Dark Horse Records is the record label which was started by George Harrison in 1974. The label has been distributed by three record companies over the years starting with A&M Records (1974-1976), Warner Bros. (1976-1992) and finally Parlophone (2002- ). Image File history File links Darkhorserecords. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ...

All seven albums George released after the termination of his contract with Parlophone were released on the label, starting with Thirty Three & 1/3 in 1976 and ending with Brainwashed, which was released posthumously in 2002. Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Thirty Three & 1/3 is an album by George Harrison released in 1976. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brainwashed is the final studio album by George Harrison and was released in 2002, a year following his death at the age of 58. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

George's Dark Horse back catalogue was re-mastered and re-issued in a box-set during 2004. The Dark Horse Years, 1976-1992 is a box set of albums by George Harrison released on February 24, 2004. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Artists Recorded on Dark Horse

Though Dark Horse ultimately focused solely on Harrison's releases, the label also released albums by the following artists between 1974 and 1976:

• Ravi Shankar
• Attitudes (Jim Keltner's band)
• Splinter (a Sheffield duo)
• The Stairsteps (R&B vocal group)
• Henry McCullough (ex-Joe Cocker guitarist)
• Jiva (a Californian band).

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American rock and roll drummer. ...

Logo

The inspiration for the Dark Horse logo came from a label on a tin box George saw on one of his many trips to India.

The logo features Uchchaisravas the seven-headed horse, a common figure in Indian art and mythology.

In western culture a dark horse also refers to someone who unexpectedly succeeds. Despite having been overshadowed during his time in The Beatles by bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney, he was responsible for some of the bands more popular later songs such as "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something", and was the first Beatle to have a number one solo album with All Things Must Pass in(1970). A dark horse candidate is one who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. ... The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool. ... John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Here Comes The Sun is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles album Abbey Road. ... Something is a song written by George Harrison, originally released on the Beatles last chronological album, Abbey Road by Apple Records. ... All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• George Harrison discography

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External links

• Official Site
• GeorgeHarrison.com