DRAKE, Nick - The Making Of Five Leaves Left - 4XLP + BOOKLET WITH OBI-STRIP
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Nick DRAKE

The Making Of Five Leaves Left

Island

4xLP + booklet in die-cut slip-case with obi-strip Cat: 776269 1
Rel: 28 Jul 25
Folk/Americana Side 1 - Track 1. Mayfair (LP1) Side 1 - Track 2. Time Has Told Me Side 1 - Track 3. Man In A Shed Side 1 - Track 4. Fruit Tree Side 1 - Track 5. Saturday Sun Side 1 - Track 6. Strange Face Side 2 - Track 1. Strange Face (Rough mix) Side 2 - Track 2. Day Is Done (take 5) Side 2 - Track 3. Day Is Done (take 2) Side 2 - Track 4. Day Is Done (take 7) Side 2 - Track 5. Man In A Shed (take 1) Side 2 - Track 6. My Love Left With The Rain Side 3 - Track 1. Blossom (LP2) Side 3 - Track 2. Instrumental Side 3 - Track 3. Made To Love Magic Side 3 - Track 4. Mickey's Tune Side 3 - Track 5. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Side 3 - Track 6. Day Is Done Side 3 - Track 7. Time Has Told Me Side 4 - Track 1. Three Hours (take 2) Side 4 - Track 2. Time Has Told Me (take 4) Side 4 - Track 3. Strange Face (take 1) Side 4 - Track 4. Saturday Sun (take 1) Side 4 - Track 5. Fruit Tree Side 5 - Track 1. Time Of No Reply (LP3: - take 3 Into take 4)) Side 5 - Track 2. Cello Song (take 4) Side 5 - Track 3. Mayfair (take 5) Side 5 - Track 4. River Man (take 1) Side 6 - Track 1. Way To Blue Side 6 - Track 2. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane (take 2) Side 6 - Track 3. Saturday Sun (take 1 Into take 2) Side 6 - Track 4. River Man (take 2) Side 7 - Track 1. Time Has Told Me (LP4) Side 7 - Track 2. River Man Side 7 - Track 3. Three Hours Side 7 - Track 4. Way To Blue Side 7 - Track 5. Day Is Done Side 8 - Track 1. Cello Song Side 8 - Track 2. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Side 8 - Track 3. Man In A Shed Side 8 - Track 4. Fruit Tree Side 8 - Track 5. Saturday Sun

Across four heavyweight vinyl records, this archival release traces Nick Drake's journey from solitary Cambridge demos to fully realised studio sessions. The English singer-songwriter's gentle voice and fingerpicked guitarinow synonymous with a kind of pastoral melancholy emerge in raw, often fragile form. You hear ideas taking shape in real time, like the early sketches of 'Man In A Shed' or the ghostly guide vocal on 'Strange Face'. Recorded between 1968 and 1969, these outtakes and demos predate the original Island Records release and frame the making of his debut through false starts, discarded takes and quiet revelations. The home recordingsiespecially 'Blossom' and 'Made To Love Magic'ifeel like eavesdropping on a soul deep in thought, while later studio attempts edge towards the clarity of the final mixes. With mastering by John Wood and a tactile booklet of notes and timelines, this edition offers a rare, slow-moving immersion into one of English folk's most quietly revered debuts.


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