain, à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de George, un disque hommage au « Quiet Beatles ». Nous vous livrons ci-après le communiqué officiel relatif à ce disque :

KOCH Entertainment Presents Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George Harrison

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ — KOCH Entertainment is proud to present Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George Harrison. The album, a collection of Harrison’s most well known songs as performed by his peers and followers will be released on February 25th, 2003 to commemorate what would have been the late Beatle’s 60th birthday. In addition to the all-star line up of artists, the album also features original artwork by noted designer Milton Glaser, and extensive liner notes by Beatle authority Jody Denberg (also PD of KGSR/Austin). All tracks were recorded specifically for this project.

Bob Frank, President of KOCH Entertainment says, « This is a thrilling tribute to George Harrison. What better way to honor him than to have fellow talented musicians performing his songs. »

Todd Rundgren, who covers one of the most beloved Harrison songs, « While My Guitar Gently Weeps » says, « Although I was a young guitar player before I’d heard of the Beatles, I’d never heard the term ‘lead guitarist. George created the job description for my first paying gig, the vocation that I’m still lucky enough to practice today and that kind of enthusiasm is shared by the artists who are featured on the album, many of whom were influenced by Harrison to take up music in the first place. »

Dave Davies of The Kinks, shares a similar attitude, « I’m not a great lover of covers. I wouldn’t normally do one. George Harrison, because of his Shinning Spirituality is an exception. I pay tribute to George as a great musical talent but primarily as an advanced soul who was unafraid to share his spiritual vision and journey with us. »

Track Listing:

1. Todd Rundgren – « While My Guitar Gently Weeps

2. Masters Of Reality – « Devil’s Radio »

3. Marc Ford – « I, Me, Mine »

4. Dave Davies – « Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) »

5. Wayne Kramer – « It’s All Too Much »

6. John Entwistle – « Here Comes The Sun »

7. Jay Bennet/Edward Burch – « Isn’t It A Pity »

8. Big Head Todd and The Monsters – « Within You, Without You »

9. The Smithereens – « I Want To Tell You »

10. Roger McGuinn – « If I Needed Someone »

11. Bill Wyman – « Taxman »

KOCH Entertainment is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S. KOCH’S operations encompass record labels and distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment is the market leader among independents in both the U.S. and Canada and its record labels had the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents in 2001/2002.