Harry Nilsson - The Second Disc

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Adam Schlesinger, Andy Partridge, Boyce and Hart, Carole King, Davy Jones, Gerry Goffin, Harry Nilsson, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Peter Tork, Rivers Cuomo, The Monkees

Who Was It? 7a Records Collects Davy Jones Rarities on “Music and Memories: The MGM Recordings”

October 21, 2025 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

On November 14, 7a Records will fill in a missing chapter of the Davy Jones story. Music and Memories: The MGM Recordings premieres on CD the handful of singles recorded by the Monkees’ resident song-and-dance man for the MGM Records label – including both mono and stereo mixes and a rare Japan-only single side – and, for good measure, adds all of Jones’ tracks recorded for the original London cast recording of Harry Nilsson’s The Point. This release follows the label’s 2015 collection of Micky Dolenz’s MGM output. After Jones and Micky…

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Harry Nilsson, Jimmy Webb, Joni Mitchell

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Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine: Cherry Red Collects Jimmy Webb’s 1970s Albums on “A Life in Words and Music”

August 27, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

“Freddy, those songs killed me.” Jimmy Webb once confessed to longtime musical collaborator Fred Mollin that the songs on which he made his name – “Up, Up, and Away,” Didn’t We,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” among innumerable other classics – placed him at a personal crossroads. He yearned to be accepted as a singer-songwriter like his contemporaries, but the fact that he began his career writing songs for others (and massive hit songs, at that) made acceptance in that field an uphill battle. Over the years, the…

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Tell Me Again: Tomorrow’s Real Gone Vinyl Slate Includes Irma Thomas and Soundtracks to Two Nora Ephron Romantic Comedies

March 10, 2022 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

Tomorrow, March 11, sees a new batch of Real Gone Music vinyl titles hitting store shelves. Among the trio is a lost album by Irma Thomas and a pair of soundtracks to Nora Ephron rom-coms. Two of the releases are making their vinyl debuts. First up is Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album from Irma Thomas. Thomas, known as “The Soul Queen of New Orleans,” was born approximately 50 miles from that city in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1941. As a child, she sang in church choir and began singing with band…

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Bobby Darin, Carole King, Celine Dion, Harry Connick Jr., Harry Nilsson, Irma Thomas, Randy Newman

Release Round-Up: Week of June 4

June 4, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rod Stewart, 1975-1978 (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A new vinyl box set collects remastered versions of Rod Stewart’s breakthrough first four Warner Bros. albums – Atlantic Crossing (1975), A Night on the Town (1976), Foot Loose and Fancy Free (1977), and Blondes Have More Fun (1978) – and adds the bonus LP Encores 1975-1978 featuring ten outtakes, five of which have never been released in any format. Read more here. Mumps, Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, You’ve Got Mumps (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Omnivore celebrates late American…

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Billy F. Gibbons, Crowded House, Gary Louris, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Liz Phair, Mumps, Osmond Chapman Orchestra, Rod Stewart

Everybody’s Talkin’: Crimson Releases “Gold” Collections from Nilsson, Kris Kristofferson, Jim Reeves, Glenn Miller, Joe Brown

March 25, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Crimson Productions’ series of budget-priced Gold compilations has continued with a number of new titles spotlighting artists from the pop-rock, country, and big band genres. Today, we’ll take a look at five of those recent releases. Nilsson: Gold features 45 tracks from singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson’s RCA recordings. As Nilsson’s oeuvre has been comprehensively addressed in the past – most notably on the 2013 box set The RCA Albums Collection – there’s not much that’s new here. Arranged in very loose chronological order (but starting with the Midnight Cowboy classic “Everybody’s Talkin’”), Gold…

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Glenn Miller, Harry Nilsson, Jim Reeves, Joe Brown, Kris Kristofferson

Release Round-Up: Week of February 19

February 19, 2021 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Zappa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Zappa Records/UMe) 3CD/Digital: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/Digital Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UMe and Zappa Records offer a soundtrack release for director Alex Winter’s documentary film about the iconoclastic artist. The 68-track collection is out today on CD and has been available digitally, while the 5-LP and 2-LP versions will be released May 7. The deluxe physical and digital editions of Zappa include nearly every song heard in the film including 12 previously unreleased tracks. These include performances from…

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David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson, Kris Kristofferson, Morrissey, Whitesnake

Soundtrack Watch: Everybody’s Talkin’ About Quartet’s Score Reissues

December 17, 2020 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

As we approach the end of 2020, soundtrack labels are working overtime to put out some great archival score presentations. Not to be ignored this time of year is an impressive line-up from European label Quartet Records: last week they announced three incredible expanded releases and a new re-recording. Additionally, they recently issued another two expanded releases that are absolutely worth fans’ time. Those recent releases are a pair of acclaimed scores from 1990: Jerry Goldsmith’s work on Total Recall, and Maurice Jarre’s soundtrack to the thriller Jacob’s Ladder. Total Recall found…

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Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, Maurice Jarre

Release Round-Up: Week of September 11

September 11, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Reba McEntire, Rumor Has It: 30th Anniversary Edition (MCA Nashville) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Exclusive Orange Vinyl: Wal-Mart Reba McEntire expands her 1990 album in a new anniversary edition with two bonus tracks on CD (an acoustic take of Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy” recorded at the Ryman Auditorium and a dance remix of the song by Dave Audé) and one on vinyl (the acoustic recording). Read more here! The Duprees, The Coed Albums: You Belong to Me/Have You Heard (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Best…

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Adam Wade, Fritz Reiner, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Maestro, Melissa Manchester, Reba McEntire, Stanley Turrentine, The Crests, The Dillards, The Duprees

Summer Blessings: Super Picks for July’s Bandcamp Friday

July 3, 2020 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

The Bandcamp Friday train keeps rolling – a light in the darkness for music lovers if ever there was one! On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another on June 19 (a planned annual practice in…

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Adam Schlesinger, Digable Planets, Harry Nilsson, Hum, Nick Lowe, Peter Gabriel, Sonic Youth, Swamp Dogg

Release Round-Up: Week of February 21

February 21, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Hank Williams, Pictures from Life’s Other Side – The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings (BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) BMG salutes late singer-songwriter-legend Hank Williams with the release of Pictures from Life’s Other Side – The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144 tracks recorded by Williams for his 1951 radio show sponsored by Mother’s Best Flour Company. The Mother’s Best radio shows have been chronicled on various sets…

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Bob Crewe, Erasure, Eric Burdon, Fred Rogers, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Miles Davis, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, Nancy Priddy, Neneh Cherry, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Green, Ringo Starr, The Animals, The Staple Singers

Release Round-Up: Week of November 22

November 22, 2019 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear’s original 1961-1970 series together. Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis, Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence, and Ray Conniff, and even more new-to-CD tracks from The Harry Simeone…

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Bing Crosby, Gary Puckett, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Mathis, Leonard Cohen, Loudon Wainwright III, Mark Lindsay, Rod Stewart, Stanley Black, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, a-ha

Review: Harry Nilsson, “Losst and Founnd”

November 21, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Welcome back, old friend. Omnivore Recordings has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year with the first posthumous release from the late Harry Nilsson (1941-1994). Losst and Founnd premieres 43 minutes of “new” Nilsson music, and as the man himself sings on the title track, “what a miracle” it is. While longtime fans and collectors will be familiar with a handful of these recordings from their inclusion on a posthumous publishing promo and ubiquitous bootlegs of the sessions, it’s safe to say that nobody’s heard them sounding quite…

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Everybody’s Still Talkin’: Omnivore Preps Unreleased Harry Nilsson Album for November

September 25, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Nilsson fans (and who isn’t?), rejoice! On November 22, the late singer-songwriter’s final recordings will at last see the light of day on CD, vinyl, and digital formats from Omnivore Recordings. Losst and Founnd is the first new album of original material from Harry Nilsson since 1980’s Flash Harry. Nilsson was working on the album at the time of his death at the age of 52 in January 1994 with producer Mark Hudson (Ringo Starr, Aerosmith). Two of the songs, “U.C.L.A.” and “Animal Farm,” were issued on the 2006 publishing promo Perfect…

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The Second Disc’s Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018

November 23, 2018 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza – and Record Store Day’s miniature cousin to April’s yearly event. In keeping with TSD tradition, Joe, Randy, and Sam have elected our top picks of the numerous titles being released tomorrow from many of our favorite labels, including…

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Al Jardine, America, Bobbie Gentry, Duke Ellington, Guns N' Roses, Harry Nilsson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Paul Williams, Record Store Day, Roy Buchanan, Soul Asylum, Sun Ra, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, Todd Rundgren

The Second Disc’s 2018 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year’s Record Store Day event! Once you’re through reading, let us know what you’re most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer! Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Real Gone Music, Demon Music Group, Walt Disney Records, Omnivore Recordings, and more! Joe’s kicking things off with five essential picks (in alphabetical order)! The Beau Brummels, Bradley’s Barn [Expanded Edition] (Run Out Groove) Before Abbey Road…

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Don’t Fear The Reaper: Real Gone’s Record Store Day Lineup Includes Tim Buckley, Harry Nilsson, Blue Oyster Cult and The Rascals

March 12, 2018 by Randy Fairman | 3 Comments

As we continue our look through this year’s upcoming Record Store Day releases, here is what Real Gone Music will be offering on April 21 at your local record store! Tim Buckley, Live at the Troubadour – 2-LP 12″ Clear Vinyl First appearing on CD in 1994, this album is drawn from Tim Buckley’s September 3 and September 4, 1969 shows at West Hollywood’s famed Troubadour. Buckley was joined by Lee Underwood on guitar, Carter C.C. Collins on congas, John Balkin on bass, and Art Trip on drums in the band. Some…

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Blue Oyster Cult, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Record Store Day, The Rascals, Tim Buckley

Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 13LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The third release in Parlophone’s series of chronological box sets dedicated to the music of David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) closes the book on the legendary artist’s RCA career. It follows 2015’s Five Years (1969-1973) and 2016’s Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), offering material from five major studio and live albums: Low (1977), “Heroes” (1977), Stage (1978), Lodger (1979) and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Low, “Heroes” and Lodger are, of course, referred to as the “Berlin”…

UPDATE 8/22: Harry Nilsson’s “Popeye” Soundtrack, Complete with Demos, To Be Released In September

August 22, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

ORIGINAL POST OF MAY 8: UPDATED AUGUST 22: Well, blow me down! Varese Sarabande will be bringing the soundtrack to composer-lyricist Harry Nilsson and director Robert Altman’s loopy film musical version of Popeye to compact disc in an authorized edition for the very first time on September 29 – but that’s not all. This 2-CD deluxe edition will not only feature all of Nilsson’s memorable songs as performed by the perfectly-cast likes of Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Paul Dooley, but will also debut Thomas Pierson’s instrumental score on CD, and an…

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Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks

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The Monkees, Yardbirds, Andy Williams, 5th Dimension Featured On “Songs of Harry Nilsson”

August 11, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Randy Newman once observed of his friend Harry Nilsson, “The records Harry made, and the first records I made, it was like The Rolling Stones never existed.” Indeed, before his famously chronicled lifestyle as a Hollywood hellraiser threatened to overshadow his reputation as a talent nonpareil (and left his once-angelic voice in tatters), Nilsson had carved out an artful niche of wit and whimsy. He expressed his musical muse in gentle psychedelia, baroque pop, folk rock, vaudeville pastiche, and bossa nova, and paid beautiful homage to his artistic inspirations including Newman and…

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Al Kooper, Andy Williams, Blood Sweat and Tears, Harry Nilsson, Sandie Shaw, The 5th Dimension, The Monkees, The Yardbirds, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of June 30

June 30, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beach Boys, 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow (Capitol/Brother/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Beach Boys’ Sunshine Tomorrow, a new 2-CD and digital collection, not only premieres the first-ever true stereo mix of 1967’s Wild Honey, but also premieres a whopping 54 rarities recorded that year including the live album Lei’d in Hawaii, session material from both Wild Honey and Smiley Smile, and further live recordings (spanning 1967-1970). Read all of the specs here, and tune back in soon for our full review of…

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Art Pepper, Beach House, Harry Nilsson, Peggy March, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, Various Artists

EXCLUSIVE! I Yam What I Yam: Varese Brings Complete “Popeye” with Harry Nilsson Demos To CD

May 8, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

BREAKING! Well, blow me down! Varese Sarabande has just shared the news with The Second Disc that the label will be bringing the soundtrack to composer-lyricist Harry Nilsson and director Robert Altman’s loopy film musical version of Popeye to compact disc for the very first time in July – but that’s not all. This 2-CD deluxe edition will not only feature all of Nilsson’s memorable songs as performed by the perfectly-cast likes of Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Paul Dooley, but will also debut Thomas Pierson’s instrumental score on CD, and an…

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Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks

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Ten Years Strong: The Second Disc’s 2017 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 21, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year’s Record Store Day event! Once you’re through reading, let us know what you’re most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer! Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Walt Disney Records, Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings, and many more! Mike’s kicking things off… This year’s Record Store Day offerings include some excellent archival live releases and a couple cool looking packages I wouldn’t mind adding…

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All Together Now: Springsteen, Hendrix, Nilsson, Mathis, Cash Headline Legacy’s Record Store Day Slate

March 21, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Record Store Day is turning 10 years old on Saturday, April 22, and Legacy Recordings isn’t one to miss out on the fun! The Legacy team has unveiled more than 20 exclusive releases on 7- and 12-inch vinyl that will be available at your local independent record retailer. Many of the label’s heaviest hitters and longtime favorites are represented here – including Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Mathis, Ben Folds, Santana, and The Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson. Legacy is also using RSD to introduce a new brand, Certified Classics, celebrating…

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Ben Folds, Bruce Springsteen, Dennis Wilson, Harry Nilsson, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Pink Floyd, Santana, Toto

Do Your Thing: 20 Record Store Day Black Friday Essentials

November 1, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Are you making a list and checking it twice? We are! Record Store Day Black Friday is here in less than a month, and this week we’re showcasing all of our favorite titles. We’ve shown you the goods from Legacy, Real Gone, Rhino and Omnivore; now, here are 20 more titles we think you should absolutely check out. There’s soundtrack goodies from Varese Sarabande and Light in the Attic; holiday favorites from Bob & Doug McKenzie, Frank Sinatra and “Dolemite” himself; lost gems from Isaac Hayes, The Runaways and Harry Nilsson; and…

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