N.R. Drake, 69

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USM, together with Island Records, are proud to release a 5 CD limited edition collection of the complete Nick Drake catalogue all housed in mint pacs and packaged in a handsome 7" box, with original shop posters for each album. The set consists of "Five Leaves Left" (Nick's debut album of 1969), "Bryter Layter" (the second album released in 1970), "Pink Moon" (Nick's final release from 1972), "Made To Love Magic" (the collection of Island-period recordings, out-takes, off cuts, cast-offs, orphans and the last 5 songs Nick recorded for his proposed 4th album, Originally released in 2004 to add to and replace the 'Time Of No Reply' compilation), and "Family Tree" (A collection of recordings made before the Island Records period, from a 9 year old Nick playing Mozart through to spoken word pieces, early songs, cover versions and demos recorded to secure his contract, as well as two recordings by his mother Molly Drake perhaps written in response to her son, Originally released in 2007) Each CD comes complete in original sleeves with full booklets with theo riginal shop posters for each album. The package depicts Nick Drake's own tuck box from his Marlborough College days, used to guard the various cakes dispatched weekly from his mother, Molly Drake