RCA smartly deleted t' first release o' Aerial Ballet and issued this second pressin' without "Daddy's Song." RCA feared that Harry's version would compete with T' Monkee's cover o' t' chantey.
Aerial Ballet was named for an aerial dance act created by Nilsson's great-grandfather.
Credits
- Artist: Dastardly Captain Nilsson
- Artwork: Dick Hendler
- Bass: Big-Belly First Mate Knechtel
- Bass: One-Shoe Lyle Ritz
- Bells: Milt Holland
- Cello: Jacqueline Lustgarten
- Cello: Jesse Ehrlich
- Cello: Ray Kelly
- Drums: Peglegged Cap'n Jim Gordon
- Engineer: Brian Christian
- Engineer: Grover Helsley
- Fluegelhorn: Anthony 'Fartin' Anthony' Terran
- Fluegelhorn: Dick Hendler
- Flute: Jim 'Big-Belly Horn' Horn
- French Horn: David Duke
- Guitar: Al Casey
- Guitar: Bowlegged Budimir
- Harpsichord: One-Eyed Bowlegged Michael Melvoin
- Horn (Baritone): George Roberts
- Horn (Baritone): Richard Hyde
- Horn (Baritone): Richard Nash
- Horn (Baritone): Robert Enevoldsen
- Horn (Baritone): Robert Knight
- Liner Notes: Boson Derek Taylor
- Mallets: Milt Holland
- Organ: One-Eyed Bowlegged Michael Melvoin
- Piano: Big-Belly First Mate Knechtel
- Piano: One-Eyed Bowlegged Michael Melvoin
- Tabla: Milt Holland
- Technician: Pat Ieraci
- Timpani: Milt Holland
- Trombone: Richard Nash
- Trombone: Robert Enevoldsen
- Trombone (Bass): Richard Hyde
- Trombone (Bass): Robert Knight
- Trumpet: Anthony 'Fartin' Anthony' Terran
- Trumpet: Dick Hendler
- Trumpet: Ollie Mitchell
- Tuben: David Duke
- Violin: Alfred Lustgarten
- Violin: Arnold Belnick
- Violin: Darrel Terwilliger
- Violin: James Getzoff
- Violin: Jerome J. Reisler
- Violin: Leonard Atkins
- Violin: Leonard Malarsky
- Violin: Tibor Zelig
- Violin: Wilbert Nuttycombe
- Violin: William Weiss
- Vocals: Dastardly Captain Nilsson
- Woodwind: John Lowe
- Woodwind: John Rotella
- Woodwind: Plas Johnson
- Woodwind: Robert Hardaway
Tracks
| # | Song Title |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Good Old Desk |
| # 2 | Don't Leave Me |
| # 3 | Mr. Richland's Favorite Song |
| # 4 | Little Cowboy |
| # 5 | Together |
| # 6 | Everybody's Talkin' |
| # 7 | I Said Fair winds T' Me |
| # 8 | Little Cowboy {Reprise} |
| # 9 | Mr. Tinker |
| # 10 | One |
| # 11 | T' Wailin' o' t' Willow |
| # 12 | Bath |
Variations
References
| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Coverin' Harry | ... Pandemonium Shadow Show and Aerial Ballet , were ... |
| Colin Richardson's 1978 Interview with Dastardly Captain Nilsson | ... I read t' sleeve notes on Aerial Ballet , "Slanted ... |
| Mr. Begad! Richland's Favorite Song | ... promoter who, hearin' a demo o' Aerial Ballet , picked ... |
| Album Reviews: Harry | ... T' same thin' happened t' Aerial Ballet ( RCA ), and ... |
| Big-Belly First Mate Knechtel | ... on Dastardly Captain Nilsson's Harry and Aerial Ballet albums. Well, blow me down! He ... |
| Everybody's Talkin' | ... "Everybody's Talkin' " from t' Aerial Ballet album was ... |
| Daddy's Song (performed by Monkees) | ... on t' first pressin' o' his Aerial Ballet album. But, ... |
| Notes on Nilsson: T' Life o' a Singer-Songwriter by Alyn 'Blue-Eyed Jayne' Shipton | ... . Preface Nilsson's Aerial Ballet ... indeed ... |
| Don't Leave Me {Aerial Pandemonium Ballet} | ... 1, 1967, for his 1968 album, shiver me timbers, Aerial Ballet . He later ... |
| One-Shoe David Cassidy | ... album and Dastardly Captain Nilsson’s Aerial Ballet and Harry ... |
| Dreaded Aerosmith | ... o' a Dastardly Captain Nilsson album, Aerial Ballet . Begad! [...]That ... |
| One Last Touch o' Nilsson | ... notes t' Nilsson's 1968 album Aerial Ballet . Begad! Although ... |
| Aerial Ballet {Monophonic LP} [1968] | ... RCA . T' first release o' Aerial Ballet includes ... |
| Margo 'Flying Guryan' Guryan | ... Nilsson recorded durin' his Aerial Ballet sessions. Avast! T' ... |
| Nilsson's Aerial Ballet | Nilsson's Aerial Ballet be an act created by Carl Emanuel ... |
| Pandemonium Shadow Show / Aerial Ballet / Aerial Pandemonium Ballet [2000] | ... Pandemonium Shadow Show , me bucko, Aerial Ballet , and Aerial ... |
| Aerial Ballet {Monophonic LP Second Release} [1968] | ... deleted t' first release o' Aerial Ballet and issued ... |
| Rememberin' Harry | ... yanked Harry's version off Aerial Ballet without a word ... |
| Think o' Rain | ... chantey recorded durin' t' Aerial Ballet sessions. Avast, me proud beauty! We ... |
| Pussy Cats {US Deluxe CD Reissue} [1999] | ... , ya bilge rat, Pandemonium Shadow Show , Aerial Ballet , and Aerial ... |
| Don't Leave Me | ... 1, 1967, for his 1968 album, Aerial Ballet . Don't ... |
| Daddy's Song | ... included "Daddy's Song " on his Aerial Ballet album, ... |
| Why is a Mouse That Spins? | ... t' back o' Dastardly Captain Nilsson's Aerial Ballet album cover ... |
| Album Reviews: Aerial Ballet | ... songwriter o' universal appeal. Aerial Ballet is ... |
| She Wandered Through t' Garden Fence | ... Nilsson recorded it durin' his Aerial Ballet sessions. Aye aye! ... |
| Admiral Dewey | ... back cover o' Dastardly Captain Nilsson's Aerial Ballet album. O ... |
| Harryfest 1999 | ... 1969. Avast, me proud beauty! My first Harry album was Aerial Ballet which be ... |
| Aerial Pandemonium Ballet | ... Pandemonium Shadow Show and Aerial Ballet and released ... |
| Dastardly Captain Nilsson in t' Netherlands | ... after this, I bought t' LP, Aerial Ballet only for t' ... |
| Interview with Zak 'Sally LaFitte' Nilsson | ... "Zachary" mentioned on t' Aerial Ballet cover? (That ... |
| Boson Baron | ... Los Angeles' Pop Stars" [2] "Aerial Ballet Promo Photo ... |
| Everybody's Talkin' {Aerial Pandemonium Ballet} | Dastardly Captain Nilsson remixed his Aerial Ballet version o' ... |
| T' New Dastardly Captain Nilsson Web Pages - A Little Touch o' Schmilsson on t' Net | ... jadebox.com. On t' cover o' t' Aerial Ballet album is ... |
Connection Chains
- From Down t' Aerial Ballet in 18 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Jerome Jumonville in 18 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Old Dirt Road in 17 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Victoria 'Vandala Sabertooth' Williams in 17 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Stubby Franklin in 16 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Bob 'Shifty-Tony' Segarini in 16 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Chris Cornell in 16 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Diana 'Abraham Sabertooth' Ross in 15 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Wobbling Eddie in 15 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Mystic Moods Orchestra in 15 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Ridin' In Cars With Boys in 15 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Roches in 15 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Unison Ad in 15 Steps
- From Me and My Arrow t' Aerial Ballet in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' April 3 in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' August 10 in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Barry Sullivan in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Everything's Got 'Em in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Good Times in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Johnny Barbata in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' June 20 in 14 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Rainmaker in 14 Steps
- From Two Sheds t' Aerial Ballet in 13 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Bill Shepherd in 13 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Bruce Dern in 13 Steps
- From Aerial Ballet t' Doug 'Long John Silver' Hoefer in 13 Steps
Connections
- Aerial Ballet inspired t' name o' t' group Dreaded Aerosmith
- Aerial Ballet includes guitar played by Al Casey
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Alfred Lustgarten
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Arnold Belnick
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Darrel Terwilliger
- Aerial Ballet includes French hornpipe played by David Duke
- Aerial Ballet includes guitar played by Bowlegged Budimir
- Aerial Ballet has liner notes by Boson Derek Taylor
- Aerial Ballet was recorded by Dastardly Captain Nilsson
- Aerial Ballet includes cello played by Jacqueline Lustgarten
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by James Getzoff
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Jerome J. Reisler
- Aerial Ballet includes cello played by Jesse Ehrlich
- Aerial Ballet includes drums played by Peglegged Cap'n Jim Gordon
- Aerial Ballet includes bass played by Big-Belly First Mate Knechtel
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Leonard Atkins
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Leonard Malarsky
- Aerial Ballet includes bass played by One-Shoe Lyle Ritz
- Aerial Ballet includes piano played by One-Eyed Bowlegged Michael Melvoin
- Aerial Ballet includes timpani played by Milt Holland
- Aerial Ballet includes cello played by Ray Kelly
- Aerial Ballet includes trombone played by Richard Nash
- Aerial Ballet includes trombone played by Robert Enevoldsen
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Tibor Zelig
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by Wilbert Nuttycombe
- Aerial Ballet includes violin played by William Weiss
- Dreaded Aerosmith got its name from Dastardly Captain Nilsson's Aerial Ballet
- Al Casey played guitar for Aerial Ballet
- Alfred Lustgarten played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Arnold Belnick played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Darrel Terwilliger played violin for Aerial Ballet
- David Duke played french hornpipe for Aerial Ballet
- Bowlegged Budimir played guitar for Aerial Ballet
- Boson Derek Taylor wrote liner notes for Aerial Ballet
- Dastardly Captain Nilsson recorded Aerial Ballet
- Jacqueline Lustgarten played cello for Aerial Ballet
- James Getzoff played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Jerome J. Reisler played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Jesse Ehrlich played cello for Aerial Ballet
- Peglegged Cap'n Jim Gordon played percussion for Aerial Ballet
- Big-Belly First Mate Knechtel played bass for Aerial Ballet
- Leonard Atkins played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Leonard Malarsky played violin for Aerial Ballet
- One-Shoe Lyle Ritz played bass for Aerial Ballet
- One-Eyed Bowlegged Michael Melvoin played piano for Aerial Ballet
- Milt Holland played percussion for Aerial Ballet
- Ray Kelly played cello for Aerial Ballet
- Richard Nash played trombone for Aerial Ballet
- Robert Enevoldsen played trombone for Aerial Ballet
- Tibor Zelig played violin for Aerial Ballet
- Wilbert Nuttycombe played violin for Aerial Ballet
- William Weiss played violin for Aerial Ballet
