NICK DRAKE PINK MOON UK 1st PRESS LP PINK RIM LABELS + 1U/1U MATRIXES FOLK/PSYCH

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NICK DRAKE~PINK MOON~UK 1st PRESS LP~PINK RIM LABELS + 1U/1U MATRIXES~FOLK/PSYCH

Product Description

NICK DRAKE
"PINK MOON"
Island ILPS 9184

The last chapter in the all-too-short story of the incredible Nick Drake. While it took almost 30 years for most of the world to discover his talent, his music remains timeless and haunting.

We are offering a very nice copy of this ORIGINAL UK PRESSING ON ISLAND RECORDS!

This is the most sought after FIRST ISSUE of the LP with the PINK RIM labels!

Gatefold cover is in VG+ condition with some ringwear on the back and moderate wear to the edges.

The vinyl is in VG++/EX condition with lights surface scratches.

The album plays almost flawlessly with an occasional pop or click.

Includes the original blue Island inner sleeve.

Matrix numbers in the dead wax end in A-1U and B-1U.

Truly one of the greatest folk albums ever recorded.

REVIEW:

After two albums of tastefully orchestrated folk-pop, albeit some of the least demonstrative and most affecting around, Drake chose a radical change for what turned out to be his final album. Not even half-an-hour long, with 11 short songs and no more -- he famously remarked at the time that he simply had no more to record -- Pink Moon more than anything else is the record that made Drake the cult figure he remains. Specifically, Pink Moon is the bleakest of them all; that the likes of Belle and Sebastian are fans of Drake may be clear enough, but it's doubtful they could ever achieve the calm, focused anguish of this album, as harrowing as it is attractive. No side musicians or outside performers help this time around -- it's simply Drake and Drake alone on vocals, acoustic guitar, and a bit of piano, recorded by regular producer Joe Boyd but otherwise untouched by anyone else. The lead-off title track was eventually used in a Volkswagen commercial nearly 30 years later, giving him another renewed burst of appreciation -- one of life's many ironies, in that such an affecting song, Drake's softly keened singing and gentle strumming, could turn up in such a strange context. The remainder of the album follows the same general path, with Drake's elegant melancholia avoiding sounding pretentious in the least thanks to his continued embrace of simple, tender vocalizing. Meanwhile, the sheer majesty of his guitar playing -- consider the opening notes of "Road" or "Parasite" -- makes for a breathless wonder to behold.

RECORD GRADING POLICY

MINT = like new or near new with only one or two small insignificant defects, a 9 or better on a 1-10 scale

EXCELLENT = Would be Near Mint, except for a couple of light hairlines or scuffs, which do not affect play

VG++ = still a very nice record with all or nearly all of its original gloss but may have a few more light, surface marks, hairlines, needle tracks or the like which should not materially affect play

VG+ = a nice, but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It probably plays with a few pops, but has no serious problems.

VG = a well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc.

VG- = a very well-worn record that plays through without skipping, but will do until a better copy comes along.

Good = not actually good at all but probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, etc. Still, will have no cracks, chips or the like

Fair = you’re getting this record just to own but not to play

Poor = the sky’s the limit, generally I will discard a record this bad (and sell the cover, jacket or sleeve alone) unless the label holds some particular interest

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