Release
Unlike Harrison's previous solo sets since 1970, all of which had their original release dates moved back, Extra Texture (Read All About It) was recorded quickly and submitted on schedule − a further sign of the "expediency" that lay behind the album's creation. Preceded by the advance single, "You", the album was released on 22 September 1975 in America (as Apple SW 3420) and on 3 October in Britain (Apple PAS 10009). Extra Texture reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 on 25 October, holding the position for three weeks − his last top 10 album in the US for twelve years − and was certified gold on 11 November. The album marked a welcome, though very brief, return for Harrison to the official UK Albums Chart (now a top 60), reaching number 16 there in late October.
In another departure from past form, Harrison undertook promotion for his new album, in Britain at least. One of these activities, broadcast on 6 September, was a track-by-track discussion on the BBC Radio 1 show Rockweek, with host Paul Gambaccini. The same day, an interview was published in Melody Maker, the cover declaring: "George Bounces Back!" Harrison explained to Gambaccini that the album title had come about during a studio discussion: just as Harrison was talking about an overdub needing something "extra", Paul Stallworth happened to say the word "texture". The Melody Maker interview found Harrison in good humour, pointing the way to a return in form the following year − "I'd rather be an ex-Beatle than an ex-Nazi!" he joked, referring to his recent uneasy experience with the musical John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert. His other activities in late 1975 likewise centred on comedy, beginning with his production of Monty Python's single "The Lumberjack Song", released in November, and including a humorous star turn (again with Eric Idle) on Rutland Weekend Television's Christmas special.
Extra Texture (Read All About It) was remastered for CD release in 1992 but like its predecessor, it has yet to be remastered and reissued since then.
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