George Harrison's work in Indian Music, beginning with his use of sitar on John Lennon's "Norwegian Wood, " and continuing on such Beatles' tracks as "Love You To," "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Within You, Without You," and "The Inner Light," was the most consistently applied of the group members' work in extra-pop formats. While Lennon's publicly released avant-garde work with Yoko Ono ended with Wedding Album in October 1969, and Paul McCartney's last foray into classical music was 2006's Ecce Cor Meum, Harrison's work in Indian music continued until his death in 2001.
Recorded after Harrison completed work on 1973's Living In The Material World, Shankar Family & Friends continues the east-west fusion approach of Harrison's Wonderwall Music and the !971 Apple Records LP Radha Krsna Temple. Western influences dominate on the two versions of "I Am Missing You," the first of which was lifted as a single release. The remainder of the music on the album utilizes primarily Indian instrumentation, with Side One including vocals on every track, while Side Two's "ballet" is mostly instrumental.
Shankar Family & Friends was reissued on Compact Disc as part of the Collaborations boxed set. See scans of the original Dark Horse Records vinyl release below.
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