Bonus Tracks (1967-1993) (2012)
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… all the bonus tracks from Nilsson’s officially released CDs. We’ve finally reorganized these collections to include material 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 (“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 (which is now 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 Nilsson’s last, unreleased album. The overall quality is much improved and the collection seems complete (if not, let us know). So, if you got these 3 years ago, you’re advised to get ‘em again.
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)#
From:
*Aerial Pandemonium Ballet 2000
**A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night 2002
***Pussy Cats 2007
****Duit On Mon Dei 2002
*****Knnillssonn 2002
#Perfect Day – The Songs Of Nilsson (Promo) 2006
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Again what a winner, thanks willard.
Kurt
Once again, God bless Harry. Thanks to you, old pard, for a nice tuneup & overhaul of Harry. We’ll have to keep him overnight, but you can have him in the morning. Good luck.
Thanks Ducky. It’s gonna be a slow process, but we’ll be posting some different things to keep it all lively. Most of the behind the scenes crap (moving things around, making sure everything links up) is the time consumer. But… we’ve been adding posts – with no rhyme or reason – since 2007, so there are tons of things that need to be doubled up and re-posted with better graphics and bits. Some of that 2007 reissue material sounds wonderful. Heading back there now. All the best, buddy.
Thanks, Willard, and happy holidays!
Same to you Gummo. Thanks for stopping by all year.
This looks great – thanks Willard!! Gonna be playing a lot of Nillson at my house, soon as this downloads…
Cool. It’s a fun listen because a number of his albums were thematic (The Point, the orchestral album, Nilsson Sings Newman), so hearing his stuff in a different context is always interesting. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for the bonus Nilsson… Merry New Year!
Thanks, W. “The Point” was the third album I ever owned (40 years ago) and I’ve loved Harry ever since. Happy New Year to you and your great blog!
The Point did it to a LOT of us in the 70s. It was so unique. Almost like a continuous piece of music sprinkled with a variety of themes. Of course, we didn’t think about structure and stuff back then, but I think it’s why The Point has stood the test of time. Have a good 2012.
Thanks very much, W.
Thanks a lot for this and for everything from this year. Have good holiday and hope you are looking forward to a great 2012. It’s sure to be a doozie.
Many thanks.
What a sublime present for the new year. Thanks, Captain, and all the best to you for 2012.
Cool that this should be here at this time! I’ve just gotten into a Nilsson mood because:
I recently picked up “This Precious Time” by Barry McGuire [w/the Mama & Papas] (1965) and Richard Harris’ all-Jimmy Webb LP “The Yard Went On Forever” (1968) out of a dollar bin. On the lyric insert for the latter, the song “Water Mark” has an asterisk linking it to a note saying “Before Nilsson”. I assume that’s a play on, for instance, drawings that bear the legend “After (name of more famous artist).” But that’s as much as I can figure.
Any Harry apes out there with a more specific explanation about the note?
– mnw
Hi mnw,
For whatever reason I never saw this comment. Curious note.
After getting the first 2 with no problem I tried on another PC and the last one downloaded fine. Thank you for all your help.
Thanks for the update. That would seem to suggest a cookie or refresh issue on your main computer, though, I’m not an expert on that sort of thing. If you’ve never dumped cookies before, you might google it and look into it. It will speed things up and get rid of some lingering oddball issues like this one.