George Harrison MBE was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

入列告示牌「史上最成功的百大熱門榜藝人」、時代雜誌「20世紀百大最具影響力人物」、滾石雜誌「史上最偉大藝人」名單的經典樂團The Beatles，其中擔任主奏吉他手的George Harrison，在2004年以個人身份進入「搖滾名人殿堂」、滾石雜誌「史上百大吉他手」第11位。1974年創立Dark Horse Records音樂廠牌，1978年打造HandMade Films電影公司，2001年11月29日因癌症過世，享年58歲。 就在全球樂迷不捨The Beatles解散之際，George Harrison於1970年發行第三張個人大碟【All Things Must Pass】，他邀請昔日The Beatles戰友Ringo Starr、吉他之神Eric Clapton、創作奇才Gary Wright聯手，齊力獻出搖滾史上首套以三張唱片型式發行的專輯【All Things Must Pass】，標題名稱意味著拋開昔日榮光、一切從零開始，創造屬於自己的輝煌。果然，引起廣大迴響與好評，佔據英美兩地排行冠軍，美國狂銷600萬張，入選滾石雜誌「史上500張經典專輯」名單，其中主打“My Sweet Lord”雄霸英美冠軍！此張雙碟紀念盤，特別加收4首珍貴曲目。

Early Takes: Volume 1 is a pivotal companion piece to Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed documentary on the life of George Harrison, Living In The Material World. The album features a wealth of previously unreleased recordings from Harrison, including early takes of "I’d Have You Anytime" and "Awaiting On You All", plus unheard demo versions of "Behind That Locked Door", "All Things Must Pass", "Run of the Mill" and "My Sweet Lord"; all later featured on Harrison’s 1970 chart-topping album All Things Must Pass. Other unreleased tracks include demos of "The Light That Has Lighted the World", "Let It Be Me", Bob Dylan’s "Mama You’ve Been on My Mind", and an early take of "Woman Don’t You Cry For Me". The collection is presented in digipack packaging and was produced by Giles Martin, engineered by Paul Hicks, mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios, and executive produced by Olivia Harrison. Sleeve notes are by producer Giles Martin.

George Harrison's first-ever career-spanning greatest hits collection