NONESUCH 5-LPs+7" RSD 558519-1: Randy Newman - Lonely At The Top - 2017 SEALED

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Background -

FACTORY SEALED from 2017! - Limited edition of 1,000 sets for worldwide sales, exclusive for RSD 2017 (Record Store Day) 

An anomaly among early-'70s singer/songwriters, Randy Newman may have been slightly influenced by Bob Dylan, but his music owed more to New Orleans R&B and traditional pop than folk. Newman developed an idiosyncratic style that alternated between sweeping, cinematic pop and rolling R&B, which were tied together by his nasty sense of humor. Where his peers concentrated on confessional song writing, Newman drew characters, creating a world filled with misfits, outcasts, charlatans, and con men. Though he occasionally showed sympathy for his characters, he became well known for his biting sense of satire, highlighted by his fluke 1978 hit "Short People" and his parody of '80s yuppies, "I Love L.A." While Newman's records consistently received strongly positive reviews, he made his money through composing film scores for films like Ragtime and The Natural. His albums may never have sold in large amounts, but his work influenced several generations of songwriters, including Lyle Lovett and Mark Knopfler.

Born into a musical family -- his uncles Alfred and Lionel were both noted film composers -- Randy Newman had become a professional songwriter by the time he was 17, working for a California publishing house. Newman pursued a B.A. in music from UCLA, but he dropped out of college when his friend Lenny Waronker landed him a record contract with Reprise Records. His eponymous debut album received little attention upon its 1968 release, but over the next few years, his reputation as a songwriter grew as Judy Collins, Dusty Springfield, and Peggy Lee recorded his songs. Three Dog Night took his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" to number one in 1970, the same year Harry Nilsson recorded an entire album of Randy's songs, Nilsson Sings Newman.

Newman's second album, 1970's 12 Songs, was widely praised upon its release, but the record failed to sell. Live repeated the same pattern in 1971, but 1972's Sail Away became a moderate hit, due to positive reviews and Newman's constant touring. He followed the record album in 1974 with Good Old Boys, an ambitious concept album about the South that received considerable controversy over its song "Rednecks," whose ironic sense of humor was misunderstood by many. The song set the stage for 1977's "Short People," a simple satire of bigotry and prejudice taken from Little Criminals. While the irony in "Short People" was barely hidden, the song offended many listeners, and the ensuing furor helped the single reach number two on the charts. Newman supported the album with his first tour since 1974.

In 1979, he returned with Born Again, which received mixed reviews, and Newman began a career as a film composer two years after its release. His first score was for Milos Forman's Ragtime, and his work was nominated for two Academy Awards. Newman released Trouble in Paradise to strong reviews in 1983, and the album spawned "I Love L.A.," a parody of shallow yuppie culture that was misinterpreted and became an anthem for '80s greed. Newman didn't release another album until 1988's Land of Dreams, which contained his first attempts at personal songwriting. Like most of his records, the album was greeted warmly by the critics, yet it failed to sell; "It's Money That Matters," a rewrite of "I Love L.A.," did become a minor hit.

Newman spent most of the '90s composing film scores and working on a musical adaptation of Dr. Faust. The resulting musical, Faust, was initially released as a concept album in the fall of 1995 to mixed reviews. A stage version of Faust opened the same month as the album's release, and it received better reviews. Newman garnered another Oscar nomination in 1996 for "You've Got a Friend," which was featured in the Disney computer-animated film Toy Story. His career was celebrated in 1998 with the release of the four-disc box set Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman.

Newman split with his longtime record company Reprise in early 1999. He signed with DreamWorks and released Bad Love, his first proper album since 1988's Land of Dreams, in the summer of 1999. A number of film projects followed, and Newman once again put his solo career on hiatus while composing music for several movies. In 2003, Newman signed with the artist-friendly Nonesuch label, and that year he released his label debut, The Randy Newman Songbook, in which he performed new solo piano and vocal arrangements of some of his most celebrated songs. (A second Songbook album was released in 2011, and Vol. 3 appeared in 2016.) Newman returned in 2008 with Harps and Angels, an album that revisited the biographical approach first attempted with Land of Dreams. In 2009 and 2010, Newman focused his creative energies on film music, scoring The Princess and the Frog and Toy Story 3; both earned Oscar and Grammy nods, and in the case of Toy Story 3, wins. He returned in 2017 with yet another Pixar soundtrack, Cars 3. Later the same year, Newman also released Dark Matter, a witty and often topical set that was his first album of new songs in nine years. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–77 was first released for Record Store Day 2017. It comprises Newman's first five studio albums—Randy Newman, 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, and Little Criminals—on vinyl plus a bonus 45 RPM of alternate versions of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" and "Last Night I Had a Dream." The collection is in limited release of 1,000. Grab a box before they disappear. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

This is a BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED, limited edition 5-LP + 1x7" boxed set issued by "NONESUCH" in 2017 - a RARE audiophile title! 

The boxed set made by NONESUCH Records is a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring - 

Randy Newman

5-LP / 1-7" Box Set Title -

Lonely At The Top - The Studio Albums 1968-77

Track Listing -

Randy Newman
A1. Love Story (You And Me) - 3:20         
A2. Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad - 2:00         
A3. Living Without You - 2:25         
A4. So Long Dad - 2:02         
A5. I Think He's Hiding - 3:04         
A6. Linda - 2:27         
B1. Laughing Boy - 1:55         
B2. Cowboy - 2:38         
B3. The Beehive State - 1:50         
B4. I Think It's Going To Rain Today - 2:55         
B5. Davy The Fat Boy - 2:50         
12 Songs
C1. Have You Seen My Baby? - 2:32         
C2. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield - 3:03         
C3. Mama Told Me Not To Come - 2:12         
C4. Suzanne - 3:15         
C5. Lover's Prayer - 1:55         
C6. Lucinda - 2:40         
C7. Underneath The Harlem Moon - Written-By – Harry Revel, Mack Gordon - 1:52         
D1. Yellow Man - 2:19         
D2. Old Kentucky Home - 2:40         
D3. Rosemary - 2:08         
D4. If You Need Oil - 3:00         
D5. Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues - 2:15         
Sail Away
E1. Sail Away - 2:56         
E2. Lonely At The Top - Alto Saxophone – Abe Most - 2:32         
E3. He Gives Us All His Love - 1:53         
E4. Last Night I Had A Dream - 3:01         
E5. Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear - 2:00         
E6. Old Man - 2:42         
F1. Political Science - 2:00         
F2. Burn On - 2:33         
F3. Memo To My Son - 1:56         
F4. Dayton, Ohio - 1903 - 1:47         
F5. You Can Leave Your Hat On - 3:18         
F6. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) - 3:36         
Good Old Boys
G1. Rednecks - 3:07         
G2. Birmingham - 2:45         
G3. Marie - Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Nick DeCaro - 3:07         
G4. Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) - 2:45         
G5. Guilty - 2:30         
H1. Louisiana 1927 - 2:54         
H2. Every Man A King - Written-By – Castro Carazo, Huey P. Long - 1:02         
H3. Kingfish - 2:42         
H4. Naked Man - 3:06         
H5. A Wedding In Cherokee County - 3:07         
H6. Back On My Feet Again - 3:30         
H7. Rollin’ - Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Nick DeCaro - 2:53         
Little Criminals
I1. Short People - Backing Vocals – Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther, Tim Schmit Bass – Klaus Voormann Congas – Milt Holland Drums – Jim Keltner Guitar – Waddy Wachtel - 2:54         
I2. You Can't Fool The Fat Man - Bass – "Pretty" Willie Weeks Congas – Milt Holland Drums – Andy Newmark - 2:44         
I3. Little Criminals - Bass – Willie Weeks Drums – Andy Newmark, Rick Marotta Guitar – Glenn Frey, "Average" Joe Walsh Percussion – Milt Holland Slide Guitar [Slide Solo], Soloist [Slide Solo] – Joe Walsh - 3:04
I4. Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father - Bass – Ralph Grierson - 2:40         
I5. Jolly Coppers On Parade - Bass – Willie Weeks Congas – Milt Holland Drums, Temple Block – Jim Keltner Guitar – Waddy Wachtel - 3:46         
I6. In Germany Before The War - 3:39         
J1. Sigmund Freud's Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America - Bass – Willie Weeks Drums, Tambourine – Jim Keltner - 3:02         
J2. Baltimore - Backing Vocals – Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther Bass – Willie Weeks Drums – Andy Newmark, Rick Marotta Guitar – Glenn Frey Percussion – Milt Holland - 4:02         
J3. I'll Be Home - Bass – Willie Weeks Drums – Jim Keltner Guitar – Waddy Wachtel - 2:47         
J4. Rider In The Rain - Backing Vocals – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther Bass – Willie Weeks Drums – Rick Marotta Guitar – Waddy Wachtel - 3:54         
J5. Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) - Bass – Willie Weeks Drums – Rick Marotta Guitar – Joe Walsh Mandola – Ry Cooder - 3:35         
J6. Old Man On The Farm - 2:14         
You Can Leave Your Hat On / Last Night I Had A Dream
K. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry Jumonville - 3:10         
L. Last Night I Had A Dream - 2:03

Performers / Credits / Other Information -

• Record Company – Warner Music Group
• Phonographic Copyright (p) (c) – Nonesuch Records Inc. • Phonographic Copyright (p) (c) – WEA International Inc. • Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Bourne Co., Inc., DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Randy Newman, Six Pictures Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., WB Music Corp.
• Recorded At – Amigo Studios, The Burbank Studios, Poppi Studios, Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Western Recorders
• Mixed At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Remixed At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18414, 18415, 18416, 18417, 18418, 18712
• Acoustic Guitar – Dennis Budimir (tracks: G1 to H7), Ron Elliott (2) (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Arranged By – Randy Newman (tracks: A1 to B5, E1 to J6, L)
• Backing Vocals – Bernie Leadon (tracks: G1 to H7), Don Henley (tracks: G1 to H7), Glenn Frey (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: C1 to D5), Chris Ethridge (tracks: E1 to F6), Jimmy Bond (tracks: E1 to F6), Lyle Ritz (tracks: C1 to D5), Red Callender (tracks: G1 to H7), Wilton Felder (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Co-producer – Jack Nitzsche (tracks: C2)
• Composed By – Randy Newman (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Concertmaster – Louis Kauffman* (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Conductor – Emil Newman (tracks: E1, F2), Larry Marks (tracks: E6), Randy Newman (tracks: G1 to J6)
• Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Judy Maizel (tracks: G1 to H7), Trudy Portch (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Drums – Andy Newmark (tracks: G1 to H7), Earl Palmer (tracks: E1 to F6), Gene Parsons (tracks: C1 to F6), Jim Gordon (tracks: C1 to D5), Jim Keltner (tracks: E1 to H7), Milt Holland (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Bass – Russ Titelman (tracks: G1 to H7), Willie Weeks (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Guitar – John Platania (tracks: G1 to H7), Ry Cooder (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Randy Newman (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Engineer – Doug Botnick (tracks: C1 to D5), Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to J6), Loyd Clifft (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Donn Landee (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Engineer [Other Engineers] – Bob Kovach (tracks: E1 to F6), Bruce Botnick (tracks: E1 to F6), Donn Landee (tracks: E1 to F6), Lanky* (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Guitar – Clarence White (2) (tracks: C1 to D5), Ron Elliott (2) (tracks: C1 to D5), Russ Titelman (tracks: E1 to F6), Ry Cooder (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Guitar [Bottleneck] – Ry Cooder (tracks: C1 to D5)
• Keyboards – Randy Newman (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Mastered By – Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to B5, I1 to J6)
• Mastered By [Vinyl] – CB (tracks: A1 to J6)
• Mixed By – Doug Botnick (tracks: C1 to D5), Lee Herschberg (tracks: C1 to J6)
• Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Donn Landee (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Percussion – Bobbye Hall Porter (tracks: G1 to H7), Milt Holland (tracks: C1 to H7), Roy Harte (tracks: C1 to D5)
• Piano – Randy Newman (tracks: C1 to H7)
• Producer – Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman (tracks: E1 to K), Van Dyke Parks (tracks: A1 to B5, L)
• Production Manager [Production Assistants] – Judy Maizel (tracks: E1 to F6), Noel Newbolt (tracks: I1 to J6), Sue Bridgman (tracks: I1 to J6), Trudy Portch (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Programmed By [Moog And Arp Synthesizers Programmed By] – Malcolm Cecil (tracks: G1 to H7), Robert Margouleff (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Programmed By [Synthesizers Programmed By] – Mike Boddicker* (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Supervised By – Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to B5)
• Synthesizer – Mike Boddicker* (tracks: I1 to J6), Randy Newman (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Written-By – Randy Newman (tracks: A1 to C6, D1 to H1, H3 to L)
Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–1977 comprises Newman's first five studio albums—Randy Newman, 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, and Little Criminals—on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM of alternate versions of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" and "Last Night I Had a Dream." The collection will receive a limited release of 1,000.
Self-titled:
Originally released 1968
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
All songs [...] copyrighted by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
©? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.
12 Songs:
Originally released 1970
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Includes a 2-panel folded poster.
© 1970 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
All selections [...] published by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) except "Underneath The Harlem Moon" DeSylva, Brown & Henderson (ASCAP)
Manufactured in the Netherlands.
Sail Away:
Originally released 1972
Packaged in a gatefold tip-on sleeve.
Recorded in Los Angeles at Amigo, Western and Poppi Studios
Tracks E1, E6, F3, F5, F6: © 1972 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Tracks E2, F2: © 1970 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track E3: © 1971 EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Track E4: © 1972 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track E5: © 1966 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track F1: © 1969 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track F4: © 1967 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
© 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 1970 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.
Good Old Boys
Originally released 1974
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Warner Bros. Studios, No. Hollywood
Photograph of Huey Long courtesy of T. Harry Williams
"Guilty" © 1973 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. and Randy Newman (BMI)
"Every Man A King" © 1935 Bourne Co Inc. (ASCAP)
All other songs © 1974 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. and Randy Newman (BMI)
© 1974 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.
Little Criminals:
Originally released 1977
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Recorded at Warner Bros. RecordingS tudios, North Hollywood, and The Burbank Studios, July, August and September, 1977
Remixed and mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood
All songs © 1977 Six Pictures Music (BMI) except "I'll Be Home" © 1970 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)
© 1977 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.
7":
Packaged in a generic paper sleeve.
Side A: Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (BMI)
Side B: Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
© 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. Manufactured in the Netherlands.
Box:
Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music group Company
This Compilation ? & © 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
• Barcode (Box): 0 75597 94036 7
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other (Catalogue number for the self-titled album): 558866-1
• Barcode (Self-titled album): 0 75597 93947 7
• Matrix / Runout (Self-titled A-side runout etching): 18414 1A 1-558866 1-558519- CB
• Matrix / Runout (Self-titled B-side runout etching): 18414 1B 1-558866 1-558519- CB
• Other (Catalogue number for 12 Songs): 558867-1
• Barcode (12 Songs): 0 75597 93946 0
• Matrix / Runout (12 Songs A-side runout etching): 18415 1A 1-558867 1-558519- CB
• Matrix / Runout (12 Songs A-side runout etching): 18415 1B 1-558867 1-558519- CB
• Other (Catalogue number for the 7"): 558521-7
• Matrix / Runout (7" A-side runout etching): 18712 1A 7-558521
• Matrix / Runout (7" B-side runout etching): 18712 1B 7-558521
• Other (Catalogue number for Sail Away): 558868-1
• Barcode (Sail Away): 0 75597 93945 3
• Matrix / Runout (Sail Away A-side runout etching): 18416 2A 1-558868 1-558519-I CB
• Matrix / Runout (Sail Away B-side runout etching): 18416 2B 1-558868 1-558519-J CB
• Other (Catalogue number for Good Old Boys): 558869-1
• Barcode (Good Old Boys): 0 75597 93943 9
• Matrix / Runout (Good Old Boys A-side runout etching): 18417 1A 1-558869 1-558519-C CB
• Matrix / Runout (Good Old Boys B-side runout etching): 18417 1B 1-558869 1-558519-D CB
• Other (Catalogue number for Little Criminals): 558870-1
• Barcode (Little Criminals): 0 75597 93941 5
• Matrix / Runout (Little Criminals A-side runout etching): 18418 2A 1-558870-A CB
• Matrix / Runout (Little Criminals B-side runout etching): 18418 2B 1-558870 1-558519-F CB

The title is from the rare NONESUCH series of audiophile LPs.

• NONESUCH RECORDS
• LPs made in the NETHERLANDS (Holland / Dutch) - back of box indicates USA, but we believe these were made in the NETHERLANDS
•  Pressings are in STEREO
• Made with 180-gram audiophile Vinyl.
  
• Comes in a luxurious boxed set
  
• Record vintage = limited edition of 1,000 sets worldwide, made in 2017, exclusively for Record Store Day (RSD)
  
• LP / UPC catalog # 075597940367

 CONDITION Details:

The BOX SET is in Mint condition. Everything is factory sealed and assumed to be perfect!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them (even for brand new LPs).

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Do not let this rarity slip by!