March 27, 2012

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Martin Scorsese's award-winning 2011 documentary, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on May 1.

The film, which focuses on the late Beatles guitarist's musical and spiritual journey through life, will be released in three versions: a two-DVD set, a single Blu-ray and a deluxe edition offering the DVDs and Blu-ray, a 96-page photo book and a CD of previously unreleased Harrison recordings.

The album, titled Early Takes Volume 1, also will be sold separately as a CD, a digital download and 180-gram vinyl LP.

The 10-track collection features rare alternate takes and demos from the sessions for Harrison's first post-Beatles solo effort, All Things Must Pass, including renditions of the title track, "I'd Have You Anytime" and "My Sweet Lord." Early Takes also features Harrison's unreleased demo recordings of "The Light That Has Lighted the World," the Everly Brothers hit "Let It Be Me," and Bob Dylan's "Mama You've Been on My Mind."

George Harrison: Living in the Material World premiered last October on HBO and went on to win the 2012 Critics Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature.