Wonderwall Music

Originally released 1968

Wonderwall Music

Originally released 1968

Released in November 1968, George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music was the first solo album released by a member of The Beatles and the first LP to be released by Apple Records.

The soundtrack music for director Joe Massot’s debut feature-length film, Wonderwall, the predominantly instrumental album is an intricate, vibrant tapestry of Western rock music and compositions in an Indian classical style.

Released in November 1968, George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music was the first solo album released by a member of The Beatles and the first LP to be released by Apple Records.

The soundtrack music for director Joe Massot’s debut feature-length film, Wonderwall, the predominantly instrumental album is an intricate, vibrant tapestry of Western rock music and compositions in an Indian classical style. In 1992, George recalled, “I decided to do it as a mini-anthology of Indian music, because I wanted to help turn the public on to Indian music.”  Three bonus tracks have been added to the remastered album:  “In The First Place” by Liverpool group The Remo Four, who played the rock elements of the recording sessions, a previously unreleased alternate take of “The Inner Light,” and the previously unreleased “Almost Shankara,” a raga that was not used in the film or for the soundtrack LP.

The booklet also includes a new essay of appreciation by the acclaimed musician, producer and composer Nitin Sawney and newly written historical notes by Kevin Howlett.

“The album was a film soundtrack but as a standalone vision it embraces a glorious multiverse of sonorous vignettes like nothing I’ve ever heard. It speaks of a fearless heart.”

Nitin Sawney

Tracklisting

  1. Microbes
  2. Red Lady Too
  3. Tabla And Pakavaj
  4. In The Park
  5. Drilling A Home
  6. Guru Vandana
  7. Greasy Legs
  8. Ski-ing
  9. Gat Kirwani
  10. Dream Scene
  11. Party Seacombe
  12. Love Scene
  13. Crying
  14. Cowboy Music
  15. Fantasy Sequins
  16. On The Bed
  17. Glass Box
  18. Wonderwall To Be Here
  19. Singing Om
  20. In The First Place (by The Remo Four) (2014 Remaster Bonus Track)
  21. Almost Shankara (2014 Remaster Bonus Track)
  22. The Inner Light (2014 Remaster Bonus Track)
Wonderwall Music Album Promo From The Apple Years 1968-75 Box Set

Wonderwall Music Album Promo From The Apple Years 1968-75 Box Set