Nick Drake, 1972 Original First Press Pink Moon ILPS 9184
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Nick Drake - Pink Moon Original 1st Press 1972
ORIGINAL WHITE ISLAND LABEL WITH A PINK RIM AND DESERT ISLAND WITH SUNRAYS (“SUNBURST”) LOGO, (THE LABEL HAS A DESERT ISLAND MOTIF WITH PALM TREES AND BEAMING RAYS OF SUNSHINE ON WHITE BACKGROUND AT THE CORE OF THE LABEL, SURROUNDED BY PINK RIM ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE
· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.K. PRESSING.
· ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)
· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
· THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
· MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD
Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English folk musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime: the only previous release there had been a 1971 compilation simply entitled Nick Drake featuring tracks from both his first two albums, which were not released in North America in their original forms until 1976. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a brief piano riff overdubbed onto the title track.
Released two years before Drake's death in November 1974, at the age of twenty-six, the lyrical content of Pink Moon has often been attributed to Drake's ongoing battle with depression.
The songs are shorter than on his previous albums, with a total album running time of just over twenty-eight minutes.
Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well while he was still living, but has since gained in critical acclaim and record sales.
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