Harry Nilsson - Aerial Ballet

180-gram vinyl

To define in a nutshell the music of Harry Nilsson in accordance with his personality can easily become a fiasco. The American singer-songwriter might well share his reputation as a multi-talented eccentric with a number of other musicians. However, his highly unusual style and his "satirical catchy pop songs (composed) with the sparkling eye of a cynic and the tearful eye of a nostalgic" (rororo Rock Lexicon) cannot be pigeonholed.

Nilsson packaged derisive lines, spiced with a pinch of self-irony, in suspiciously pleasing yet carefully selected tunes. His cultivated and astonishingly supple voice basked to the full in bittersweet phrases, aided by elaborate, melting, slushy arrangements with strings and winds. Several of the wonderfully fresh numbers from Aerial Ballet reached top places in the charts. "Everybody's Talkin'" became world-famous through its use in the film "Asphalt Cowboy" and brought Nilsson his first Grammy Award. The song "One" soared to the Top Ten of the charts. The other light and airy songs now invite you to create your very own hit list. Every single number makes great listening!

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

Recording: 1967 and 1968 in RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood
Production: Rick Jarrad

 

Side 1

Good Old Desk

Don't Leave Me

Mr. Richland's Favorite Song

Little Cowboy

Together

Side 2

Everybody's Talkin'

I Said Goodbye To Me

Little Cowboy

Mr. Tinker

One

The Wailing Of The Willow

Bath

Customer Reviews (4.50 Stars) 2 person(s) rated this product.

Get it before it's gone!!! posted on 08/23/2022 5 Stars Reviewer: joey1127 Speakers Corner does such a fantastic job! This release of Arial Ballet does not contain "Daddy's Song"which was originally removed from the initial release shortly after the first copies were issued, because the Monkees had paid for exclusive rights to the song after they used it in their movie HEAD. That aside, this is a fantastic remaster and it sounds superb. Very, very smooth and quiet without any distortion or noise. If you like early Nilsson, you will want to get this pressing before it's gone for good...and it'salmost gone!

Great sounding, where is Daddy’s song? posted on 06/01/2021 4 Stars Great press, beautiful art work, but omits the first track on the US release Daddy’s Song, bummer.

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