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Posts Tagged Harry Nilsson

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June 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Harry Nilsson: Campaign Hero

Harry Nilsson Campaign Hero (The Skip Weshner Show 1970 and The Smothers Brothers Summer Show 1970 Broadcast) Smokin’ Badger Here’s a nice curio from the Nilsson vaults. It’s been available before – but it’s on the streaming platforms now and gathered all in one place. This EP-length (just 17-minutes) collection of two different talk show/radio-broadcast […]
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March 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Harry Nilsson and John Martyn

I heard this super sad story about Harry Nilsson just recently. When John Lennon died he got super depressed. But not because Lennon had died – well, not just because of that. He actually thought the rest of The Beatles would call him up, get him to go on the road with them – tour […]
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January 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 205: Steve Gunn

Welcome to episode 205 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1994, 2019, Album Review, Covers, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson: Losst And Founnd, Jim Keltner, Jimmy Webb, Keifo Nilsson, Losst And Founnd, Mark Hudson, posthumous, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Van Dyke Parks, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love, Eric Idle, Flash Harry, Harry Nilsson, Nilsson, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 14, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 14 – Harry Nilsson, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Bright Side of Life, Eric Idle, Flash Harry, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, LP, Nilsson, Old Dirt Road, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 307, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1966, Capitol, Early Years, Harry Nilsson, LP, Nilsson, Nilsson Early Years, Reissue, So You Think You've Got Troubles, Spotlight on Nilsson, The Vinyl Countdown # 320, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Little Touch of Schmilsson In The Night, Coconut, Covers, Everybody's Talkin', Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson Was The Greatest, Harry Nilsson Was The Greatest: Who Is Harry Nilsson?, Jump Into The Fire, Midnight Cowboy, Nilsson Schmilsson, Nilsson Sings Newman, Originals, Randy Newman, Reservoir Dogs, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriter, The Beatles, The Point!, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?, Who Is Harry Nilsson? ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1969, Dustin Hoffman, Everbody's Talkin', Harry Nilsson, John Barry, John Voight, LP, Midnight Cowboy, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 661, V/A, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970s, 1977, Actor, Burt Bacharach, Classics, Compilation, Composer, Greatest Hits, Hal David, Harry Nilsson, Just An Old Fashioned Love Song, LP, Muppets, Paul Williams, Record, Soundtrack, The Muppet Movie, The Vinyl Countdown # 676, Vinyl, You And Me Against The World ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Tribute To Harry Nilsson, Compilation, Harry Nilsson, Nilsson, This Is The Town, This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume 1), Tribute, V/A, Various Artists ·
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