Nick Drake Five Leaves Left Vinyl 2nd Press Pink Rim ILPS 9105 A3U B3U Ex/VG+
£
105
$
139
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While the original full pink label island first pressing may be the most desirable and therefore ultra expensive this second pressing on the island pink rim label is also very rare. largely ignored even as a second pressing this sold in small quantities.
This second pressing comes in a gatefold sleeve printed in England by Robor limited. There are no splits. The sleeve is in overall Very Good plus condition with minor signs of wear with some minor rubbing on the front of the cover please see photographs for actual sleeve.
Visually the lp is in excellent condition with a nice bright original sheen. The lp has been play tested from start to finish on both sides. The lp plays without any ticks or sticks and the sound quality is strong and clear throughout and is graded as excellent.
The matrix numbers are ILPS 9105 A3U / B3U. The labels are nice and clean with a couple of faint spindle marks.
five Leaves Left was recorded between July 1968 and June 1969 at Sound Techniques in London, England. Engineer John Wood recalled that Drake]would track live, singing and playing along with the string section without the use of any overdubbing. For the song River Man, producer Joe Boyd described Drake playing on a stool in the centre of the studio while surrounded by a semi-circle of instruments. The studio's environment was also an important factor as it had multiple levels to it which enabled the creation of interesting sounds and atmospheres.
Among his various backing musicians, Drake was accompanied by Richard Thompson from Fairport Convention and Danny Thompson of Pentangle.
Reviews of the album in the months following its release were mixed. The brief review in Melody Maker discussed the origins of the album's title and added simply, "It sounds poetic and so does composer, singer and guitarist Nick Drake. His debut album for Island is interesting."] a reviewer in the NME expressed his disappointment with the record, saying, "I'm sorry I can't be more enthusiastic because he obviously has a not inconsiderable amount of talent, but there is not nearly enough variety on this debut LP to make it entertaining. His voice reminds me very much of Peter Sarstedt, but his songs lack Sarstedt's penetration and arresting quality."
A review the same month In The Daily Telegraph was more positive, describing the record as an "excellent LP of [Drake's] own songs", and observing, "His voice is slow, reflective and warm, and although the verse structure tends to melodic monotony, there is no mistaking the quality and the promise of 'River Man', 'The Thoughts of Mary Jane', 'Man in a Shed' and other items on this disc".]
Until the 1990s Drake's albums had been largely critically and popularly ignored. By the 1990s, though, Drake and Five Leaves Left begun to be reassessed more closely. The release of the remastered version in 2000 resulted in positive retrospective reviews from UK music magazines. And all the rest is history as they say.
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