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Electronic Sound is George Harrison's second solo album, and the second and final record released on the Beatles' short-lived Zapple Records (an offshoot of Apple Records), before it was folded at the insistence of The Beatles' then-manager Allen Klein. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a controversial American businessman and record label executive Released in May of 1969, it features two lengthy pieces - one per side on the original vinyl release - performed on the Moog synthesizer. The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr

Portions of white noise from "No Time or Space" are used throughout "I Remember Jeep", one of several jams included on Harrison's third solo album, All Things Must Pass, released in 1970. White noise is a random signal (or process with a flat Power spectral density. All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles.

The cover of Electronic Sound was painted by Harrison himself. The inside sleeve included minimal notes on the album, and a quote, attributed to an 'Arthur Wax': "There are a lot of people around, making a lot of noise; here's some more. "

Due to its experimental and highly uncommercial nature, Electronic Sound failed to chart in the UK, and barely made the US Billboard album chart, peaking at #191. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Synthesist Bernie Krause later pursued legal action against Harrison, claiming side two of the record was essentially him demonstrating the Moog III to Harrison (as detailed in his book Into A Wild Sanctuary). Bernie Krause (born 8 December, 1938 in Detroit Michigan) is an American bioacoustician Moog modular synthesizer refers to any of a number of monophonic analog Modular synthesizers designed by the late electronic instrument pioneer Dr Krause's name was originally featured on the front cover just under Harrison's, but was painted over in silver at Krause's insistence just before release.

The album was issued on CD for the first time in late 1996.

Track listing

All pieces by George Harrison. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author

Side one

"Under the Mersey Wall" – 18:42
- Recorded in Esher, England in February 1969 with the assistance of Rupert and Jostick, The Siamese Twins

Side two

"No Time or Space" – 25:07
- Recorded in California in November 1968 with the assistance of Bernie Krause

Esher (iːʃə not /ɛʃə/) is a Town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Bernie Krause (born 8 December, 1938 in Detroit Michigan) is an American bioacoustician

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