George Harrison’s big vinyl box set containing every solo studio album, plus the double LP Live in Japan and two picture disc 12″ singles, has at last been released.

Some fans have got their copies already and some “unboxing” videos are beginning to appear online, including this one from an excited Vinyl Collector James, who goes into some detail on the box itself as well as its contents:

Universal Music has also used the occasion of the box set release (and George Harrison’s 74th birthday) to upload a series of interesting articles on various aspects of his life and career.

Written by Richard Havers, these cover off George Harrison in 20 Solos: George Harrison: Humanitarian:

George Harrison: The B Sides:

The Sweet Success of “My Sweet Lord”:

and George Harrison’s Beatle Songs:

Also, don’t forget Universal’s series of articles on Harrison album-by-album.