Legendary Harry Nilsson

Personal Best: The Harry Nilsson Anthology Although Nilsson didn't select the tracks for this two-CD collection drawn from his '60s and '70s work for RCA, Personal Best generously touches on the many sides of his musical personality: the whimsical (his layered version of the Beatles' "You Can't Do That"), the soaring ("Wi...	As Time Goes By The complete recording session for 'A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night'. 19 tracks, including 'Lazy Moon', 'For Me And My Gal', 'It Had To Be You', 'Always' and 'Makin' Whoopee!'. 1996 release on BMG's Camden label.	Harry Nilsson - All-Time Greatest Hits At its core, Harry Nilsson's work was tuneful singer-songwriter fare, but the orchestrated arrangements and Nilsson's distinctive voice hinted at something more complex. A talent of many contradictions, his songs are alternately quaint ("Good Old Desk") and disturbing ("1941"), m...	Nilsson Sings Newman	Pandemonium Shadow Show/Aerial Ballet/Aerial Pandemonium Ballet Three Albums on Double CD: 'Pandemonium Shadow Show', 'Aerial Ballet' and 'Aerial Pandemonium Ballet' (A Remix Album). Includes Four Bonus Tracks..
Skidoo / The Point Two albums on one CD. Featuring the soundtracks to, 'Skidoo' (first ever reissue) (1968) and 'The Point' (1970). Bonus tracks, 'I Will Take You There', 'Girlfriend', 'Down To The Valley' and 'Buy My Album'. Standard jewel case with slipcase. 20+ years before his 1994 death from ...	Harry Nilsson - Greatest Hits 21 Digitally Remastered Tracks from the Genious Troubadour.	The Point Harry Nilsson wrote the entirely hummable songs (including the hit, "Me and My Arrow") for this charming, 1971 animation feature about a boy with a round head who is banished from the land of pointy-headed people. An allegory about nonconformism presented in a delightful way, thi...	Nilsson Schmilsson The late Harry Nilsson's creative and commercial peak, this LP showcases the singer-songwriter's lighthearted worldview to best advantage. It remains one of the best, most consistent, and least dated albums from an early-'70s era not known for underplayed, unpretentious subtlety....	Magical Mystery Tour The album feels even more like a collection of singles (instead of an actual movie soundtrack) than Help! or A Hard Day's Night, but maybe that's because every song sounds like it could have been a hit single--with the natural exception of the goofy/weird instrumental "Flying." E...

Can't beat it for the money
The previous reviewer did a great job of summarizing this Australian collection. I assume its not remastered, however the sound quality is fine. It is a rather haphazard, but unique collection of Nilsson's work with strong emphasis of material from Schmillson and A little touch (in fact both entire albums, the majority of Pussy Cats and miscellaneous cuts from early and later albums. Not bad at all - especially as an introductory purchase.

Take a look at the price--- yep, for a THREE CD set!
I am no hardcore Nilsson fan. I'll say that right off the bat. I've always liked the songs of his that I knew, like "Jump Into the Fire"(brilliantly utilized by Martin Scorsese in "Goodfellas"), "Coconut"(featured prominently in Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs"), "Everybody's Talkin'"(used in the great film "Midnight Cowboy"). Being a huge Beatles fan, I knew that he was pals with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. But I never bought any of his albums. Getting to the point, I've established my status as 'casual fan.' Usually that means I'll buy a 'best of' disc rather than run out and buy the whole catalog. IF YOU HAVE EVEN A CASUAL INTEREST IN HARRY NILSSON-- this is the package to buy. It's THREE CDS, and it'll cost you about the same as a single disc. Among these 3 discs are the ENTIRE "Nilsson Schmilsson" and "A Touch of Schmilsson in the Night" albums, and most of the tracks from the Lennon-produced "Pussycats" album are here also. There is a two disc Nilsson Anthology called "Personal Best" which has a significantly different track listing, BUT it's also almost twice as expensive. If you want a cheap way to get into the music of Harry Nilsson, you can't beat this set. The only downside is the lack of any real liner notes- the insert is about as basic as you can get, it has songwriting credits and a short essay. NOTE-the price has been raised since the review was originally written - 12/15/06