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December 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Harry Nilsson: Losst And Founnd

Harry Nilsson Losst And Founnd Omnivore Recordings Well, it’s here now – you can hear it – the final (posthumous) Harry Nilsson album. The record Harry was working on in the mid-90s. He laid down the vocal cuts on what was to be his comeback album. He hadn’t recorded a record since the late-1970s; the […]

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November 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 14 – Harry Nilsson, “Flash Harry”

Harry Nilsson, Flash Harry, 1980 I’m such a Harry Nilsson fan that when someone told me a wee while back that Flash Harry, the last album released in his lifetime, was a bit of a dud I was straight off to buy the LP and I jumped right in. I fell in love with it […]

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May 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 307 

Harry Nilsson, Flash Harry (1980) The last album completed in Harry Nilsson’s life. He’d had a fascinating – often fantastic, sometimes ramshackle, frequently both – 1970s and it ended with this: a record where he sorta couldn’t be fucked, but in and around that he knocked out a couple of flat-out gems, including his own version of a song he […]

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April 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 320 

Nilsson, Early Years (1966) I feel like I have to give it an honest try to hear everything by Nilsson. I love Harry Nilsson. Strange story. Problematic guy. A mess. Beaut singer and songwriter and covers artist. The works. But a mess. And I’m hooked on hearing his covers and originals – his last drunken messy stuff and his […]

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April 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Harry Nilsson Was The Greatest: Who Is Harry Nilsson?

The first thing I knew about Harry Nilsson was the power-ballad Without You. Then I found out that he sung that song Coconut – the end-credits music to Reservoir Dogs. I found both those songs were on the record Nilsson Schmilsson – a record that I thought was worth buying for the title and album […]

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August 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 661

V/A, Midnight Cowboy [OST] (1969) Known for that great Harry Nilsson theme song, the Midnight Cowboy score is a wee gem. One I’ve long held onto, via an imported CD copy. The film stands up too. Great film. Two really wonderful performances. Lots of lovely music on the score too – you get that when […]

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June 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 676

Paul Williams, Classics (1977) For a long time, I’m sure, it wasn’t cool to say you liked Paul Williams – but I remember the songs from childhood. And then I found out he not only wrote Rainbow Connection but that first Muppet Movie film soundtrack which is one of the totems of my lifetime. And […]

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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Monkees: Good Times!

The Monkees Good Times! Rhino Records Perhaps no one expected that a new album by The Monkees in 2016 would get rave reviews, but Good Times! is deserving of a great gush. For a start it’s fun (with an exclamation mark to remind us – though it almost evokes that famous question-mark from those hippie-times, […]

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October 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: This Is The Town – A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1)

Various Artists: This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1) The Royal Potato Family Volume Two is already in the works, but here’s the first  – though it’s not the first tribute to Harry Nilsson. Likely inspired by the (excellent) recent documentary this album, endorsed by Nilsson’s son, features a great range of […]
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