Publicado por Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1972
Librería: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Vintage black-and-white double weight still photograph from the 1972 film, featuring a wailing George Harrison playing his guitar. Harrison arranged a concert to benefit the people of Bangladesh (at the behest of Ravi Shankar), and staged the show in New York's Madison Square Garden in 1971. Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar, and many others performed alongside Harrison, and it is considered one of the first foreign-aid benefit concerts. 7 x 9.25 inches, with no borders as issued. A hint of rubbing to the corners, else Near Fine.
Publicado por N.p., N.p., 1972
Librería: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Vintage borderless satin-finish double-weight reference photograph from the 1972 documentary film, showing musicians George Harrison and Bob Dylan performing together. One of the first large-scale humanitarian aid rock concerts, The Concert for Bangladesh featured a plethora of 1960s pop and rock musicians performing to raise relief funds for the refugees of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide, spearheaded by Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The event was filmed in its entirety, as well as made into a successful album by Apple Corps, but performance rights and tax issues led to funds raised from the film and album (speculated to total anywhere from $8 to 10 million) being held in an IRS escrow account for over a decade. Shot on location over two days at Madison Square Garden in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.