BMG All-In On George Harrison
• BMG is proud to announce a new catalogue recordings agreement bringing the acclaimed solo recorded works of George Harrison to Dark Horse Records/BMG together with his music publishing catalogue for the first time ever, under one roof, solely at BMG. In celebration of what would have been Harrison’s 80th birthday on Feb. 25, Dark Horse/BMG has released his entire catalogue in Dolby Atmos surround sound exclusively on Apple Music.
Harrison’s catalogue features 12 solo studio albums, including his debut Wonderwall Music (soundtrack to the film Wonderwall), the legendary, 7x Platinum-certified triple album All Things Must Pass, Living In The Material World, Cloud Nine, and his final studio album, Brainwashed, as well as the double album Live In Japan, featuring Eric Clapton; and four compilations — Let It Roll – Songs by George Harrison, Early Takes Vol 1, The Apple Years 1968-1975, and The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992.
In 2020, BMG entered into a multi-faceted global partnership with Dark Horse Records, founded by George Harrison in 1974 as a place for his solo work and a home for supporting other artists, and now led by his son, Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine. Last year BMG entered into a global publishing agreement with the George Harrison Estate to administer the Harrisongs Limited catalog comprising more than 200 songs written with The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys and Harrison’s solo career. The partnership expands on the relationship with Harrison’s legendary Dark Horse Records as the boutique music company with BMG serving as its global partner and infrastructure across recorded music, music publishing, and merchandise, while developing further areas of business.
Dhani Harrison said, “22 years since his passing, for what would have been his 80th birthday, I am overjoyed to announce that we are bringing my father’s music catalogue back home to Dark Horse Records, the company he started back in 1974. We look forward to releasing only the finest of packages and hope the fans join us on the deepest of dives into our archives as we continue to grow his legacy through our partnership with BMG, starting with the release of his entire back catalog in Spatial Audio, for the first time, on Apple Music. We also will be using this opportunity to make all the custom limited vinyl that we can get away with. Happy 80th Dad!!! We love you always.”
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said, “This is a banner day for BMG, bringing together for the first time the song and recorded rights of one of the greatest musicians in popular music history under one roof. Only BMG can do this. We look forward to working with the George Harrison Estate and Dark Horse Records to promote George’s peerless music to generations old and new.”
Thomas Scherer, BMG President, Repertoire & Marketing, New York & Los Angeles, said, “For years we have had an amazing partnership with Dhani and David that continues to grow to this day. What began as working with Dhani on his own albums and publishing, to the re-launch and expansion of the Dark Horse Records business, together we believe in providing white glove service for artists, globally, with enormous opportunities to grow. We are proud to bring all of George Harrison’s music together, under one roof, and are very grateful for Olivia and Dhani’s trust in BMG.” [Harrison photo © The Harrison Family]
