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Early Tymes is an album consisting of demos (fifteenth album) by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...

 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
Claude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....

, Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...

 and Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...

) 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 and released as Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions and contains 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

  1. "He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Turner) – 1:36
  2. "It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:48
  3. "Please Mr. Music Man" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:41
  4. "Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
  5. "The Will" (Turner, Young) – 2:40
  6. "The Ash Grove" (Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
  7. "All for Your Love" (Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
  8. "There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
  9. "Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
  10. "Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
  11. "Oh, I Wonder" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:49

Nilsson '62: The Debut Sessions Track listing

  1. "It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:48
  2. "Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
  3. "Thank Heaven for Kathy" (Nilsson, Turner) – 2:28
  4. "My Girl" (Nilsson, Turner) – 1:59
  5. "A Man and His Castle" (Turner) – 2:26
  6. "My Baby's Coming Home" (Holly, Nilsson, Turner) – 1:29
  7. "Once a Loser" (Turner) – 2:32
  8. "Me Without You" (Turner) – 1:48
  9. "Oh Caroline" (John Marascalco
    John Marascalco
    John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell...

    , Turner) – 1:55
  10. "The Only Light" (Mitchell, Murphy, Turner) – 3:48
  11. "Just Wait Till Summer Comes" (Alpert, Turner) – 2:03
  12. "Please Mr. Music Man" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:41
  13. "The Will" (Turner, Young) – 2:40
  14. "He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Turner) – 1:36
  15. "All for Your Love" (Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
  16. "The Ash Grove" (Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
  17. "Take This Heart" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:29
  18. "Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
  19. "There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
  20. "Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
  21. "On Time" (Turner) – 3:02
  22. "Nilsson's Message to Scotty" (Nilsson) – 1:06

Hollywood Dreamer Track listing

  1. "Oh Caroline" (John Marascalco
    John Marascalco
    John Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell...

    , Turner) – 1:55
  2. "Just Wait Till Summer Comes" (Alpert, Turner) – 2:03
  3. "It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:48
  4. "The Will" (Turner, Young) – 2:40
  5. "He Ain't Gonna Get My Girl" (Turner) – 1:36
  6. "The Only Light" (Mitchell, Murphy, Turner) – 3:48
  7. "Once a Loser" (Turner) – 2:32
  8. "The Ash Grove" (Lampert, Turner) – 1:42
  9. "Building Me Up" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:46
  10. "A Man and His Castle" (Turner) – 2:26
  11. "All for Your Love" (Farrow, Lampert, Turner) – 1:35
  12. "My Baby's Coming Home" (Holly, Nilsson, Turner) – 1:29
  13. "Please Mr. Music Man" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:41
  14. "Oh, I Wonder" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:49
  15. "Learning from You" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:19
  16. "Take This Heart" (Marascalco, Turner) – 1:29
  17. "There's Gotta Be a Girl" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:13
  18. "Me Without You" (Turner) – 1:48
  19. "My Girl" (Nilsson, Turner) – 1:59
  20. "Thank Heaven for Kathy" (Nilsson, Turner) – 2:28
  21. "Foolish Clock" (Murphy, Turner) – 2:12
  22. "It Just Ain't Right" (Marascalco, Turner) – 2:50
  23. "On Time" (Turner) – 3:02
  24. "Nilsson's Message to Scotty" (Nilsson) – 1:06
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