Rolling Stone magazine pays tribute to Beatle George

[SF4-EVER]

Looks like the author of this article didn't know about the tribute issue for John back in 1980--Sandra

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eighteen years after Rolling Stone magazine panned his new ``Dark Horse'' album as ''transcendental mediocrity,'' George Harrison was still upset about the review.

A scheduled 1992 photo shoot for Rolling Stone's 25th anniversary issue almost did not go ahead because of bad feelings, chief photographer Mark Seliger recalls in a special edition devoted solely to the late former Beatle.

But Rolling Stone reentered Harrison's good graces when Seliger brought along some ukuleles, on the advice of Tom Petty. Harrison picked up one of the instruments and played Hawaiian ballads for 20 minutes, while Seliger clicked away.

A previously unpublished photo from the session accompanies Seliger's anecdote in the 96-page issue, which hit news stands on Dec. 7, eight days after Harrison died of cancer in Los Angeles.

The ad-free edition is the first tribute published by Rolling Stone in its 34-year history. The magazine printed 450,000 copies, with a $4.95 cover price.

Included are a Mikal Gilmore essay on Harrison, a photo section, reprints of key Harrison interviews, an analysis of Harrison's movie career, a discography and song review.

Not surprisingly, the magazine now takes a gentler stance on ``Dark Horse,'' which was Harrison's fifth solo album. Gilmore opined that ``today it stands up as one of Harrison's most fascinating works.''

Reuters/Variety REUTERS

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[HMVNipper]

The tribute issue for John in 1980 was not completely dedicated to John, it was a regular issue of Rolling Stone with a majority of stories about him. This is the first time that Rolling Stone has done a special issue completely dedicated to someone -- i.e., there's no "Random Notes," no letters to the editor, etc. It's just an issue totally dedicated to George.


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[Lynner]

Looks like I'll be buying a lot of magazines this week. Thanks for the info, Sandra!

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[McCharlenstar]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Lynner:
Looks like I'll be buying a lot of magazines this week. Thanks for the info, Sandra!

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YEP! Me Too!!

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[FiendishThingie]

This is out & it's beautiful! Get it if you can!!!

FT

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[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By SF4-EVER:
Eighteen years after Rolling Stone magazine panned his new ``Dark Horse'' album as ''transcendental mediocrity,'' George Harrison was still upset about the review.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Not surprisingly, the magazine now takes a gentler stance on ``Dark Horse,'' which was Harrison's fifth solo album. Gilmore opined that ``today it stands up as one of Harrison's most fascinating works.''<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

He he he.
George must be laughing hard at this in the sky.


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[beatlebangs1964]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Lynner:
Looks like I'll be buying a lot of magazines this week. Thanks for the info, Sandra!

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Yeah, thanks!

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[bearkat77]

Thanks for the article.

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[old_moon_shining]

Yes a lot of mags to buy - but a lot are going to say the same old thing but I've noticed the pictures are nice. I sure hope I can get my hands on the 'Rolling Stone' one.

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[Beatleboy]

Yes, it looks like I'll be scoping the newsstands, as well. I just found out that Goldmine will also be publishing a special George tribute, but I don't think it will out be out for another week or two.

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[alliesun]

Thank you so much for the info!

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[Amalthea]

In the Us I bought about 8 of them, lol, silly me... the problem is that here in Italy you can't even find one..

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[alliesun]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By FiendishThingie:
This is out & it's beautiful! Get it if you can!!!

FT

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ooh - i'm so jealous... i can't seem to find it anywhere - and i've searched every magazine rack in town.

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[Tim]

Hopefully I'll be able to find a copy...

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[FPSHOT]

Yeaj, I've also been looking but did not yet find it. But usually we have Rolling Stone here.

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Q: What do you think of Eminem's grammy nomination?
george: What's Eminem?
Aren't they chocolates or something?

[FPSHOT]

Thanks for the offer, but I already have another dear friend sending me the copy.

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Q: In the Anthology book, you talk about the unwound G string. What is that? I play guitar and I'm not sure what you're talking about.
George: It's one of those little things that goes up your butt so that people can't see your pantylines.

[BeatleBonJoviFan]

Hi!

Yeah, there's lots of magazines to buy now. But I found that the best way to get them all is to make a trip to my nearest airport. I recently flew to Florida, and in all the airports I stopped at I picked up a new magazine!!

I was even able to find the Rolling Stone special issue this way.

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[FiendishThingie]

FPSHOT,
Don't worry then. I've got one for ya if you need it.


Tim,
I can get you one as well. Saw quite a few last night. Just let me know, please!

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