NICK DRAKE "Pink Moon" ISLAND ILPS 9184 A1/B1 MATRIX

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NICK DRAKE "Pink Moon" ISLAND ILPS 9184 A1/B1 MATRIX




NICK DRAKE

"Pink Moon"



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.
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 "Radio" or "Parasite" -- makes for a breathless wonder to behold. If anyone needs confirmation as to why artists like Mark Eitzel, Elliot Smith, Lou Barlow, or Robert Smith hold Drake close to their hearts, it's all here, still as beautiful as the day it was released.


2ND ISSUE ISLAND LABEL BUT RETAINING ITS FIRST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS

Complete with original 'Made In Great Britain' and 'Patent' light blue poly-lined Island company inner sleeve.

It remains his rarest album as it sold virtually no copies.


SIDE 1: Pink Moon / Place To Be / Road / Which Will / Horn / Things Behind The Sun
SIDE 2: Know / Parasite / Ride / Harvest Breed / From The Morning


Label/Variant: ISLAND
Catalogue Number: ILPS 9184
Mono or Stereo: STEREO
Country of Manufacture: ENGLAND
Original Year of Release: 1972
Matrix Nos: ILPS 9184 A-1U / ILPS 9184 B1


Cover Description / Condition: Matt Gatefold 'Robor' Sleeve. VERY GOOD. edge wear and small 3.5 cm split on top edge. patch of paper loss where price label has been removed (coloured in) (see pic)

Label Condition: EXCELLENT

Vinyl Condition:
Visual: VERY GOOD. some light surface marks and marks to run in groove (see below). retains its lovely deep gloss
Audio: VERY GOOD. there is a little scuffing to the lead in edge of side one which causes a little crackle of the first few seconds of track one. Otherwise it plays beautifully with no scratches. So although by no means perfect it is still in my opinion a very very respectable copy


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