I acquired this pressing from a Dutch seller, living in France, who advertised it as an Australian pressing. I suspect that was merely a typo as the Dutch know their geography perfectly well. None the less, this was one I didn’t have and was happy to add my very first Nilsson pressing from Austria for the very reasonable sum that was being asked.

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Let’s keep the French flag waving with this French pressing of Nilsson Schmilsson under the alternate title of ‘Without You‘.

I’m not entirely sure why this alternate cover was used as there was a French pressing of Nilsson Schmilsson issued the very same year with the very same catalogue number that used the original US artwork, but I’m all for alternate artwork so why not?

I’m not much for trading records. I always prefer a straight forward monetary transaction but there are times that you just have to step outside your comfort zone when in pursuit of that elusive bit of vinyl. I’ve been keeping an eye out for the French compilation, Nilsson 3 for a while, but could never find anyone wiling to sell.

Then someone in the Harry Nilsson Group on Facebook (hi Philippe !) mentioned he had a spare and would be willing to trade. I did something most collectors never do – I traded my only copy of something that had been equally difficult to track down but sometimes you just have to toss the dice. Hopefully what I traded will find its way back to me some day. For now though I’m very happy to add Nilsson 3 to the collection and share with you all here.

Don’t you love it when you stumble across a pressing you didn’t know even existed? Don’t you love it even more when it’s in great condition and going for a song? Yep, me too.

Borrowing the base artwork from Aerial Ballet for its cover, this compilation LP from Brazil features quite a nice mix of some of Harry’s true gems.

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