Everything about Dark Horse Records totally explained
Dark Horse Records is a
record label which was controlled by
George Harrison from his creation of it in
1974 until his death.
Distribution
Harrison had recorded for the
Parlophone and
Apple labels under a contract terminated in 1976. All his subsequent recordings were released through Dark Horse. This started with
Thirty Three & 1/3 in
1976 and ending with the posthumous release of
Brainwashed in
2002. Harrison's Dark Horse back catalogue was remastered and reissued in a
box-set during
2004. These, and releases of other artists, have been
distributed in turn by three record companies:
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:
George Harrison
Ravi Shankar
Jim Keltner's band Attitudes
Splinter, a South Shields duo
The R&B vocalists the Stairsteps
The R&B vocalist Keni Burke a member of the Stairsteps
Ex-Joe Cocker guitarist Henry McCullough
Jiva, a California band
Logo
The inspiration for the Dark Horse logo came from a label on a tin box Harrison saw on one of his many trips to India.
The logo features the seven-headed horse Uchchaisravas, a common figure in Indian art and mythology. Harrison was arguably a dark horse in seeking a solo career after having been overshadowed among The Beatles by Lennon and McCartney, despite his creating several of the band's more popular later songs (such as "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something"), and being the first ex-Beatle with a number-one ranked solo album (All Things Must Pass in 1970).
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