NICK DRAKE - FIVE LEAVES LEFT PINK/RIM ISLAND NM-) RARE FOLK PROG LP
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OFFERED FOR SALE IS...NICK DRAKE -FIVES LEAVES LEFT(ANOTHER VERY NEAR PERFECT UK COPY FROM MY COLLECTION.)
THIS IS THE 2nd PRESSING PINK RIMMED ISLAND PALM TREE UK PRESSING,
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 COVERPRESSED WITH THE SECOND ISSUE PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9105 A-3U / ILPS 9105 B-3U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/M
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)
My grading is strict and of the highest quality. This record would meet any Serious Collectors Standard.
I WILL ADD MORE PICTURES TO THE LISTING SHORTLY AS I HAVE RUNOUT OF DAYLIGHT. I USE NATURAL LIGHTING AS IT SHOWS ALL CREASES ETC IF ANY ON SLEEVES
SLEEVE: VG +++
THE COVER IS EXCELLENT WITH EXTREMELY LIGHT CORNER WEAR. IT HAS SMALL CIRCLE OF STICKER REMANANT TOP RIGHT WHICH HAS LEFT A SMALL BUBBLE ( SEE PIC) SOLID SQUARE SPINE, NO BENDS RIPS TEAR WRITING OR DEFACEMENT OF ANY KIND.
MEDIA: NM-
THE MEDIA DISK WAS INSPECTED IN THE BRIGHTEST OUTSIDE NATURAL LIGHT. IF YOU TAKE THE VINYL INTO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND HOLD IT ON DIFFERENT ANGLES YOU WILL SEE THE FINEST HAIRLINES.
THESE HAIRLINES ARE NOT VISIBLE UNDER NORMAL LIGHTING AND DO NOT EFFECT THE PLAYBACK QUALITY. I LIST THESE AS I AM VERY THOROUGH AND COLLECT MYSELF.
INSURANCE MUST BE TAKEN WITH THIS ITEM !!
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