Dark Horse Records is a record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death.
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 r...
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Dark Horse Records is a record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death.
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:
Though Dark Horse ultimately focused solely on Harrison's releases, the label also released albums by the following artists between 1974 and 1976:
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...
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