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Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-498, RCA – 19439752171, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 19439752171
Series: Original Master Recording – , Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series –
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g
Country: US
Released: 28 Apr 2021
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock
Tracklist
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A1 Gotta Get Up
Accordion – Henry KreinBass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim GordonGuitar – Cris Spedding*Percussion – Richard PerryPiano, Vocals [Vocal] – Harry NilssonTrumpet, Trombone, Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] – Jim PriceWritten-By – Nilsson*
A2 Driving Along
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar – John UribeBass – Herbie FlowersDrums – Jim GordonMellotron – Harry Nilsson, Richard PerryRhythm Guitar – Klaus VoormannVocals – Harry NilssonWritten-By – Nilsson*
A3 Early In The Morning
Engineer – Rich SchmittOrgan, Vocals [Vocal] – Harry NilssonRecorded By [Recordist] – Dennis SmithWritten By – Hickman-Jordan-BartleyWritten-By – Bartley*, Hickman*, Jordan*
B1 The Moonbeam Song
Acoustic Guitar – John Uribe, Klaus VoormannBass – Herbie FlowersVocals, Mellotron – Moonbeam Harry*Written-By – Nilsson*
B2 Down
Drums – Jim Gordon, Jim KeltnerGuitar – Cris Spedding*Organ – Roger Coolan*Piano, Vocals [Vocal] – Harry NilssonSaxophone [Sax] – Bobby KeysTrumpet, Trombone, Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] – Jim PriceWritten-By – Nilsson*
C1 Without You
Acoustic Guitar – John UribeArranged By [Strings And Horns Arranged By], Conductor [Strings And Horns Conducted By] – Paul BuckmasterBass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim KeltnerPiano – Gary WrightVocals – Harry NilssonWritten-By – Ham*, Evans*
C2 Coconut
Acoustic Guitar – Ian DuckBass – Herbie FlowersDrums – Jim Gordon, Roger PopeGuitar – Caleb QuayePercussion – Jim GordonVocals – Harry NilssonWritten-By – Nilsson*
C3 Let The Good Times Roll
Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar – Cris Spedding*Organ – Gary WrightPiano, Harmonica, Vocals – Harry NilssonWritten-By – Lee*
D1 Jump Into The Fire
Bass – Herbie FlowersDrums, Percussion – Jim GordonLead Guitar – John UribePiano [Acoustic Piano] – Jim Webb*Rhythm Guitar – Cris Spedding*, Klaus VoormannVocals [Vocal], Electric Piano – Harry NilssonWritten-By – Nilsson*
D2 I'll Never Leave You
Arranged By [Strings And Horns Arranged By], Conductor [Strings And Horns Conducted By] – George TiptonEngineer – Rich SchmittPiano, Vocals [Vocal] – Harry NilssonRecorded By [Recordist] – Dennis SmithWritten-By – Nilsson*
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured For – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Copyright (c) – RCA Records
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 34517
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 36902
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 36149
Recorded At – Trident Studios
Recorded At – RCA Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At – Island Studios
Remixed At – Air Studios
Remixed At – Island Studios
Remixed At – Trident Studios
Remixed At – RCA Studios, Hollywood
Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Credits
Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer] – Phil Brown*
Engineer, Recorded By – Robin Geoffrey Cable
Graphics – Acy Lehman
Lacquer Cut By – KW*
Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
Mastered By [Assisted By] – Rob LoVerde
Photography By – Dean Torrence
Producer [Produced By] – Richard Perry
Notes
Double-pocket gatefold.
From back cover:
A Nilsson House Production
Limited numbered edition of 4,000.
© 1971, 2020 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Originally released 1971.
Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment. Made in the U.S.A.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM ™
Specially plated and pressed on 180g high-definition vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®
Recorded at Trident Studios, London - June, 1971 / Engineer: Robin Geoffrey Cable
"I'll Never Leave You" and "Early in the Morning" recorded in RCA Studios, Hollywood / Engineer: Ritchie Schmitt / Recordist: Dennis Smith
Additional recording at Island Studios, London / Engineer: Phil Brown
Remixed at Air, Island, Trident Studios, London and RCA Studios, Hollywood
From inside gatefold:
Any sonic artefacts present are a product of the original master tape. Attempts to eliminate them would have negatively impacted the integrity of the presentation.
From labels:
Made in the U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned): 821797249812
Barcode (Text): 8 21797 24981 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MFSL2-498 A1 KW@MOFI 34517.1(3)...
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MFSL2-498 B1 KW@MOFI 34517.2(3)...
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): MFSL2-498 C4 KW@MOFI 36902.3(3)...
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): MFSL2-498 D2 36149.4(3)...
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[Text: kopiert von Sieveking Sound]
Harry Nilsson war vieles im Leben - verehrter Songwriter, messerscharfer Geist, begnadeter Sänger, Studiopionier, wagemutiger Dichter, Kult-Ikone, kreativer Außenseiter, furchtloser Interpret, überlebensgroße Inspiration, Mann der Geheimnisse und Intrigen. All diese Facetten zeigt Nilsson Schmilsson, seine kommerziell erfolgreichste Veröffentlichung, die in seinem Werk eine herausragende Stellung einnimmt. Die drei Singles des Albums verdeutlichen den Stilmix: das emotionale Badfinger-Cover Without You, das karibisch anmutende Coconut und das rockige Jump into the Fire.
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"Nilsson Schmilsson" war bereits das siebte Album von Harry Nilsson und wurde zum größten Erfolg seiner Karriere. Auf dem Longplayer findet sich auch seine berühmteste Single "Without you", mit der Nilsson 1973 einen Grammy als bester männlicher Vokalist gewann.
Auch die Besetzung des Album war von allerhöchstem Kaliber: Dabei waren Klaus Voormann, Jim Gordon, Chris Spedding, Jim Keltner und Gary Wright.
Harry Nilsson war vieles im Leben - verehrter Songwriter, messerscharfer Geist, begnadeter Sänger, Studiopionier, wagemutiger Dichter, Kult-Ikone, kreativer Außenseiter, furchtloser Interpret, überlebensgroße Inspiration, Mann der Geheimnisse und Intrigen. All diese Facetten zeigt Nilsson Schmilsson, seine kommerziell erfolgreichste Veröffentlichung, die in seinem Werk eine herausragende Stellung einnimmt. Die drei Singles des Albums verdeutlichen den Stilmix: das emotionale Badfinger-Cover Without You, das karibisch anmutende Coconut und das rockige Jump into the Fire.
Das Remastering für Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab übernahm Rob LoVerde. Die auf 7.500 Exemplare limitierte LP/RECORD erscheint im GATEFOLD-COVER mit fortlaufender Seriennummer.
Rezensionen
»Nilsson karikierte, ironisierte und imitierte sich höchst gekonnt durch die Pop-Stile und -Stereotypen. Das als Ganzes empfehlenswerte Album hat Mobile Fidelity soundtechnisch hervorragend aufgemöbelt.« (Good Times, Dezember 2020 / Januar 2021)
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Description
AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
Mobile Fidelity - MFSL 2-498 - 180 Gram Virgin Virgin - AAA 100% Analogue
Mastered by Kreig Wunderlich from the Original Master Tape at MFSL
4,000 Numbered Limited Edition - Pressed at RTI
Half Speed Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity The Gain 2 Ultra Analog System
Streamlined Pop, Eclectic Rock, Whimsical Personality, and Organic Production Harmonize on Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson: Includes #1 Smash "Without You" and "Coconut"
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Strictly Limited to 4,000 Numbered Copies Brings Beautiful Vocals and Brilliant Melodies into Clear View
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.
Mastered from the original master tapes and strictly limited Nilsson Schmilsson features unadulterated transparency and visceral solidity. The Brooklyn native's three-and-a-half octave range and beautiful phrasing come across with captivating depth, crystalline purity, and an emotional scope that stretches from tenderness to melodrama to sarcasm and beyond. Appealing as Nilsson's bizarre quirks remain, given how they stamp his music with personality and charm, his tremendous singing – of which Bud Scoppa memorably wrote possessed "a slight sawtooth buzz to add resonance when required" – takes center stage.
Ditto the eclectic arrangements that lend an organic cohesiveness the four-time Grammy-nominated record, named by Pitchfork as one of the Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. Produced by Richard Perry, known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Nilsson Schmilsson walks a tightrope between streamlined accessibility and mischievous, whimsical individualism. Providing a prime example of its architect's breadth, a surfeit of exceptionally played organs, mellotrons, horns, strings, guitars, piano, and more paint daring soundscapes that on this reissue teem with color, texture, and detail. Reference-level spatiality and separation contribute to full, three-dimensional imaging and the ability to identify distinctive instruments (and their tones) in the mix.
Anything lesser wouldn't befit the legend Rolling Stone proclaimed "a crucial bridge between the baroque psychedelic pop of the late Sixties and the more personal singer-songwriter era of the Seventies" and named the 62nd Greatest Songwriter of All Time. Nilsson's prolific skills shine throughout Nilsson Schmilsson, whose star-studded galaxy also involves session pros Klaus Voorman, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Paul Buckmaster, and Gary Wright. Factor in the better-sounding options then available at London's Trident Studios, Perry's deft touch, and Nilsson's knack for songcraft, and every note here sings.
None more so than those on "Without You," of course. Nilsson's sublime rendition of the Badfinger song climbed to the top of the Billboard charts and became a staple still heard in films and television shows. A pinwheel of point and counterpoint melody, and ringed by accordions, trumpets, and trombones, the bright, upbeat albeit melancholy "Gotta Get Up" also has enjoyed new life via its prominent appearance in the Netflix series "Russian Doll."
More famous still is the indelible "Coconut," a Caribbean-flavored novelty smash that zoomed into the Billboard Top 10 and witnesses not only Nilsson's savvy lyrical acumen but finds him singing in a variety of different voices to suit the characters. Indeed, character abounds on Nilsson Schmilsson, one whose genius gets spotlit in solo form on the spooky, shivering, sleepless-at-2AM blues "Early in the Morning" with the same effortlessness it handles the raucousness of the romping, groove-laden "Jump into the Fire." (Just listen to those bass strings growl!)
"We can make each other happy," Nilsson shouts. No argument here. Secure your collectible copy of this inimitable album
Acoustic Guitar – John Uribe)
Bass – Herbie Flowers , Klaus Voormann
Drums – Jim Gordon , Jim Keltner
Guitar – Chris Spedding
Producer – Richard Perry
Vocals – Harry Nilsson
Gotta Get Up
Driving Alone
Early in the Morning
The Moonbeam Song
Down
Without You
Coconut
Let the Good Times Roll
Jump into the Fire
I'll Never Leave You
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