NICK DRAKE Five Leaves Left EARLY PINK RIM 2nd PRESS w/REVERSED TRACK LISTING
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143
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190
£ 143
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Oct 28, 2011
Sold Date
Oct 18, 2011
Start Date
£ 30
Start price
22
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Great Britain
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NICK DRAKE Five Leaves Left EARLY PINK RIM 2nd PRESS w/ REVERSED TRACK LISTING
VG+ EJ DAY GATEFOLD w/ BLUE INNER, BEAUTIFUL SOUND EX++
NICK DRAKEFive Leaves Left
EARLY 1970s PINK RIM ISLAND PRESSING (ILPS 9105) OF NICK DRAKE'S BEAUTIFUL DEBUT "Five Leaves Left"
VERY EARLY AS IT STILL HAS THE TRACKS 'Day Is Done' AND 'Way To Blue' PRINTED IN REVERSE ORDER ON BOTH THE SIDE ONE LABEL AND EJ DAY COVER
PRESSED WITH THE SECOND ISSUE PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9105 A-3U / ILPS 9105 B-3U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/R
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE ''Printed & Made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.'' WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LEFT SIDE EDGE BEING FOLDER-UNDER AND FACTORY SEALED AND THE TRACKS MENTIONED ABOVE MISPRINTED IN REVERSE ORDER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL EARLY 1970s POLY-LINED BLUE ISLAND INNER SLEEVE
It's little wonder why Drake felt frustrated at the lack of commercial success his music initially gathered, considering the help he had on his debut record. Besides fine production from Joe Boyd and assistance from folks like Fairport Convention's Richard Thompson and his unrelated bass counterpart from Pentangle, Danny Thompson, Drake also recruited school friend Robert Kirby to create most of the just-right string and wind arrangements.
His own performance itself steered a careful balance between too-easy accessibility and maudlin self-reflection, combining the best of both worlds while avoiding the pitfalls on either side.
The result was a fantastic debut appearance, and if the cult of Drake consistently reads more into his work than is perhaps deserved, Five Leaves Left is still a most successful effort.
Having grown out of the amiable but derivative styles captured on the long-circulating series of bootleg home recordings, Drake assays his tunes with just enough drama -- world-weariness in the vocals, carefully paced playing, and more -- to make it all work.
His lyrics capture a subtle poetry of emotion, as on the pastoral semi-fantasia of "The Thoughts of Mary Jane," which his soft, articulate singing brings even more to the full.
Sometimes he projects a little more clearly, as on the astonishing voice-and-strings combination "Way to Blue," while elsewhere he's not so clear, suggesting rather than outlining the mood.
Understatement is the key to his songs and performances' general success, which makes the combination of his vocals and Rocky Dzidzornu's congas on "Three Hours" and the lovely "'Cello Song," to name two instances, so effective.
Danny Thompson is the most regular side performer on the album, his bass work providing subtle heft while never standing in the way of the song -- kudos well deserved for Boyd's production as well.
Side 1:
Time Has Told Me (3:56)
River Man (4:28)
Three Hours (6:01)
Way To Blue (3:05)
Day Is Done (2:22)
Side 2:
Cello Song (3:58)
The Thoughts Of Mary Jane (3:12)
Man In A Shed (3:49)
Fruit Tree (4:42)
Saturday Sun (4:00)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and fresh labels with strong vibrant colour and barely a spindle trace to be seen.
'Way To Blue' and 'Day Is Done' are misprinted on the label in reverse order
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Clean and bright vinyl surfaces with light hairlines/brush marks visible under very bright light - but no other surface markings
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++
Sensational sound performance throughout - beautifully warm and finely detailed with a crystal clear loud cut.
My play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note at all - just the (very) occasional soft, light background 'tick' but no other audible distractions and no hint of groove-wear or distortion - sounds wonderful - a very fine copy indeed which has seen little play
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
The matt gatefold with factory sealed and folder-under left side edge is good and solid with no structural damage - just general light wear - some creasing to the spine (but all text is clear and bold) and a small red mark in the back top corner.
'Way To Blue' and 'Day Is Done' are misprinted on the cover in reverse order
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The Blue Island inner has barely seen the light of day and still retains its original strong blue colour (these inners fade very quickly).
There is some discolouration due to age caused by the adhesive used to fix the poly-lining but the inner has no seam splits
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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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