George Harrison

KULA SHAKER En-Trance With Colorful Psychedelic Spectacle In Belgium

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3 March 2026

British psych-rock vets, fronted by charismatic vocalist/songwriter Crispian Mills,
released their debut LP, titled K, back in 1996. It made them instant indie stars.

Last month they launched their 8th full-length, the magnificent WORMSLAYER.
The record, named after a 9th-century Indian poet king, is stuffed with top-flight
pop-edelia tunes, elevating it to a must-hear on repeat level. Mills lifts his troops
to ecstasizing heights of nostalgia. Retro delirium at its todays best.

New album means a new tour to promote it.

Last Friday, they landed in my hometown of Ghent, Belgium.

Oh my, oh my, KS still nails it on stage as they used to do so.
I saw them 4/5 times back then, and every gig was a smasheroo).

The band started with the LP’s key single Lucky Number. From there, with
almost the full tracklist of the new opus, the Brits stormed through a superlative
1 1/2 hour set.

Of course, Crips was the magnet in the middle. His marvelous guitar play mesmerized throughout. Backed by his spellbound assistants, the elated audience went through a trancy show. Not one dull moment.

Visually, our eyes were mostly fixated on the big screen behind the 4 humans. Non-stop full-spectrum, swirling, and high-contrast patterns of hallucinatory hues created a surreal spectacle. Phantasmagoric.

As expected, the encores featured old hits Hush (Joe Hush/Deep Purple cover),
Tattva, and Govinda, but also beatle George Harrison‘s 1970 humdinger
Isn’t It A Pity.

To be honest, I never thought I would listen to a formidable Kula Shaker again,
and I would witness a memorable live performance of them. Hail hail!.

ALBUM


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SETLIST

Lucky Number
Good Money
Charge of the Light Brigade
Broke as Folk
Natural Magick
Infinite Sun
Shower Your Love
Grateful When You’re Dead / Jerry Was There
Be Merciful
The Winged Boy
Day For Night
Wormslayer

Encores:

303
Tattva
Hush
Isn’t It a Pity
(George Harrison cover)
Govinda

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Live photos by Turn Up The Volume

GEORGE HARRISON Released His Hit Single ‘WHAT IS LIFE’ Today 55 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

15 February 2026

The late quite Beatle GEORGE HARRISON (1943-2001) released his
hit single WHAT A LIFE on 15 February 1971, today 55 years ago.

It featured on his debut LP (a triple one),
All Things Must Past.

Harrison‘s backing musicians on the song include Eric Clapton and
the entire Delaney & Bonnie and Friends band, with whom he had toured
during the final months of the Beatles. Harrison co-produced the recording
with Phil Spector.

It went to #16 in the UK and #34 in the US.

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GEORGE HARRISON Released His Top Triple LP ‘ALL THINGS MUST PASS’ This Day 55 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from the past

The quiet Beatle GEORGE HARRISON (1943-2001) released his 3rd and most
successful album, a triple one, on 27 November 1970, today 55 years ago in
the US, 3 days later in the UK.

It was co-produced by wall of sound wizard Phil Spector.
It topped the US & UK album charts and also went to
the top spot of several other countries.

The album reflects the influence of Harrison‘s musical activities with artists
during 1968–1970, and his growth as an artist beyond his supporting role in
The Beatles.

Rolling Stone magazine said: “Wagnerian, Brucknerian,
the music of mountain tops and vast horizons.”

George Harrison: “The biggest break in my career was getting into
the Beatles in 1962. The second-biggest break since then is getting
out of them.”

SINGLES

ALBUM


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GEORGE HARRISON Released His Biggest Solo Hit ‘MY SWEET LORD’ This Day 55 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

23 November 2025

Beatle GEORGE HARRISON (1943 – 2001) released
his biggest hit MY SWEET LORD this day 55 years ago,
on 23 November 2025.

It topped the UK charts.

In February 1971, Harrison was accused of alleged copyright infringement
regarding a song called He’s So Fine written by Ronnie Mack in 1963, and
made popular by The Chiffons. After a court case, Harrison was convicted
to pay $1,599,987.

MY SWEET LORD

HE’S SO FINE

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BACK IN TIME With GEORGE HARRISON – DAVID BOWIE – DJANGO REINHARDT And PETULA CLARKE

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This day in 1976/1971/1965/1910

23 Jan 1971

GEORGE HARRISON (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was
the first Beatle to score a massive #1 hit single with My Sweet Lord.
No 1 in the UK, US, Ireland, New-Zealand, Mexico, and several European
countries.

It featured on his triple debut album All Things Must Past.

Later in the 1970s, the news spread that the song was subject of copyright
infringement due to its similarity to the Ronnie Mack song He’s Fine, a 1963 hit
for the New York girl group The Chiffons. Harrison had to pay a huge amount for
the plagiarism.

Hare Rama, Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

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23 Jan 1976

DAVID BOWIE (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)
released his sublime 10th LP STATION TO STATION.

Score: #5 in the UK, #3 in the USA

David Bowie when working on the LP and doing tons of cocaine:
“I hate sleep. I would much prefer staying up, just working, all the time”

Key single: Golden Years

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23 Jan 1965

With DOWNTOWN legendary British pop singer PETULA CLARK was
the first UK female artist to have a No.1 on the US singles chart since
Vera Lynn in 1952. It peaked at No.2 in the UK. Jimmy Page played
guitar on it.

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23 Jan 1910

Belgium-born Romani artist DJANGO REINHARDT was a world-famous
genre-exploring jazz guitarist was born on this day in 1910.

He badly burned his third and fourth fingers of his left hand in a house fire aged 18. Doctors suggested he play the guitar to keep his fingers flexible. He then developed
a unique two-fingered guitar style. He had worked with Stepane Grappelli and Duke Ellington among others. Reinhardt died of a stroke on 15th May 1953.

Beatle GEORGE HARRISON Passed Away 22 Years Ago – Only 58

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1 December 2023

The Beatles guitarist and occasional songwriter GEORGE HARRISON
passed away 22 years ago, on 29 November 2001 in Los Angeles due to
lung cancer. He was only 58.

Harrison was both lucky and unlucky to be in The Beatles. Lucky as the Fab Four
fame helped when he started his solo career, and unlucky as the Lennon/McCartney
tandem prevented him to write far more songs for the band, than he was worthy of
which he proved the most on his lauded and best-known (triple) album All Things
Must Pass in 1970. The sitar-loving musician and Hare Krishna devotee had ups and
downs regarding his solo discography.

– HERE COMES THE SUN –

– SOMETHING –

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(photo on top: cover of his album thirty, three and 1/3)

Widow Of GEORGE HARRISON Shares Magical Story Related To The Last BEATLES song ‘NOW AND THEN’

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The late great George Harrison‘s widow Olivia shared a ‘surprising
and magical story‘ about how the artwork of The Beatles‘ last song
‘Now And Then’ came about, on her late husbands’ socials.

NOW AND THEN

GEORGE HARRISON – Have You Ever Heard His Solo Debut LP ‘WONDERWALL MUSIC’ – Released 55 Years Ago Today

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1 November 2023

55 years ago today, on 1 November 1968, GEORGE HARRISON
released his solo debut LP, titled WONDERWALL MUSIC.

It featured mostly Harrison instrumentals with lots of Eastern and spiritual
vibes. Among his guests were Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited
banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.

One critic, named, Gordon Gow wrote: “The Harrison music replaces
dialogue, waxing almost vocal like a cinema organist from the silent days.”

So who ever heard the album? To be honest, not
me until now and it’s a weird but entertaining trip.

WONDERWALL MUSIC


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