Referencing five leaves left lp ltd m print re rm 180 box 0602537134366 just picked this up new sealed and it does not have the czeck rep sticker on the back and the back verbiage reads nick drake five leaves left and not bryter layter.
Five leaves left vinyl original.
It is pressed on heavyweight audiophile vinyl and remastered from near original master tapes by the album s original engineer john wood.
Label is corrected on subsequent pressings.
To me nick drake s first lp five leaves left cleverly named to remind a smoker has only five rolling papers left.
Nick drake five leaves left vinyl record packaging all items are shipped brand new and unopened in original packaging.
The unique original alternate fingerstyle guitar technique the ethereal otherworldly shadowy lyrics combined with folk jazz classical and blues.
To me nick drake s first lp five leaves left cleverly named to remind a smoker has only five rolling papers left.
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 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.
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.
Is a timeless landmark album and one of my personal favorites.
Every record is shipped in original factory applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.
Five leaves left was recorded between july 1968 and june 1969 at sound techniques in london england.
This release should be used for the smooth label pressing from phonodisc ltd.
Trying to find some nick drake on vinyl and from searching the forum the original pink island pressings seem to be considered the best.
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.
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.
The unique original alternate fingerstyle guitar technique the ethereal otherworldly shadowy lyrics combined with folk jazz classical and blues.
