Under the Mersey Wall (George Harrison) (LP 619 - 620)

George Harrison Wonderwall Music (Vinyl, Apple Records, 1968) ** 

George Harrison Electronic Sound (Vinyl, Zapple Records, 1969) * 

Genre: Apple Records (Beatle pop/rock) 

Places I remember: Noel Forth sent me these albums in the late 1970s when they were unobtainable in NZ. Noel Forth is a legend! It's official.

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Red Lady Too

Gear costume: Love Scene

Active compensatory factors: Wonderwall Music, George's soundtrack for a film called Wonderwall) is catalogued as Sapcor 1 - George was a pioneer in many ways. Wonderwall Music was the first solo album by any of the Fabs and the first album on Apple Records.

Electronic Sound was the second album,of two, released on the Zapple label (after Lennon/Ono's Unfinished Music #2: Life With The Lions album).

Both albums are a slog to listen to - but at least Wonderwall Music has actual music on it - largely instrumental in a variety of genres. Given it's a soundtrack and I haven't ever seen the film it stands up pretty well but I agree with the critic who said it's "interesting, though only for established fans".

Electronic Sound is George's early experiments with a moog synthesizer. As such it's pretty much unlistenable (at least it is for me). The best things about the album are the front and back cover paintings by George (including various Apple insiders, Eric Clapton and the four Beatles).

Where do they all belong? Having got these experiments out of his system, next up is George's best solo album: All Things Must Pass.