SONGS OF GEORGE HARRISON 1

Soon after publishing Fifty Years Adrift, Brian Roylance bumped into the very talented botanical artist Keith West, in the Natural History Museum in London. Keith was looking for work after uprooting from his native New Zealand to move to London to illustrate an American poster project which had been shelved. Brian suggested to George Harrison that Keith should do some trials to attempt to illustrate some of his song lyrics.

George, impressed by Keith's botanical watercolours, agreed. Keith returned to his remote cottage in North Wales, unlocked his mind and a wealth of fantastical imagery began to emerge. The successful collaboration between George and Keith had begun. Soon Keith found himself travelling south regularly to discuss with George the interpretations of his song lyrics. Pencil sketches were submitted firstly for George's approval and from these the extraordinary finished paintings were made.

Keith's brief return to New Zealand and to Australia, to promote the publication, hastened the selling out of the edition.

The Foreword of the book is by Jeff Lynne, the Middleword is by Elton John and the Backword is by George Harrison.

A choice of CD or vinyl recording of the following tracks by George Harrison is included:

Sat Singing (Recorded March 1980)
Lay His Head (Recorded April 1980)
For You Blue (Recorded live in Washington DC, December 1974)
Flying Hour (Recorded March 1978)

2,500 copies were bound in black, three-quarter leather with buckram box, autographed by George Harrison and Keith West.

ISBN: 0 904351 36 X

A second autographed volume containing fifty-nine further song lyrics by George Harrison and illustrated by Keith West, is available.