‘Wonderwall Music’ by George Harrison debuts at #197 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 11 1969)


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(Saturday, January 11, 1969) — The first solo album by a member of The Beatles, George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music, the soundtrack LP of the film Wonderwall, debuted at #197 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart.

It was also the first album released by Apple Records, the band’s new record company.

The tracks, recorded in London and Bombay between November 1967 and February 1968, were all instrumental pieces, except for occasional non-English vocals, and mostly comprise short musical vignettes.

Harrison served as producer, writer and arranger and performed (uncredited) piano and guitar.