George Harrison: Archive Release Speculation

Wishing more and more that I had never learned of this box set and could live in blissful ignorance.

 

Phase 1: Collect Demos and Outtakes, Remix and Remaster
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit

 

Not a good sign.

 

Though the Get Back/LIB-related projects have only been partially released. So if they do, in fact, push the movie back, then that will obviously affect any planned soundtracks or deluxe reissued, and thus the ATMP set, as well. Either that or they could have decided that they don’t want another big Beatles-related project to cannibalize press for this project, thus pushing ATMP to the fall. But we’ll see.

 

I wish they'd hurry up and let us know. I need time to make up a good excuse for not getting the kids anything this Xmas.

 

Your kids will grow up and move away. McCartney’s music isn’t going anywhere. Sounds fair to me.

 

You got them presents last year!

 

I always tell them all it's not their birthday.

 

As much as I want deluxe ATMP 50 set yesterday, I have changed my thinking on this.
The Beatles new film/soundtrack and Let it Be 50 have potential to generate a lot more buzz in the group for the holiday gift-giving season. With that, interest in solo projects should also be enhanced.
I think late November or early December might be best time for the Harrison set, as long as it gets at least 2-3 weeks for proper promotion.
Maybe Get Back comes out September and LIB in October or early November.
Harrison’s box set could come out Nov. 26 or Dec. 3, also around 20th anniversary of his passing. Other than all the Get Back/Let it Be material the only other deluxe set I want in 2021 is All Things Must Pass.
Let the speculation percolate!

 

That happened in my kitchen too!

 

Definitely excited for the Get Back film
ATMP Box I am cautiously optimistic

 

Lyrics is coming in November afterwards, and features Beatles lyrics as well — I would not be surprised if the management at MPL believes that the connection to the last Beatles album (since they also have to wait at least a year before the 60th anniversaries of the early LPs) sees that as the window of opportunity. Launching All Things Must Pass in December, especially at the time of the home video release, would make sense.

That's why I suspect a more reasonable rethink is dependent on Get Back's release.
I am more suspecting a release schedule of…

1. July: III Imagined physical copies are released
2. August: Get Back released to limited theatres and digital streaming services, Let it Be:50 released on same date (August 27) so it can ship to all for Labour Day weekend
3. September: III part III is announced, Green Submarine is released to book stores
4. October: III part III is released digitally, Ringo's EP released
5. November: Lyrics released, Rubin documentary debuts, Get Back comes out on home video with soundtrack CD, Black Friday single for "All Things Must Pass" and Get Back soundtrack LP
6. December: All Things Must Pass ultimate edition, Wild Life 50th with green vinyl to independent record stores, III part III physical releases arrive
7. February 2022: III deluxe edition announced, Rubin documentary comes out on home video
8. March 2022: London Town and Back To The Egg Archive editions announced
9. April 2022: RSD releases
10. May 2022: Wings Archive released, McCartney and Starr return to the stage
11. June 2022: Concert for Bangladesh anniversary edition announced for its anniversary in August, McCartney 80 celebration with other documentary – possibly a new compilation
12. August 2022: Concert for Bangladesh
13. September 2022: High In The Clouds released on Netflix, soundtrack available, end of the month Some Time in New York City ultra announced for November
14. October 2022: It's a Wonderful Life debuts on Broadway/soundtrack released
15. November 2022: Some Time In New York City ultra, preorders for the III deluxe edition announced (contains some live tracks to flush out 4th / video disc) as coming end of December
16. December 2022: The Beatles EP Collection reissued on vinyl, Glastonbury documentary debuts, III deluxe edition

 

News from Disney that things are going back to normal

‘Free Guy’, ‘Shang-Chi’ to Get Exclusive Theatrical Release – The Hollywood Reporter

 

Won't be open in Canada — we'll still be in lockdown at the rate we're going — but good for Disney nevertheless. Bodes a bit better for Get Back.

 

Wow! I don’t need to check this forum until 2023! Thanks!

 

What a dismal and uninteresting lot of releases that is.Apart from Let It Be50 and the deluxe All Things Must Pass deluxe there is absolutely nothing on this list that I would buy and I’m a big Beatles fan.
What would be better is Revolver Deluxe and a Pure McCartney like compilation for George Harrison.

 

Who said there would be a 2nd black Friday single?

 

I'm brand new to this thread. What's III Part III?

Also, I really hope the Harrison estate continues the little albums of archive material, like Early Takes was. It's a nice manageable album that makes for nice listening, unlike, I must say, CDs worth of material in a big box set.

 

To sum it up:

July: McCartney
August: Beatles
September: McCartney
October: McCartney/Ringo
November: McCartney/Beatles/George
December: George/McCartney
February 2022: McCartney
March 2022: McCartney
May 2022: McCartney/Ringo
June 2022: George/McCartney
August 2022: George
September 2022: Lennon
October 2022: McCartney
November 2022: Lennon/McCartney
December 2022: Beatles/McCartney

I'm not very good at math, but that seems like a whole lot of McCartney and not a lot of the other boys. Of course this is wishful thinking, but maybe we will get something George related by 2031

 

III part III is the third onslaught of the on-going MPL market war where they try to make collectors and fans buy as much as possible while marketing their products as limited edition.

Basically,
Part I: McCartney III album
Part II: McCartney iii reimagined
Part III: unannounced as of now

He likes his 3's

 

If it's not a single, it could be an RSD vinyl issue of a bonus disc. The Lennons did both with Imagine.
But I suspect that, as a way of generating excitement, we may get an RSD release.

Paul and Ringo are the only ones still active, and Ringo's announced he's only going to be doing occasional EPs.
If you look at the breakdown, it's announcements and products we either know about (III part III, It's a Wonderful Life, High in the Clouds, Lyrics) which are on the horizon, and one that's been hinted as in the wings (so to speak) for release some time in the future.
The Harrisons and the Ono-Lennons are both doing deluxe reissues that maybe come once a year. They're big sets but they have a short part of the year, whereas MPL is releasing furries of stuff here and there to keep getting into the new release queue.

 

I am only interested in:

-Beatles deluxe boxes and movies
-Lennon Ultimate boxes
-McCartney Archive boxes
-Harrison boxes
-even Starr deluxes
-special books related to Beatles and solo Beatles

Everything else is redundant to me. Take it as a personal statement, of course.

All in all, I’ll be glad if two or three box sets will come out each year in the future.