Ten Little Indians/1941/Cuddly Toy/She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune/You Can’t Do That/Sleep Late My Lady Friend/She’s Leaving Home/There Will Never Be/Without Her/Freckles/Its Been So Long/River Deep Mountain High
Harry Nilsson first achieved fame as a songwriter, his song Cuddly Toy was recorded by The Monkees. This and five other Nilsson originals are included on his debut LP Pandemonium Shadow Show, which also includes his unique take on some Beatles' tunes.
"I'd forgotten what a good Nilsson album this was. He does an incredible Beatles medley where he starts with You Can't Do That and without changing the tune, weaves in lines from other songs. If you don't have any Nilsson already, this is a great place to start."
"Harry Nilsson's debut album is one of the better efforts I've heard from the man. Yes, it is pop - very mature 1967 pop. Sure, Cuddly Toy was covered by The Monkees but Nilsson's lovable personality on that tune and all the others here really carry the record, making it not only a very coherent collection but consistent on the whole."
"One of the all time best Harry Nilsson albums. These songs are affectionate, cheery and childish in the best possible way. This is his first (maybe only) true masterpiece."
"Shadow Show really is not a rock and roll album. Like say, Randy Newman or Laura Nyro, Nilsson was drawing from ragtime, vaudeville, sometimes even children's music on this album. And it all works. His voice is amazing, he has a great jazz motif going with his clean voice. The songs are well written and the arrangements are warm with nice subtle horns."
"Let me count the positive things first. The production is faultless and the sound quality excellent. Nilsson could sing very well back in 1967. The cover of Beatles' You Can't Do That is quite clever in mixing several Fab Four songs together but ending up sounding like the same song. And then the minuses - there are altogether too many covers, and Nilsson's own songs are often not that good either."
"Harry Nilsson's debut Pandemonium Shadow Show is a spectacular piece of psychedelic music. Highly advisable for people who love intelligent pop music."
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