Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left (200g Universal Japan)

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Jan 11, 2009 Sold Date

Jan 4, 2009 Start Date

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Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left - New sealed 200g Audiophile limited edition Universal Japan

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The Japanese are meticulous in the pressing of their records and each album is pressed on dead-quiet, 200g Japanese Virgin Vinyl, obliterating pressings done elsewhere. Released from the original analog tapes. This is a strictly one-time pressing run and is now deleted.

There's not a single dud in the trilogy of albums that singer/songwriter Nick Drake released during his all-too-short career. And 1968's Five Leaves Left (his first album), is certainly no exception. Drake's sensitive guitar work and sensitive vocals are backed by the baroque sounds of a chamber string group, and the platter's lyrics show maturity well beyond the age of their 20-year-old creator. Sparser than its follow-up, the jazzy Bryter Layter, but less tortured than Drake's dark final chapter, Pink Moon, Five Leaves Left is a classic British folk disc. Songs like River Man, The Thoughts of Mary Jane, and Day Is Done are among Drake's finest moments.

1. Time Has Told Me
2. River Man
3. Three Hours
4. Way To Blue
5. Day Is Done
6. 'Cello Song
7. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
8. Man In A Shed
9. Fruit Tree
10. Saturday Sun

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