Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) [MFSL 2020] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

SACD / DSD By admin · March 7, 2023 · Comments off

Harry Nilsson was many things in life – revered songwriter, razor-sharp wit, gifted singer, studio pioneer, daring poet, cult icon, creative maverick, fearless interpreter, larger-than-life inspiration, man of mystery and intrigue. All these hallmark facets come together in a resplendent symphony on Nilsson Schmilsson, a go-to standout in the beloved artist’s vaunted canon and most commercially successful release. For the first time in decades, it features audiophile sonics that bring the record’s brilliant melodicism, sophisticated soulfulness, subtle shading, and sure-handed production into full view.

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Harry Nilsson – The Point! (1971/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · March 4, 2023 · Comments off

The Point! is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in 1971. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired a few weeks after the album’s release. Its lead single, “Me and My Arrow”, peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Point! is a fable that tells the story of a boy named Oblio, the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village, where by law everyone and everything must have a point. Nilsson explained his inspiration for The Point!: “I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, ‘Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn’t, then there’s a point to it.’ “

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Harry Nilsson – That’s the Way It Is (1976/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · March 4, 2023 · Comments off

Well, what do you expect from an artist who’s reading Penthouse, surrounded by liquor bottles and cigarettes, on the cover of his album? Perfection? Accessibility? Sanity? Well, you ain’t gonna get that from Nilsson, a man who left sanity behind shortly after he entered the mainstream with Nilsson Schmilsson. Instead, you get a record from an artist who’s just at the fringe of popular culture, not really caring if he has a hit, but not really wanting to be so weird that he’s just a cult. Realizing all of this, the artist also knows that he doesn’t need to try so hard – he can be as lazy as he looks on the cover. So, that means That’s the Way It Is is essentially a covers record, with songs ranging from material penned by longtime favorite Randy Newman (“Sail Away”) to longtime fan George Harrison (“That Is All”) to oldies (“Just One Look/Baby I’m Yours”) to obscurities (“She Sits Down on Me” and “Zombie Jamboree”). Only two original songs then: the faux-reggae “Moonshine Bandit” and “Daylight Has Caught Me,” co-written with Dr. John. Everything’s given a rather lush, but not particularly sleek treatment, placing it closer to soft rock than to the unabashed cult rock that Nilsson was producing at this point. So, this winds up being an album that’s not as gleefully weird and funny as its predecessors and yet is stranger because of that. Because, for chrissake, who wants this album? It doesn’t have enough perversity or indulgence for those who treasure his weirdness, but it’s way too idiosyncratic and odd for anyone who might like the L.A.-style vibe. Not a bad record, really, but certainly not a very good one, even by latter-day Nilsson standards.

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Harry Nilsson – Son of Schmilsson (1972/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Son of Schmilsson is the eighth album by American singer Harry Nilsson. Nilsson was being pressured to produce a follow-up album similar to his 1971 breakthrough, Nilsson Schmilsson, but instead, he created a more eccentric work. The album was produced by Richard Perry and features musical contributions from former Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Other musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Bobby Keys and Peter Frampton. Among the album’s tracks are “You’re Breakin’ My Heart” and the US hit “Spaceman”.

Most of the sessions were extensively filmed, at the request of Nilsson. The footage was to be used for a planned documentary, titled Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?, but the film was never released.

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Harry Nilsson – Pussy Cats (1974/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Produced by John Lennon during his infamous “Lost Weekend” period in 1974, Pussy Cats is often regarded as one of Nilsson’s weaker albums due to the fact that he lost his voice halfway through the recording of it. Keeping the news from Lennon out of fear he’d abandon the project, Nilsson forged ahead, recording a slew of rock n’ roll classics and engaging in revelry with a huge cast of backing musicians that included Ringo, Keith Moon, Bobby Keys and Sneaky Pete Kleinow. While it’s entertaining to hear Nilsson run through these oldies (each coated in a layer of Phil Spector glaze), the real treats here are his originals, which stack up as some of the most engaging in his entire catalog — namely “Don’t Forget Me” and “All My Life.”

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Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Sings Newman (1970/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Nilsson Sings Newman was originally released in 1970 and introduced the world to the writings of Randy Newman. Harry Nilsson sings his interpretations of songs by Newman, while Newman himself backs him on piano.

When two talented, cussed men such as Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman get together to record an album, you can be sure of an exceptional record filled with great vocals and poetry. Nilsson, who is described as a man who performs his songs with one cynical, laughing eye and one nostalgic, tearful eye in Rowohlt’s Rock-Lexikon, finds inspiration in the then relatively unknown Newman, a docile but caustic social critic who often attacked American society in his songs.

In the layers and harmonies achieved partly by overdubbing, and which alternate between cowshed, barbershop and the Beatles, Nilsson manages to make his bitter words somewhat easier to digest. He relates the bizarre chronicle of a couple who have a dull relationship and who morbidly look forward to passing away in an old people’s home (“Love Story”), or he swears his undying love to a certain Caroline in springtime, or he is transported back in time in his mind’s eye to an idyllic little town in the countryside (“Dayton, Ohio 1903”).

A weighty musical background would lend nothing to these highly sophisticated songs. Piano chords, a little bit of electric harpsichord, and a tinkle on the organ keys here and there suffice to dally in an old-fashioned manner – with a sarcastic smile or even a nasty grin – in the desolation of reality, without getting the blues.

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Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson (1971/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in November 1971. It was Nilsson’s most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs.

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Harry Nilsson – Harry (1969/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Harry is the fourth studio album by Harry Nilsson, released August 1969 on RCA. It was his first album to get onto Billboard Magazine’s Billboard 200 chart, remaining there for 15 weeks and reaching #120.

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Harry Nilsson – Duit On Mon Dei (1975/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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More tongue-in-cheek wordplay from Harry Nilsson. The album was originally titled God’s Greatest Hits, but powers that be persuaded Nilsson to change it. His voice as well as his talent for writing catchy tunes was wearing thin here, and as with previous efforts, nothing stands out like his earlier material. Duit On Mon Dei is an artist on the wane.

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Harry Nilsson – A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (1973/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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In the early ’70s rock stars did not make standards albums, but that’s what Nilsson did with this 1973 LP. He nearly cracked the Top 40, too, backed by Gordon Jenkins’ orchestra as he sets that beautiful voice free on As Time Goes By; It Had to Be You; Always ; six bonus outtakes unissued in the U.S., and more!

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Who Is Harry Nilsson And Why Is Everybody Talking About Him 2010 (COMPLETE + 720p + 1080p) BLURAY-MBLURAYFANS

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Release Date: 06/04/2021
Source: Mvd Visual
Region Code: ABC
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Time: 1:56:00

Although he never became the kind of international superstar someone with his remarkable skills should have, Harry Nilsson was arguably the most respected singer, songwriter, and record maker of the ’70s, winning a pair of Grammys for his covers of “Everybody’s Talkin’,” and “Without You.” This documentary features archival footage of the quirky performer, and copious new interviews with contemporaries who discuss his outrageous behavior and his formidable talent.

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