The Making Of Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left

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Herbal Dave on Friday, April 11, 2025 – 01:29 pm

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https://americansongwriter.com/an-upcoming-box-set-will-offer-a-deep-div...


Pulled the trigger for the 4-LP pre-order.  Looks interesting.  Some long lost demos and outtakes with his original debut album and a book.

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fishcane on Friday, April 11, 2025 – 01:48 pm

Haha posted the album in April Tunes this am. Right after I ordered the new. first appearance of Beverley Martyn's collection of demo tapes as recorded by Nick in their home studio. 

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Slickrock on Saturday, April 12, 2025 – 01:01 am

I could swear I have a CD of Nick Drake demos Elton played on. Anyway, here's this story. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-a-pre-fame-elton-john-covered-nick-drake/

Also saw this on a site called Aquarium Drunkard: 

Elton John Does Nick Drake :: July 1970 Session

The past couple of weeks have found me spinning a disc comprised of the following Elton John session (from July 1970) in which the artist lays out, among other tracks, a selection of Nick Drake covers. Yes, you read that correctly. Let's first address the 800 lb gorilla in the room: on paper the often gregarious bombast of Elton John coupled with the introspective work of Drake looks rough. But it actually works . . .