One can obviously rely on the Beatles

At a press conference that the Beatles were holding in 1968, John Lennon was asked who his favorite musicians from the United States: Nilsson! he answered without delay and without further comments. Then the music editor based on the question wanted to know because of Paul McCartney, which was his favorite US band: Nilsson! McCartney said, grinning.

So I could leave it at this review as well. More honor goes anyway and the Lennon and McCartney not even just before an international audience to explain some third-rate Tinker to someone they appreciate musically, one can probably safely assume. Who now at McCartney perhaps even suspected his legendary, mischievous sense of humor behind it, on top of that even British black, which can be easily blown away the doubts, because in later years, long after this press conference, it always comes back to collaborations between or equal to several of then already defunct Beatles albums on Nilsson. His tenth album "Pussy Cats" (1974), for example, has even produced entirely Lennon and Harry Nilsson turned even the honor and was even a photo on the cover of the album designed as a collage perpetuate. At the plate the way drummed some Ringo Starr and a German named Klaus Voormann plucked the bass ... Two years previously played George Harrison in his guitar. One might almost think somewhat exaggerated, in the Background of Harry Nilsson - the "Harry" he let on the covers off most - the Beatles existed for a few years on.

And if not reference the Beatles enough to be a glimpse into the almost 50-page booklet, which accompanies this little box, recommended. Each album all participating musicians are listed - endless lists at almost every production! - And you read the Who's Who of the sideman of those years. Everything rank and name and had been welcome in the 70s even with Clapton, Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Elton John, etc., also played with Nilsson and let his little 3-minute art really sparkle. Bobbey Keys (sax.), Ray Cooper (perc.), Peter Frampton (git.) And Jim Keltner (dr.), Just to mention a few more names to those mentioned above. And there were a few words einzusprechen, then took sometimes even Dustin Hoffman. Randy Newman also did it in 1970, do not take a whole Nilsson album long scan the piano, especially since it was finally his songs immortalized in honor on his fourth LP "Nilsson Sings Newman" Nilsson him. It would really just missing that the albums would have been beatified by the Pope, but were no good to Nilsson's texts.

With extremely abundant bonus to discuss a total of 14 albums in detail in a review, beyond the scope. The mention of the patrons and staff and Zuarbeiter above should make any music fan curious. So we come to the factual technically the treasure chest:

Sony published recently so few complete editions by artists who were at some point in one of their (now purchased) label. The quality is, to my knowledge, all remarkably high, the price-performance ratio almost unbeatable and the attention to detail amazing. Only is all on one label-based. The opulent and wonderful Johnny Cash Box for example, with incredible 60 albums, ending in 1986, because cash then joined the company.

In Nilsson "Complete RCA album" however actually means almost his entire musical life's work. Because before his album debut in 1967 at RCA with "Pandemonium Shadow Show," there was only one series (unsuccessful) Singles with another label that previously appeared on the compilation LP "Spotlight on Harry Nilsson" in - missing here, is also unnecessary. And after his RCA contract expired in 1977, was published in 1980, only one last, his 15th album "Flash Harry" at Mercury - is missing here necessarily, but forthcoming individually republication! Until his early death in January 1994 rather Nilsson published no more new material.

So this little box actually spans the years 1967-1977 almost all his great work. 14 regular studio albums, one with remakes of older songs, come here in the original LP sleeve therefore, almost all as a stable fold-out cover. And each of 14 CDs contains the original album Tracklist still Bonus - plenty! For the first two albums the complete LP is twice the silver discs, the sound warm and transparent remastered stereo mix, followed by the complete album again in the Mono-mix, then the 1967/68 still appeared in parallel. Now these mono romance me is not communicable, but there is obviously an audience that enjoys it.
From Album No.3 followed, after each 10sekündiger break the last official album track, which always so around it in the same year was still among the people: Alternative single versions, exclusive soundtrack songs, single B-sides, etc.
And that still is not enough, because in addition to the number of CDs now increased to 17, because in addition to regular back then published three albums brimming with slices Session Outtakes complement the official discography. A total of 58 songs from the years 1967-1974 in alternative version or completely discarded songs are made here for the first time largely accessible. No Schramm liges try, but otherwise very fine imaginary arrangements, as those who then found on the album later. And here was done sound great.

All in all, a wonderful box that contributes hope that this extraordinary musician does not fall into oblivion. It's in the song writing, vocal and musical quality that it united in itself, in any case does not understand that he never took the place in the music world who deserved it, far less has been commercially successful than might have been in this pooling best conditions expected can - he probably lacked the star attitude too. So beautiful and great his two gigantic hits "Everybody's Talkin '" and "Without you" (yes, by Mariah Carey twenty years later geknödelte dead) were also, Harry Nilsson was far more. To discover it is definitely worth - said in 1968 already Lennon and McCartney! And 2013. I say it, in the event that not enough for you, the authority of the British!