''Early Tymes'' is a compilation album consisting of demos by
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ove ...
who recorded for Scott Turner in 1962, when he was still a struggling musician, whose regular job was working in a bank. He was reportedly paid $5 per song to sing vocals to Turner's acoustic guitar. The demos were overdubbed by various studio musicians (including
Leon Russell
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...
,
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
and
Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...
) in 1962, and then again were dubbed in 1977 and released on the album ''Early Tymes'' in 1977. The demos were then re-dubbed and released in 1994 as ''Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions'' and contain previously unreleased demos. ''Hollywood Dreamer'' was released in 2001 without any of the overdubs, and contains the unreleased demos "Oh I Wonder" and "On Time".
Early Tymes Track listing
#"He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Scott Turner) – 1:36
#"It Just Ain't Right" (
John Marascalco
John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Marascalco co-wrote several of ...
, Turner) – 2:48
#"Please Mr. Music Man" (
Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...
, Turner) – 2:41
#"Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
#"The Will" (Turner, Kevin Young) – 2:40
#"The Ash Grove" (
Diane Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
#"All for Your Love" (Peter Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
#"There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
#"Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
#"Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
#"Oh, I Wonder" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:49
Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions Track listing
#"It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:48
#"Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
#"Thank Heaven for Kathy" (Nilsson, Turner) – 2:28
#"My Girl" (Nilsson, Turner) – 1:59
#"A Man and His Castle" (Turner) – 2:26
#"My Baby's Coming Home" (Holly, Nilsson, Turner) – 1:29
#"Once a Loser" (Turner) – 2:32
#"Me Without You" (Turner) – 1:48
#"Oh Caroline" (
John Marascalco
John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Marascalco co-wrote several of ...
, Turner) – 1:55
#"The Only Light" (Mitchell, Murphy, Turner) – 3:48
#"Just Wait Till Summer Comes" (Alpert, Turner) – 2:03
#"Please Mr. Music Man" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:41
#"The Will" (Turner, Young) – 2:40
#"He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Turner) – 1:36
#"All for Your Love" (Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
#"The Ash Grove" (Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
#"Take This Heart" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:29
#"Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
#"There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
#"Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
#"On Time" (Turner) – 3:02
#"Nilsson's Message to Scotty" (Nilsson) – 1:06
Hollywood Dreamer Track listing
#"Oh Caroline" (
John Marascalco
John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Marascalco co-wrote several of ...
, Turner) – 1:55
#"Just Wait Till Summer Comes" (Alpert, Turner) – 2:03
#"It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:48
#"The Will" (Turner, Young) – 2:40
#"He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Turner) – 1:36
#"The Only Light" (Mitchell, Murphy, Turner) – 3:48
#"Once a Loser" (Turner) – 2:32
#"The Ash Grove" (Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
#"Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
#"A Man and His Castle" (Turner) – 2:26
#"All for Your Love" (Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
#"My Baby's Coming Home" (Holly, Nilsson, Turner) – 1:29
#"Please Mr. Music Man" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:41
#"Oh, I Wonder" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:49
#"Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
#"Take This Heart" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:29
#"There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
#"Me Without You" (Turner) – 1:48
#"My Girl" (Nilsson, Turner) – 1:59
#"Thank Heaven for Kathy" (Nilsson, Turner) – 2:28
#"Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
#"It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:50
#"On Time" (Turner) – 3:02
#"Nilsson's Message to Scotty" (Nilsson) – 1:06
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Harry Nilsson albums
1977 albums
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