A Smorgasbord, Just Like His Albums
2012 Edition! It’s about time we gave Nilsson the ‘alternate universe’ treatment. 67 glorious outtakes, demos and hidden rarities… bonus tracks from Nilsson’s officially released CDs. We’ve finally reorganized these collections to include new bonuses issued in the last few years on Japanese imports, some from upgraded 2007 sources, along with a couple of odds and ends that shouldn’t be left out. The three sets boast some stunning, previously unreleased tunes (“Wasting My Time”), nifty alternate versions (an early “Gotta Get Up,” three years before Nilsson Schmilsson), foreign versions of “Without You” and obscure non-LP covers, like John Lennon’s “Isolation.” A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night‘s outtakes come from the 1973 LP’s little known follow-up, 1988′s A Touch More Schmilsson In The Night (though, it’s all incorporated into reissues of ALTOSITN). Harry also soundtracked a Gene Wilder composition – “Ain’t It Kind Of Wonderful” (from the brilliant World’s Greatest Lover) in the same ‘standards’ vein. There are also intimate Nilsson Sings Newman outtakes, piano demos for much of Nilsson Schmilsson and two tracks thought to be slated for Harry’s last, unreleased 1993 album. The overall quality is much improved and the collection seems complete (if not, you’ll let us know). So, if you got these three years ago from us, you’re advised to get ‘em again. We’ve got more Bonus set collections (Mott, ELO, Doors, Costello, Byrds & others) in the archives, so collect them all. We’ve also been upgrading For The Love Of Harry, so stop by.
VOLUME 1
As I Wander Lonely (2:02)*
She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune (Mono Single Version) (2:21)*
Sister Marie (B-Side To “One”) (3:03)**
Miss Butter’s Lament (2:22)**
Girlfriend (1:50)**
I Will Take You There (Alternate Mix) (2:45)***
I Will Take You There (Single Mix) (2:43)****
Best Friend (0:58)****
Waiting (Non-LP Single Version) (2:23)*****
Rainmaker (Mono Single Version) (2:27)*****
Wasting My Time (3:34)*****
Snow (2:30)#
Love Story (Demo) (3:24)#
Cowboy (Demo) (2:22)#
I’ll Be Home (Demo) (2:42)#
Living Without You (Demo) (2:41)#
Down To The Valley (2:12)##
Buy My Album (Non-LP Single) (1:32)##
Think About Your Troubles (Take 4) (2:36)##
Life Line (Take 4) (2:32)##
Down To The Valley (Alternate Version) w/hidden I’ll Never Leave You (Demo) (4:55)##
From:
*Pandemonium Shadow Show 2002,
**Aerial Ballet 2002,
***Skidoo/The Point! 2000,
****Life Lines The Songs Of Nilsson (Promo) 1998,
*****Harry 2007,
#Nilsson Sings Newman 2000,
##The Point! 2007
VOLUME 2 (Schmilsson & Son)
Without You (Demo) (3:55)*
Driving Along (Demo) (0:56)*
Gotta Get Up (Demo) (1:53)*
Coconut (Demo) (4:03)*
Down (Demo) (4:01)*
The Moonbeam Song (Demo) (1:50)*
Jump Into The Fire (Single Edit) (3:34)*
How Can I Be Sure Of You (Previously Unreleased) (3:06)*
The Moonbeam Song (Previously Unreleased Version) (3:32)*
Lamaze (Previously Unreleased) (1:44)*
Gotta Get Up (Previously Unreleased 1968 Version) w/hidden Radio Spots (5:07)*
Si No Estas Tu (“Without You” Spanish Version) (3:20)*
Per Chi (“Without You” Italian Version) (3:17)*
What’s Your Sign? (Previously Unreleased) (3:05)**
Take 54 (Alternative Take) (3:39)**
Campo de Encino (Previously Unreleased) (4:55)**
Daybreak (Single Version) w/hidden It Had To Be Dead (Jam) (5:51)**
Joy (Demo Version Guitar) (1:56)**
Joy (Demo Version Piano) (0:57)**
Joy (Alternate Mix) a.k.a. Grunt Version (3:47)***
From:
*Nilsson Schmilsson 2007,
**Son Of Schmilsson 2007,
***Everybody’s Talkin’ – The Very Best Of Harry Nilsson 2000
VOLUME 3
You Can’t Do That (Alternate Take) (2:15)*
Isolation (Previously Unreleased) (2:59)*
Joy (Demo) (2:31)*
Early In The Morning (Demo) (2:18)*
Walk Right Back w/hidden 30 Second Filler (3:10)*
You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want To Do It) (Alternate Version) (2:29)**
Lullaby In Ragtime (Alternate Take) (3:48)**
Always (Alternate Take) (1:47)**
It Had To Be You (Alternate Take, Alternate Lyrics) (2:40)**
Outro (0:14)**
Down By The Sea (Alternate Version) (5:37)***
The Flying Saucer Song (Alternate Version) (6:31)***
Save The Last Dance for Me (Alternate Version) (4:29)***
Old Forgotten Soldier (Demo 1) (3:10)***
Old Forgotten Soldier (Demo 2) (2:44)***
Turn Out The Light (Demo) (2:32)****
Ain’t It Kinda Wonderful (Bonus Track) (2:11)*****
Old Dirt Road (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version) (4:05)#
Animal Farm (Previously Unreleased) (4:54)#
U.C.L.A. (Previously Unreleased) (4:22)#
This Could Be The Night (Previously Unreleased Demo) (1:52)#
Duit On Mon Dei Radio Spot (hidden) (1:02)#
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