US DVD/Blu-ray release for Scorsese’s George Harrison documentary

Martin Scorsese’s 2011 documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World is to be released in North America on 1 May 2012.

The documentary was shown on HBO in October 2011, and was released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray that month.

It will be issued in three versions: a double DVD set, a Blu-ray version, and a Deluxe Edition including the DVD and Blu-ray discs, a 96 page photo book, and a 10 track CD, Early Takes Volume One.

Previously only available as part of the UK’s Deluxe Edition, Early Takes Volume One will be released as a standalone album in North America on compact disc, digital download and vinyl. The tracklisting is as follows:

• ‘My Sweet Lord’ (demo)
• ‘Run Of The Mill’ (demo)
• ‘I’d Have You Anytime’ (early take)
• ‘Mama You’ve Been On My Mind’ (demo)
• ‘Let It Be Me’ (demo)
• ‘Woman Don’t You Cry For Me’ (early take)
• ‘Awaiting On You All’ (early take)
• ‘Behind That Locked Door’ (demo)
• ‘All Things Must Pass’ (demo)
• ‘The Light That Has Lighted The World’ (demo)

Read the Beatles Bible’s reviews of Martin Scorsese’s documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World, and Olivia Harrison’s tie-in book.