NICK DRAKE: Fruit Tree: The Complete Recorded Works - ISLAND ORIGINAL BOX SET

	£		88
	$		116

NICK DRAKE: Fruit Tree: The Complete Recorded Works (Island, NDSP 001, 1979, 3-LP box set with booklet and specially designed LP sleeves)
I don’t need to add anything to the myth, so here's a description of the condition of the various elements of this original box set. The set includes the three original LPs in sleeves newly designed for the box set, though Pink Moon also includes the four tracks from the last session, which were not previously released.
The box is pretty good and is in one piece but has some corner/edge scuffing and a few 'dents' here and there, plus sticker removal damage. The booklet is clean and is VG because of the usual thumb creases. All three inner sleeves are the original, Island, black, poly-lined ones, and have the usual amount of wear for minimally-played LPs. All three LP sleeves are EX as are the records, apart from a repeating scratch for about twenty seconds on LP 2 at end of 'Bryter Later' and start of 'Fly', plus a couple of random pops - I counted two throughout the entire set.
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*    *    *    * Playing surfaces are likely to have light marks from taking in and out of sleeves over the years but these are not mentioned unless obvious (i.e. to the detriment of listening experience or if the record is especially collectable). Condition stated is based on play testing each record. All photos are of the record you will be receiving, so please look at these carefully because they can give a better idea of condition of sleeves than my descriptions. Apologies for various reflections of my good self!
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See photos for track details if I have not detailed these. All records/books/etc. from a smoke/pet/Covid-free household. Where possible, packaging will be recycled but sturdy/secure.
*    *    *    * Conditions tend to be subjective, and with vinyl I won't even use 'Mint' for new, still sealed, un-played records - all records come fresh from the pressing plant with at least some minor imperfection to sleeve, record, inner, etc. So, I start with Excellent for the most part. The majority of LP sleeves from played but well looked after records tend to be what I would call Very Good (which should mean exactly what it says, 'very good'). Judging by most items bought on eBay over the last few years would tend to suggest that my "Very Good" (and, often, my "Good") equates to most sellers' "Excellent".
Tapes and CDs are a bit different. If the cassette casing and labels/CD look as new and the tape/CD plays properly, with no sound imperfections, then I'm not embarrassed about calling it "Mint", though most inlays will be Near New, Excellent or Very Good. I do not include standard jewel cases in the condition - these are easily replaced - but I mention if damaged. In any case, the photos should tell you this.
Note that all records, tapes, books, whatever, are from my own collection and most have been in storage for the last fifteen years or so. Lockdowns, etc., have caused me to revisit and have a bit of a clear out. It's all made me wonder why I have multiple copies of records that I don't even play! There are about 5,000 more items to come from my rambling progressive rock, jazz fusion, folk, folk-rock, blues, 1950s stereo classical and easy listening, psychedelic, reggae, ambient, railway, field recordings, electronic and occasionally just plain 'out there' collection. I've been collecting the stuff since 1966, so now its time for much of it to find new homes.