THE DAVID GEFFEN TAPE

This tape was quickly put together by George Harrison in February of 1974 (before leaving on a trip to India) for record executive David Geffen of Elektra/Asylum Records to try to get a distributor for his Dark Horse label. In addition to Splinter, the tape also included demos by George himself and Ravi Shankar. George Harrison actually visited Los Angeles in March of 1974 to form his OOPS Publishing company on March 28. The entire sampler tape was 30 minutes in length. Splinter's portion (including George's introductions) is 15 1/2 minutes.
background information courtesy of "Eight Arms To Hold You" by Chip Madinger and Mark Easter

1. Message from George Harrison to David Geffen (0:59):
George Harrison: "Hello, David. This is the tape that I made for you, and I'm making it very quickly because I'm in a rush trying to get packed to go away.
Anyway, all of them are rough mixes. None of it -- nothing on the tape should be considered finished. Everything else from Splinter is unfinished. Some of them don't even have the finished vocal. They're just guide vocals or rough vocals, or even in some cases where the vocals are okay, they don't have harmonies, or overdubs or solos, and some are more finished than others. Some aren't -- are in the same condition; you know, they're just the basic tracks in a quick mix -- not even, you know, a smart mix, just a quick mix, and um, none -- none of it should be considered finished, and whoever you play it to, let them know that, otherwise they might think we're all amateurs.
Okay, have fun, and see you in March. God bless you all. Thank you."
2. The Place I Love [complete take-quick mix] (4:23):
Basic tracks, plus Bill Elliott's lead vocal (double-tracked or with ADT?), rough lead guitar & dobro parts by George Harrison.
3. Message from George Harrison to David Geffen [introduction to the Splinter tracks] (0:20):
George Harrison: "Hello, David. I wasn't going to play this but I just relearned it. It's quite a good intro. It needs finishing, so I'll just play you a bit of this and maybe a bit of a couple of others to save going on for hours 'cause none of them are finished anyway, but it'll give you an idea 'cause they're really good writers as well as potential artists. Okay."
4. Gravy Train [false start and beginning up to first instrumental break] (1:56):
Basic tracks, with guitar intro, piano, plus rough lead vocals by Bill and Bobby. No horns.
5. Somebody's City [middle fragment] (2:25):
Basic tracks, with piano, plus finished lead vocals by Bill and Bobby. No horns. Note: The source tape has a dropout in the middle of the track.
6. China Light [middle fragment] (1:51):
Basic tracks, piano, plus finished vocals by Bill and Bobby. No lead guitar or organ. Has electric guitar part in the background not noticeable on the final mix. Note: George can be heard saying "Hello" bleeding through the beginning of the track.
7. Drink All Day (Got To Find Your Way Home) [complete take-quick mix] (3:16):
Count-in by George Harrison. Basic tracks, with rough dobro track, plus rough lead vocals by Bill and Bobby.
Has alternate lyric: "With a number on her ankle, there's a tally on her shoe"
Final version has: "There's a label on her ankle, there's a tally on her shoe"