On this day in 1974, Harry Nilsson and John Lennon record ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues‘
On This Day – March 28, 1974
That’s The Way It Is … An Acetate.
This acetate from 1976 comes via the personal collection of Trevor Lawrence who produced and arranged “ … That’s The Way It Is”.
While this contains the same song versions as found on the album release, there are some minor title variations found on the labels e.g. “Thousand Miles Away” rather than “A Thousand Miles Away, “Day Light” rather than “Daylight Has Caught Me” and what appears to simply be a corrected typo to the title “Zombie Jamboreea”
Most of my Nilsson collecting these days focuses on acetates and test pressings but they certainly have become few and far between so I’m very pleased to be able to add this one to the archive.
Son Of Dracula Press Release
From the Public Affairs office of the RCA Record Division comes this April 1974 Press Release of Son of Dracula …
Shep Gordon’s Memories of Harry
The Supermensch himself, talent manager extraordinaire and backstage pass bequeather, Mr. Shep Gordon shares an early memory of Harry.
I was 25 years old and in London for the first time. I was there trying to get Alice Cooper well known. I went to the record company and was taken into Derek Taylor’s oval sunken large office. As I looked around the room there was George Harrison in long white flowing linens fresh back from India, George Melly (an English alcoholic jazz artist who, it was obvious, was idolized by all in the room), and Harry Nilsson in the middle of it all pouring drinks for everyone. Lots of laughs, lots of drinking. The party went on for DAYS. For many years after i was lucky enough to stay friendly with Harry. The common element of all our meetings was having a meal and drink or two. Drunken lunches at ST JAMES club on sunset were the norm … always a lively conversation. I always left Harry thinking how lucky I was to spend time with him. A truly great American artist.