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Hope for all who want to delve in Nick Drake's home recordings/outtakes etc. The first one is readily available and is a beautiful example of the right way of doing things especially on the double vinyl version.The other two might be slightly harder to get but well worth the effort.

cybot wrote:Hope for all who want to delve in Nick Drake's home recordings/outtakes etc. The first one is readily available and is a beautiful example of the right way of doing things especially on the double vinyl version.

for those looking to delve into his recordings for the first time what would you recommend first? I've always been tempted to pick up Pick Moon while browsing in Tower or online but usually skip past it for some reason.

back to some more Jimi today....

DaveF wrote:

cybot wrote:Hope for all who want to delve in Nick Drake's home recordings/outtakes etc. The first one is readily available and is a beautiful example of the right way of doing things especially on the double vinyl version.

for those looking to delve into his recordings for the first time what would you recommend first? I've always been tempted to pick up Pick Moon while browsing in Tower or online but usually skip past it for some reason.

Leave Pink Moon until last Dave even though the NME Book of Rock (sic) says it contains his finest guitar (acoustic) work.
Start with his first one Five Leaves Left,followed by Bryter Later and ending up with Pink Moon; he only made three albums in his lifetime! The real treasure trove is outlined in my previous piece on the home recordings,outtakes etc.... If it was me and I wasn't sure I'd buy the first one on CD (only a fiver!) and if I was impressed I'd then search out the vinyl or CD box set... The best box set to buy for sound quality is the Hannibal set (Fruit Tree 1986) which also includes the important 4th album of outtakes including the fabled last four songs (they actually found the 5th song for the last compilation Made to Love Magic!);the last version of Fruit Tree (2008) is a sumptiously thick (for the vinyl set) box set which replicates the original Lp covers exactly (the Hannibal set only used single sleeves),includes an even thicker booklet with more contributions from various people and also includes a 1986 DVD film about Nick himself (A Skin Too Few);But....it doesn't contain the important 4th album outlined above!Still I'm sure you can get that seperately. Enjoy the journey :-)


Hannibal set - 1986


Universal set including the DVD - 2008

DaveF wrote:back to some more Jimi today....

When did you get the BBC Sessions? Hope it's on vinyl :-))

cybot wrote:...the BBC Sessions? Hope it's on vinyl :-))

afraid not! :-) I picked it up on CD more than 10 years ago. If I ever see it on vinyl I'm sure I'll pick it up.

cybot wrote:Leave Pink Moon until last Dave even though the NME Book of Rock (sic) says it contains his finest guitar (acoustic) work.
Start with his first one Five Leaves Left,followed by Bryter Later and ending up with Pink Moon; he only made three albums in his lifetime! The real treasure trove is outlined in my previous piece on the home recordings,outtakes etc.... If it was me and I wasn't sure I'd buy the first one on CD (only a fiver!) and if I was impressed I'd then search out the vinyl or CD box set... The best box set to buy for sound quality is the Hannibal set (Fruit Tree 1986) which also includes the important 4th album of outtakes including the fabled last four songs (they actually found the 5th song for the last compilation Made to Love Magic!);the last version of Fruit Tree (2008) is a sumptiously thick (for the vinyl set) box set which replicates the original Lp covers exactly (the Hannibal set only used single sleeves),includes an even thicker booklet with more contributions from various people and also includes a 1986 DVD film about Nick himself (A Skin Too Few);But....it doesn't contain the important 4th album outlined above!Still I'm sure you can get that seperately. Enjoy the journey :-)

Thanks for all that! I'll keep it in mind.

DaveF wrote:

The afro hairdo was really ghastly when you look back at it!!!

I have just started to listen to the mellow tones of James Taylor to ease my disappointment at Leinster's capitulation this evening....

DaveF wrote:

cybot wrote:Leave Pink Moon until last Dave even though the NME Book of Rock (sic) says it contains his finest guitar (acoustic) work.
Start with his first one Five Leaves Left,followed by Bryter Later and ending up with Pink Moon; he only made three albums in his lifetime! The real treasure trove is outlined in my previous piece on the home recordings,outtakes etc.... If it was me and I wasn't sure I'd buy the first one on CD (only a fiver!) and if I was impressed I'd then search out the vinyl or CD box set... The best box set to buy for sound quality is the Hannibal set (Fruit Tree 1986) which also includes the important 4th album of outtakes including the fabled last four songs (they actually found the 5th song for the last compilation Made to Love Magic!);the last version of Fruit Tree (2008) is a sumptiously thick (for the vinyl set) box set which replicates the original Lp covers exactly (the Hannibal set only used single sleeves),includes an even thicker booklet with more contributions from various people and also includes a 1986 DVD film about Nick himself (A Skin Too Few);But....it doesn't contain the important 4th album outlined above!Still I'm sure you can get that seperately. Enjoy the journey :-)

Thanks for all that! I'll keep it in mind.

Excellent advice from cybot there, DaveF. Take it slow and savour each album one at a time. Nick Drake was a one-off and everything he recorded is to be treasured. His music will last you a lifetime. Let us know your thoughts on the great man's work.