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The Place I Love
''The Place I Love'' is the debut album by English vocal duo Splinter, released on Dark Horse Records in September 1974. It was the first album released by the Dark Horse label, which was owned by George Harrison, who also produced the album. Recording sessions took place at Harrison's Friar Park home studio in Oxfordshire and featured extensive musical contributions from Harrison, on guitar, keyboards and other instruments, as well as participants such as Gary Wright, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner and Alvin Lee. "Costafine Town", the first single from the album, was a top-twenty hit in the United Kingdom and other countries. On release, the album received favourable reviews from a number of critics, who likened its sound to that of the Beatles, Badfinger and Plastic Ono Band.
==Background==
Splinter's Bobby Purvis and Bill Elliott had had links with the Beatles for some time before they came to work with George Harrison,〔Clayson, p. 346.〕 since Mal Evans, in his role as a talent scout for Apple Records, had discovered the duo (then playing in the Newcastle band Half Breed) and become their manager.〔Leng, p. 142.〕〔("George Harrison talks about how Mal Evans discovered Splinter and 'Lonely Man' in the film (1974)" ), Tom Brennan's Splinter Library, 26 November 2011 (retrieved 25 October 2012).〕 Following his involvement with the music documentaries ''Raga'' (1971) and ''The Concert for Bangladesh'' (1972), Harrison's first foray into feature-film production was ''Little Malcolm'' (1974),〔Rodriguez, p. 201.〕〔Simmons, p. 84.〕 directed by Stuart Cooper and shot primarily in Lancashire during February and March 1973.〔Badman, p. 90.〕 A song was needed for a pivotal scene in the movie, for which Evans suggested the Purvis composition "Another Chance I Let Go", subsequently retitled "Lonely Man".〔〔 Harrison was impressed and arranged sessions at Apple Studio in central London to record the song, with a view to issuing it as a single to coincide with the release of ''Little Malcolm''.〔〔 With Harrison as producer and contributing his signature slide guitars, Purvis and Elliott were backed by Pete Ham from Apple band Badfinger, as well as an unnamed bassist and drummer.〔("'Lonely Man' demo session by Splinter (with Pete Ham)" ), Tom Brennan's Splinter Library, 26 November 2011 (retrieved 25 October 2012).〕
According to Cooper, however, the whole film project then became tied up in the litigation surrounding Apple Corps, delaying the release of ''Little Malcolm'' indefinitely.〔Simmons, p. 85.〕 Even before this development, Harrison had heard more of Purvis's songs and invited the duo to record a full album.〔〔Madinger & Easter, p. 442.〕 "Splinter had all the qualities that Harrison admired in abundance," Simon Leng has written in his musical biography of the ex-Beatle, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'', noting Purvis's strength as a songwriter, Elliott's powerful vocals, and the pair's "lush harmonies".〔 Keen to continue his role as a record producer and mentor for other artists after the scaling down of Apple Records,〔Inglis, p. 59.〕 Harrison set about establishing his own label, which he would launch in May 1974 as Dark Horse.〔Clayson, p. 345.〕〔Badman, p. 125.〕 Splinter were the first rock act signed to the label,〔("New on the Charts" ), ''Billboard'', 21 December 1974, p. 25 (retrieved 27 May 2015).〕 apparently after considering Threshold Records,〔(Dark Horse Records press release ), Tom Brennan's Splinter Library, 26 November 2011 (retrieved 25 October 2012).〕 followed by Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar.〔Clayson, pp. 345–46.〕
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