NICK DRAKE – FIVE LEAVES LEFT – RARE 1969 GENUINE UK 1ST – PINK ISLAND ILPS 9105
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NICK DRAKE – FIVE LEAVES LEFT – 1969 GENUINE UK 1ST – PINK ISLAND ILPS 9105
A milestone of UK folk - one of the most sought after UK album ever!
“ An album that has grown and grown in stature since its 1969 release on Island records, Nick Drake’s debut LP has been hailed as one of the greatest folk albums of all time. Described by Q magazine as "The pinnacle of a melancholy canon of work so distinctive that admirers can only speculate miserably on what might have been", it was quirkily named after the warning that appeared towards the end of Rizla cigarette papers. Recorded whilst Drake was still a student at Cambridge University, and featuring Danny Thompson on bass and Richard Thompson on electric guitar, it features some of his best loved songs in ‘Fruit Tree’, ‘Cello Song’ and ‘River Man’.”
This is the original 1969 first UK pressing on Pink ISLAND with Black circle logo IPLS -9105. This is the Smooth Label – variant 2 with ridged edge. The matrix numbers are IPLS 9105 A//2 & IPLS 9105 B//2 which are machine stamped.
The mat gatefold sleeve was printed by Ernest J Day & Co Ltd and the track order for “Day Is Done” and “Way To Blue” is reversed on the cover. The label shows the correct track order listing. The Island Records address on the back is Basing Street, London W11
Label: Island (Pink with black circle logo)
Catalogue No: ILPS 9105
Matrix Side 1: ILPS 9105 A//2
Matrix Side 2: ILPS 9105 B//2
Year: 1969
Track List (as on record):
Side 1
1. Time Has Told Me
2. River Man
3. Three Hours
4. Way To Blue
5. Day Is Done
Side 2
1. ‘Cello Song
2. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
3. Man In A Shed
4. Fruit Tree
5. Saturday Sun
RECORD: Very Good++ to Excellent: (hardly any surface marks, lovely condition with good shine, slight surface noise which could be down to dust as this record has not been professionally cleaned, plays perfectly from start to finish with excellent sound quality)
LABEL: Excellent
COVER: Very Good++ to Excellent (very slight wear around the rim, slight rubbing, very good legible spine - no writing or tears -overall really great condition)
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