George Harrison

30 November 1974, afternoon show

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Source - "Live at the Chicago Stadium/Live in Chicago" [different title on front and spine!] (Publisher - RMG).

Audience recording of George Harrison's afternoon show at the Chicago Stadium on 30 November 1974. It's an average-sounding audience recording: ok for its era - low sound levels, a bit muddy and indistinct, but certainly listenable. George is in very good humour (eg introducing the three horn players as the "Three Stooges"), and gets a rapturous reception for the show: it's certainly not the sour performance and vibe the tour's reputation would have us believe - at least for this show. The Indian music section is missing.

Contrast clause: this is a different version of the show to the one seeded here - www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=330264.  Although they are from the same tape, and are very similar...

Disc 1 48:00
1. Hari's On Tour (Express) (Harrison) 6:08
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison) 6:10
3. Something (Harrison) 4:12
4. Will It Go Round In Circles (Preston) 4:46
5. Sue Me Sue You Blues (Harrison) 5:10 pop removed 4:06
6. For You Blue (Harrison) 5:15
7. Band Intro (Harrison) 1:46
8. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Harrison) 3:55
9. In My Life (Lennon/McCartney)/Tom Cat (Scott)* 10:38

Disc 2 33:07
1. Maya Love (Harrison) 4:43
2. Dark Horse (Harrison) 4:41
3. Nothing From Nothing (Preston/Fisher) 4:03
4. Outta Space (Preston) 4:04
5. What Is Life (Harrison) 6:56
6. My Sweet Lord (Harrison) 8:40

*"Tom Cat" is not listed on the artwork, and hasn't been split from "In my Life", but they are distinctly separate.

Show identifier - George greets the audience with a "Guten Abend, Chicago!" at the 2:11 mark of Disc 1, track 1, and gives a more useful and less ambiguous "Thank you, Good Afternoon!" at 6:01.

Lineage: Audience recording > unknown fiddling about over the years > CD > CDR > trades > CDR > EAC > wav > flac
         Track 5 edited as wav file with cool edit pro before conversion to flac

Line-up: 
George Harrison (Guitar) 
Robben Ford (Guitar) 
Willie Weeks (Bass Guitar) 
Andy Newmark (Drums) 
Billy Preston (Keyboards) 
Emil Richards (Percussion) 
Tom Scott (Horns) 
Chuck Findley (Trumpet) 
Jim Horn (Saxophone) 
Jim Keltner (Drums) - joined the tour on the 27th

Bootlegzone Reviews:
"This is a recording from the matinee performance. Sound is extremely hissy, not very enjoyable."  StevenV, Aug 2002  

"I've heard worse recordings, but it is quite poor. Low sound levels and quite distant. The show sounds like a good one though, with George in good humour, chatting a little and making jokes." Aidanymous, Dec 2007 

Artwork included.