In 1970, things weren't going so well in Bangla-Desh. Flooding, Famine, Poverty, etc. George Harrison was one of the first rock stars to use his notoriety for the common good. This single was released and he organized The Concert for Bangla-Desh.
Below is the picture sleeve. A slight departure from having cheesecake models. The sleeve soon disappeared and the single was available in the standard Apple packaging.
It was not a huge hit. Most fans know it only as the closing number of the live concert album. This is a studio take produced by Harrison and Phil Spector.
Bangla-Desh b/w Deep Blue (Apple 1971)
The single I have was number H-13 in someone's collection. Wondering if H-1 was by Herman's Hermits.
And someone in the mastering lab decided to write Hari Krishna on the dead wax.
I saw Mr. H live in 1974 - his only US tour. He blew his voice out a few gigs into it. We in the audience collectively held our heads low like bad schoolboys after being chastised for requesting this song. "You can't just scream 'Bangla-Desh'" We should have requested 'Whipping Post' instead.
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