SCARCE & SOUGHT VINTAGE '70s NICK DRAKE - PINK MOON STARK DOWNER FOLK UK PSYCH
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TOP COPY - UK COLLECTIBLE
DARK STARK EERIE UK FOLK PSYCH
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NICK DRAKE
"PINK MOON"
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\ ENGLAND - ISLAND RECORDS - ILPS - 9184
Top Copy!
Metal masters BRITISH second press from 1977 ...this is a beautiful MINT British 40+ years ago pressing that is more than hard to find... thinking the first press is more widely avail. Whatever the case, brilliant sound, scarce and here a TOP final collection copy!!!!
Contains a custom designed NICK DRAKE inner sleeve you get nowhere else
Recorded in 1972, this is Nick Drake’s final official album, there is only one single overdub: the keyboard part drifting over the title track. The rest is just Drake, his pristine, eerily perfect playing, his mumbling, and silence.
In the throes of a depression that would see him dead at the age of 26 from an overdose of anti-depression medication, Nick Drake still managed to produce his last album, "Pink Moon." Unlike his first two efforts, which consisted of orchestrated folk-pop music, this 1972 album was just Drake playing his acoustic guitar and singing (with a bit of piano here and there). The result is a bleak testament to melancholy and alienation that has a haunting and pristine beauty. "Pink Moon," by itself, justifies Drake's status as a cult figure among those who love his music. The title track is a beautiful folk ballad, performed with just Drake's superb acoustic guitar playing and haunting vocal. Throughout the album you notice the depth of his lyrics and his guitar playing. Apparently, Drake was uncomfortable with the pop star treatment of his Lp "Bryter Layter" material because "Pink Moon"'s stark, acoustic offerings are obviously a bold reaction to it. These songs are so quiet and introspective that they make "Five Leaves Left" sound like Deep Purple's "Machine Head". But that is exactly why "Pink Moon" is Nick Drake's crowning achievement. If anyone's songs were meant to be recorded in a bedroom with nothing but a few wooded instruments and whispered vocals for accompaniment, it's Drake's. Just listen to "Road", "From the Morning", or the astounding, otherworldly title track and tell us we're wrong. This album is worth buying for the gorgeous "From the Morning" alone, but hidden in the rest of this album are some gems, namely "Parasite" and "Things Behind the Sun".
Pink Moon
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar, piano
Place to Be
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Road
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Which Will
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Horn
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Things Behind the Sun
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Know
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Parasite
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Ride
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
Harvest Breed
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
From the Morning
Nick Vocal, acoustic guitar
CONDITION: The cover: Rated: M- The cover is very solid all over and colorful, fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... collection worthy rarity ...
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated M- TOP COPY expect play grade to be with very enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both UK Island labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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