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The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer-songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety. Here you get strong interpretive singing (how ironic that this tunesmith's biggest hits were covers, such as Badfinger's "Without You"), inventive arranging (the hilarious, marble-mouthed "Coconut"), and distinctive melodicism (check out that lovely paean to the stars, "The Moonbeam Song"). In keeping with the domesticated figure on the cover--complete with housecoat, cigarette, and waiting refrigerator--the mood is laidback and homey, and there's a palpable feeling of comfort in both the production and the material. Nilsson's multi-octave voice was never so full of life. Other albums (like the John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats and the essential Nilsson Sings Newman) have their moments, but this is where to begin any Nilsson collection. (The 2004 reissue boasts superb remastering and six bonus cuts: one unreleased original tune, three demos, a Spanish version of "Without You," and a true oddity called "Lamaze.") --Don Harrison
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Originally issued in 1971. Bonus tracks, 'Without You', 'Driving Along', 'Gotta Get Up', 'Coconut', 'One Forgotten Soldier', 'Down', 'The Moonbeam Song' and 'Jump Into The Fire'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case. 20+ years before his 1994 death from a heart attack, American singer/ songwriter Harry Nilsson released several albums that did well in the charts, spawned some hit singles, got lots of critical acclaim and won the respect of his peers (including The Beatles, who were huge fans). However, Nilsson's back catalogue has never gotten the same just reward ...until now! BMG's Camden subsidiary in England has reissued all of Nilsson's best records for RCA, all digitally remastered with bonus tracks, the original cover art and specially packaged in standard jewel cases within full color slipcase covers.
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This beautiful album has not recieved the love and affection it deserves throughout the years. There have been numerous CD releases and all (except for the $30 Mobile Fidelity gold CD) have woefully inadequate fidelity due to incompetent mastering jobs and/or poor source material.
The Camden import CD series were taken from cassette quality tape dubs and mastered for that "You aren't there" sound. The recent Japan remasters sound fine but have that very annoying digital hiss removal which destroyed the transients and made things sound like MP3's. Grrrrr!
This CD version was mastered from the original tapes by Vic Anesini. Vic's name is usually the mark of quality. You can buy with confindence when you see his name. He's made this album sound right... finally. It's not as top ended as the MFSL gold CD but that disc was sourced from Richard Perry's personal tapes and not the original masters. Vic has made some wise EQ choices and things sound smooth, natural and pleasing.
The bonus tracks are nice although all have been released before on various discs.
Again, buy with confidence. This is a wonderful album needing a place in everyone's music library.
The Camden import CD series were taken from cassette quality tape dubs and mastered for that "You aren't there" sound. The recent Japan remasters sound fine but have that very annoying digital hiss removal which destroyed the transients and made things sound like MP3's. Grrrrr!
This CD version was mastered from the original tapes by Vic Anesini. Vic's name is usually the mark of quality. You can buy with confindence when you see his name. He's made this album sound right... finally. It's not as top ended as the MFSL gold CD but that disc was sourced from Richard Perry's personal tapes and not the original masters. Vic has made some wise EQ choices and things sound smooth, natural and pleasing.
The bonus tracks are nice although all have been released before on various discs.
Again, buy with confidence. This is a wonderful album needing a place in everyone's music library.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In 1971, singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson released the album entitled "Nilsson Schmilsson", and what many consider to be his best work. The smash hit "Without You" (written by Pete Ham & Tom Evans of Badfinger) was the album's first hit and it went straight to number one on the pop and adult contemperary charts. But the album also spawned several other hits as well with the reggaeish tune "Coconut" and the frantic rocker "Jump Into The Fire". The musicians on "Nilsson Schmilsson" are first rate with artists such as Jim Gordon (drummer for Derek & The Dominos), Klaus Voorman (played bass guitar on John Lennon's "Imagine" album), Chris Spedding (an accomplished guitarist) and Gary Wright (keyboardist for Spooky Tooth) all adding their two bits on this excellent album. The songs are full of pop tunes such as "Gotta Get Up", "Driving Along", "Coconut" and the seven minute rock classic "Jump Into The Fire". You've got ballads here such as the above mentioned "Without You" and "I'll Never Leave You". There are also six bonus tracks included in this newly remastered version such as "Si No Estas Tu" (Spanish Version Of "Without You"), "How Can I Be Sure", "The Moonbeam Song (Demo Version)", "Lamaze", "Old Forgotten Soldier (Demo Version" and "Gotta Get Up (Demo Version)". The remastering is excellent and certainly surpasses the non-remastered version with increased mid-range, bass and extended output. Ranked in the Top 100 albums of all time, "Nilsson Schmilsson" certainly has earned it's rightful place and is an album all lovers of seventies music should have in their collection.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Nilsson. An underappreciated artist to say the least. Unfortunately his best work hasn't been available on CD or has had inferior sound until now. One of Nilsson's best albums receives the royal treatment with excellent notes by Curtis Armstrong (yeah, the guy from Revenge of the Nerds and Moonlighting). The selection of bonus tracks definitely enhances this package. We get the demos for a number of songs that made (and one that didn't) the album. The Without You demo is of particular interest as you can actually hear Harry working out the arrangement as he performs it solo on piano.
The sound quality is top notch (although it would have been nice if they had used the HDCD format or 24 bit remastering for that extra detail and warmth). There is a noticable difference between the domestic version of NS and this fine import. Rumor has it (Buddah Records wouldn't confirm it but I hear they are working on the masters as we speak) that Buddah Records will be reissuing Son of Dracula next year with a number of previously unreleased bonus tracks. While SOD wasn't Harry's best album (it did feature the terrific Daybreak though), the opportunity to hear unreleased tracks makes me water at the mouth.
Finally the guy is getting his due. Harry we miss you!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nilsson schmillson
This album is okay. Nilsson was idolized by the beatles. On this album, he tries to copy them in every sense of the word. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Anthony Vera
Nilsson Schmilsson Review
I was certainly not disappointed with the product and the Amazon price. The album contained at least 5 very high quality songs of great diversity and many of the other are growing... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bruce
The standard from a magician
Harry Nilsson is my favorite male vocalist. Has been since I listened to Arial Pandemonium Shadow Show when it was released. Read more
Published 3 months ago by midasminer
great music
probably Nilsson's best, consisting of a good mix of rock, ballads, and fun songs, permitting Nilsson to wow us with his incredible vocal range. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sam CLT
The Greatest Album by The Greatest Male Pop Vocalist who ever lived!
This review is for the three albums which make up the SCHMILSSON era of Harry Nilsson's music, that which some regard as his best recording period, despite the fact that the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by beatlenik49
Love this album.
I am not feeling verbose right now but when I saw this record mentioned I had to hop on to at least comment. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C Bradshaw
leslolamac
Unfortunately, Harry Nilsson's life story is more interesting than his music. See the documentary "Who is Harry Nilsson," but skip the disc.
Published 8 months ago by leslolamac
Great album
When I bought this I'd only heard about 3 songs from it. I bought it after seeing a DVD called "Who is Harry Nilsson and Why is Everybody talkin about Him?". Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kurt
Great music
My son bought this CD and had me listen to it. It brought back great high school memories! Love the music and so glad my son turned me on to where to buy this this. Read more
Published 13 months ago by julesd
Ahhh...nice album
Ahh what a lovely album! I knew about the hits on it, but I was nicely surprised by the other songs that weren't released as singles. Harry Nilsson's voice is just beautiful. Read more
Published 13 months ago by P. Johnson
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