Nick Drake only released three albums in his short and troubled live - Five Leaves Left (1969),Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972)
Of these only Five Leaves Left currently graces the shelves.
As is often the way there are a number of compilation albums cashing in and delving into his small canon of work. There are at least seven out there.
We have two of them Way to Blue - An Introduction to Nick Drake and the one above Nick Drake - A Treasury. At least one and possibly both are charity jobs.
Mrs CC was playing A Treasury the other night and these two tracks jumped out at me.
Coincidently they are tracks 8 and 9 from Bryter Layter which tells me that it really should be acquired
Nick Drake - Poor Boy
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Bryter Layter was the first one I brought and is definitely my personal favourite - some great arrangements and Richard Thompson on guitar - although I think some of his fans who like to wallow in the misery find it a bit too chirpy compared to the other two.
ReplyDeleteI normally avoid singer songwriters but around 1990, I belatedly gave him a try, I think because I had learned of the John Cale connection. And very glad I did too.
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Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI normally avoid.......no, on seconds thoughts.......
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