Best of George Harrison - Harrison, George (CD 1990)

This is a nice,but incomplete,collection that I've had on cassette tape for many years.While the same songs appear on the CD that are on the cassette,the major difference is the cover picture.The CD uses the UK album cover while the cassette and original US album had a portrait of George's face with a space-like background.Since George didn't have as many solo hits as John,Paul and Ringo at the time this album was originally released and since Capitol felt obligated to release a George Harrison greatest hits set after releasing similar sets from the other three Beatles,several of George's Beatles songs are included to flesh out the album.It does,however,omit some worthwhile solo material in favor of those Beatles cuts.For someone who is only vaguely familiar with the recorded output of the late George Harrison this CD works as a decent introduction and nothing more.Since it was released in the mid '70s on Capitol records it doesn't include George's hits from the late '70s and the '80s on his own Dark Horse label.There is a separate Dark Horse anthology,long out of print,and quite pricey.It's really a shame,especially in light of his passing,that there isn't a more thorough,updated collection of George's solo material available on the market.So if you're not looking to spend a lot of money this is what I would recommend.Just keep in mind that it is merely an introduction and nothing more.