Nick Drake Five Leaves Left Original Vinyl

This release should be used for the smooth label pressing from phonodisc ltd.

Nick drake five leaves left original vinyl. I was just wondering what the labels look like on an original uk five leaves left lp. Five leaves left. Uk europe genre. To me nick drake s first lp five leaves left cleverly named to remind a smoker has only five rolling papers left.

Trying to find some nick drake on vinyl and from searching the forum the original pink island pressings seem to be considered the best. Is a timeless landmark album and one of my personal favorites. Island records 0602537134366 rediscovered 0602537134366 format. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1972 vinyl release of five leaves left on discogs.

Label is corrected on subsequent pressings. The rough label version pressed by orlake can be found here nick drake five leaves left day is done way to blue track listing is reversed on first cover and also label. Vinyl lp limited edition misprint reissue remastered 180gbox set country. Folk rock nick drake five leaves left 2013 gatefold 180 gram vinyl discogs.

Engineer john wood recalled that drake would track live singing and playing along with the string section without the use of any overdubbing for the song river man producer joe boyd described drake playing on a stool in the centre of the studio while surrounded by a semi. He had to skip lectures to travel by train to the sessions in sound techniques studio london. This vinyl reissue of nick drake s debut five leaves left is pressed on audiophile 180g virgin vinyl remastered from the near original master tapes by the album s original engineer john wood. Inspired by john simon s production of leonard cohen s album songs of leonard cohen boyd was keen that drake s voice would be recorded in a similar close and.

Island records b0018490 01 format. T he 1969 uk first press 10 track stereo vinyl lp of nick drake s stunning debut album five leaves left was released on island s pink block label this label design was short lived with only two albums having their debut release on this variant and five other earlier island releases were repressed using this design making these albums highly desirable and very rare. Although the original tapes were unusable wood had made a safety copy of the album in 1969 and those reels were used for this latest session. Island records ilps 9105 format.

Drake recorded his debut album five leaves left later in 1968 with boyd as producer. Vinyl lp album reissue remastered gatefold 180 gram country. Five leaves left was recorded between july 1968 and june 1969 at sound techniques in london england.