History Music / TheConcertForBangladesh

[-CD releases are across two discs; disc one contains sides 1-3, while disc two contains sides 4-6.-]

!!Side one

!!Side two

!!Side three

!!Side four

!!Side five (Music/BobDylan set)

!!Side six

!!2005 Remaster (on second disc alongside the tracks on the last three sides)

!!2011 40th anniversary re-issue, iTunes exclusive

** ObservationOnOriginality: The hard part was getting the money where it was supposed to -- not because of dishonesty, but because this sort of thing had never been done before. The IRS got in the way for a few years.

#"Medley: [[Music/TheRollingStones Jumpin' Jack Flash]]/[[Music/TheCoasters Youngblood]]", performed by Leon Russell and Don Preston (9:27)

* CoverVersion: Leon Russell and Don Preston's gospel medley of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Music/TheRollingStones and "Youngblood" by Music/TheCoasters.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"We've got to relieve Bangladesh..."'']]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bangladesh2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"...Relieve the people of Bangladesh"'']]

Four days after Bangladesh finally became an independent country after winning their Liberation War against Pakistan with India's aid, the album was released to critical acclaim, as well as international commercial success. It won the 1973 Grammy for Album of the Year, and served as an inspiration for future multi-artist benefit performances such as UsefulNotes/LiveAid. Down the line, the album saw a 2005 remaster - with the revised cover seen at the bottom to your right - and a fortieth anniversary reissue in 2011.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}} election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled by West Pakistan's government, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bangladeshi people.

Four days after Bangladesh finally became an independent country after winning their Liberation War against Pakistan with India's aid, the album was released to critical acclaim, as well as international commercial success. It won the 1973 Grammy for Album of the Year, and served as an inspiration for future multi-artist benefit performances such as UsefulNote/LiveAid. Down the line, the album saw a 2005 remaster - with the revised cover seen at the bottom to your right - and a fortieth anniversary reissue in 2011.

Four days after Bangladesh finally became an independent country after winning their Liberation War against Pakistan with India's aid, the album was released to critical acclaim, as well as international commercial success. It won the 1973 Grammy for Album of the Year, and served as an inspiration for future multi-artist benefit performances such as Live Aid. Down the line, the album saw a 2005 remaster - with the revised cover seen at the bottom to your right - and a fortieth anniversary reissue in 2011.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 Pakistan election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled by West Pakistan's government, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bangladeshi people.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 Pakistan election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled by West Pakistan's government, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bengali people.

On 1 August, 1971, George held two concerts in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity's Madison Square Garden, not only featuring his backing band and Ravi Shankar, but also guest performers such as Billy Preston, Music/EricClapton, fellow ex-[[Music/TheBeatles Beatle]] Music/RingoStarr, Leon Russell and Music/BobDylan (in his first major concert appearance in five years). The proceeds of those concerts were sent to help aid the Bengali refugees situated in India.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 Pakistan election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled by Islamabad, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bengali people.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bengali people.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily win the majority of seats was annulled, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Searchlight a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bengali people.

A bit of a background: In 1970-1, UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}} (at the time East Pakistan) was in a major humanitarian crisis; the 1970 election which saw the pro-Bangladeshi faction easily won the majority of seats was annulled, and Bangladesh was put under martial law which culminated in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Searchlight a brutal 1971 genocide]]. Not helping matters was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone 1970 Bhola Cyclone]] that was one of the biggest natural disasters to date. It had come to George's attention after he was having a conversation with Indian musician Music/RaviShankar in June 1971. George released the charity single "Bangla Desh" to call more public attention to the issues facing the Bengali people.

* SpecialGuest: It was a big deal at the time to have two former Beatles sharing the same stage with Music/BobDylan. And aside from the artists featured on the page description, the members of Music/{{Badfinger}} are part of the backing band.