Description
An intimate, beautiful collection of more than two hundred never-before collected photos of the Beatles at work and at play – many published for the first time – taken by their lead guitarist, George Harrison.
This extraordinary deluxe edition features a cloth-bound, foil-stamped book housed in a specially designed case. Also included is a seven-inch vinyl of a never-before-released song recorded by George Harrison, four photo prints, and signed, numbered cards from Olivia Harrison.
From 1963 to 1969, George Harrison traveled the world with his bandmates, Pentax in hand, chronicling their impossible path from Liverpool to Ed Sulivan, Adelaide to Rishikesh, the Ei fel Tower to the beaches of Tahiti and beyond. In this extraordinary colection of George’s personal photos and 8mm film sti ls curated by Olivia Harrison, George’s widow – are singular images of Paul, John,
Ringo, and George and the band’s friends and entourage as they rocketed to stardom and fostered the joyful madness that came to be known asBeatlemania. This revelatory, beautifuly designed book takes the reader along on their first plane ride to the US, motorcades through the Australian outback, shopping trips in Paris, and more.
The candid, unguarded photos, brimming with Harrison’s wit, inteligence and penchant for experimentation (he was enamoured of selfies, long before the iPhone), and snapped in those rare moments out of the spotlight offer a remarkable, inside look at the human beings behind the Beatles, trying to hold onto themselves – and enjoy themselves – while standing at the centre of the storm.
The Third Eye opens a window into the world of the Beatles – and the transformative cultural moment that they sparked – through the singular artistic vision of George Harrison
