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Living In The Material World [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
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  • Summary: The reissue of George Harrison's second solo album was remixed from the original tapes by engineer Paul Hicks and the second disc on the deluxe edition includes 12 outtakes. The Super Deluxe Boxset adds a Blu-ray disc with videos and session takes, a 7" vinyl single for "Sunshine Life For MeThe reissue of George Harrison's second solo album was remixed from the original tapes by engineer Paul Hicks and the second disc on the deluxe edition includes 12 outtakes. The Super Deluxe Boxset adds a Blu-ray disc with videos and session takes, a 7" vinyl single for "Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)", a 60-page hardcover book, and a 12-page booklet of recording notes.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Uncut
    Nov 15, 2024
    100
    This new 2024 remix by Paul Hicks and Dhani Harrison brings the album into greater relief when compared to previous releases: the orchestral arrangements are brought out of the murk, Harrison’s vocals are clearer and sharper, and the album’s peculiar air of dry, ascetic starkness is increased. .... Rather than being driven by a holier-than-thou smugness, this is an album whose wracked, painful honesty and sense of deep disappointment rivals that of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. [Review of the Year 2024, p.42]
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 18, 2024
    90
    As they did with the fiftieth anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass, Paul Hicks and the Harrison family have delivered an excellent reminder of the greatness of George Harrison after and, in certain instances, the equal of his musicianship in The Beatles.
  3. Under The Radar
    Dec 5, 2024
    90
    The half-century edition is a stunning piece of work, delivered with the love and care you would expect.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Nov 15, 2024
    80
    Living in the Material World is full of George Harrison moments worth rediscovering.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 15, 2024
    80
    For fans of Big Star (particularly their third album) or Gram Parsons, this album offers a similar unadorned beauty. The Super Deluxe Edition of this reissue includes a bonus disc with 12 previously unreleased early renditions of the album tracks. .... Some of the acoustic versions are quite the equal of their finished counterparts.
  6. Pitchfork
    Dec 2, 2024
    80
    An album that’s intimate in mood no matter how expansive in sound. .... Generally, the alternate takes offer little more than subtle differences, such as the lack of Indian instrumentation during the middle section of “Living in the Material World,” but the pair of non-LP songs add a dose of good cheer that’s conspicuously lacking on the original album.
  7. Clash Music
    Nov 15, 2024
    80
    As a whole, this ambitious compendium of some of George Harrison’s finest tracks are ideal for fans discovering the magic of ‘Living In The Material World’ for the first time, or indeed for those wishing to revisit it.

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