Sleep Late, My Lady Friend: Harry Nilsson
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August 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm
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August 19, 2013 at 1:23 pm
From Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, Harry had revisited some of his early work and rerecorded it rather than do a greatest hits album and it was released right in front of his best known work Nilsson Schmilsson.
I bought the RCA box set with some 17 albums, re-mastered, Nilsson’s voice is crystal clear, and the discs are sprayed with bonus tracks, outtakes, commercials and live radio sessions. Although its a lot of Nilsson, it is one of the best deluxe editions I have bought and reminds everyone just how great a singer Harry was.
He didn’t tour, his home in London was jinxed, his voice was blown apart on the recording of Pussy Cats, and then he was gone at a very early age from the highly predictable heart failure.
The RCA Albums Collection is a fitting tribute to a great artist.
August 19, 2013 at 2:59 pm
My Dear Hedley,
I knew you had bought the box set and have been listening to the albums which is probably why Harry was in my head.
I went and read all about him as I didn’t know a whole lot. All that talent gone so young!
August 19, 2013 at 3:06 pm
Cocaine is a very cruel mistress.
August 19, 2013 at 3:10 pm
MDH,
So many musicians and actors and so many drugs
August 19, 2013 at 3:31 pm
How about the fact that both Mama Cass and Keith Moon died in Nilsson’s flat on Curzon Street…Then he sold it to Pete Townshend
August 19, 2013 at 5:32 pm
I highly recommend you find a copy of the documentary, “Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?).” I was always a lukewarm Harry fan, but this film really turned up the temperature on my appreciation of the man. More info here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756727/
August 19, 2013 at 7:07 pm
Im6
Glad to hear of your interest, so much to listen to. You might want to drift in to the box set, relax in your recliner in Austin and enjoy.
August 19, 2013 at 7:10 pm
I think I have plenty of Harry in my collection, Juan. Plus, I grabbed lots of rarities from the (now defunct) web site “For The Love Of Harry.” In addition to being talented, Schmillson was also prolific!
August 19, 2013 at 7:55 pm
And you listen to Pussy Cats and his beautiful voice was gone
Well Mr Austin, what controversy when Made in California shows up. We will bore the heck out of the KTCC coven (if that is the right collective)
August 19, 2013 at 7:57 pm
You’ll have to talk to yourself about Made In California. I may be a Beach Boy fan, but I’m not a stupid Beach Boy fan. That won’t be added to my collection. I have plenty of “definitive” versions of their catalog already!
August 20, 2013 at 5:57 am
I cancelled MIC. Just too crazy a price
August 19, 2013 at 3:35 pm
MDH,
I knew about Mama Cass but not Keith Moon. I don’t think I’d buy that apartment, ad I’m not superstitious.
August 19, 2013 at 4:00 pm
A real shortage of Little Fluffy Clouds near that place
August 19, 2013 at 4:34 pm
MDH,
Just black threatening clouds
August 19, 2013 at 7:11 pm
im6,
I am looking for it on line right now!
August 19, 2013 at 7:23 pm
It’s time for the KTCC crew to jump on the Harry train.
August 19, 2013 at 7:29 pm
MDH,
I played him today-I’m already on the train!
August 19, 2013 at 7:56 pm
Note im6 is claiming that he is the Engine Driver
August 19, 2013 at 9:17 pm
MDH,
Coven? Nope, not the KTCC collective name. We could use charm as in hummingbirds, a band (a bit of a play on words) as in jays and my personal favorite an exaltation as in larks.
As for that train-you were the first to jump on so I guess you get to pick: passenger or Engine Driver.