Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left

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Label:	Island Records – ILPS 9105
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 1969
Genre:	Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Folk Rock, Folk

Tracklist

A1	Time Has Told Me Bass – Danny Thompson Electric Guitar – Richard Thompson Piano – Paul Harris (2)	3:56
A2	River Man Arranged By – Harry Robinson	4:28
A3	Three Hours Bass – Danny Thompson Congas – Rocki Dzidzornu	6:01
A4	Day Is Done Arranged By – Robert Kirby	2:22
A5	Way To Blue Arranged By – Robert Kirby	3:05
B1	'Cello Song Bass – Danny Thompson Cello – Clare Lowther Congas – Rocki Dzidzornu	3:58
B2	The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Arranged By – Robert Kirby	3:12
B3	Man In A Shed Bass – Danny Thompson Piano – Paul Harris (2)	3:49
B4	Fruit Tree Arranged By – Robert Kirby	4:42
B5	Saturday Sun Bass – Danny Thompson Drums, Vibraphone – Tristam Fry* Piano – Nick Drake	4:00

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
Published By – Warlock Music Ltd.
Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
Produced For – Witchseason Productions
Record Company – Witchseason Productions Ltd.
Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
Copyright © – Warlock Music Ltd.

Credits

Design – Diogenic Attempts Ltd.
Engineer – John Wood
Photography By – Keith Morris (8)
Producer – Joe Boyd
Songwriter [All Songs By] – Nick Drake
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Nick Drake

Notes

Released on a pink Island label with black ''block'' logo, in a fold-out cover.
This release should be used for the smooth label pressing from Phonodisc ltd. 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. Label is corrected on subsequent pressings. Album actually plays 'Way to Blue' followed by 'Day is Done'.

Made in England.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ILPS 9105 A//2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ILPS 9105 B//2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Five Leaves Left (LP, Album, Advance copy in unmade two piece sleeve)	Island Records	ILPS 9105	UK	1969
Recently Edited	Five Leaves Left (LP, Album, Misprint)	Island Records, Island Records	ILPS 9105, ILPS-9105	UK	1969
New Submission	Five Leaves Left (LP, Album, Orlake, Rough Label)	Island Records	ILPS 9105	UK	1969
Recently Edited	Five Leaves Left (Cassette, Album)	Island Records	CIR 15011	UK	1970
Recently Edited	Five Leaves Left (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo)	Island Records	ILPS-9105	UK	1972

Reviews

berkleymews Apr 13, 2022
Listening to this first pressing is a beautiful, immersive experience.
JDT1337 Feb 1, 2021
The thing with Mr. Drake that people often forget is that he played gatar
whitepatrick Jul 11, 2019
An absolutely brilliant record, both in terms of writing and performance and in production. Joe Boyd gets out of the way and lets Drake's voice and guitar shine. Other instrumentation is sparse and gorgeous. The real standout, however, is the string arrangements.

I have a recent Island Records reissue on what feels like 200g vinyl. It sounds really good, but it is my second copy, and both were pretty badly warped. So beware.
CRONK1980 Oct 18, 2018
Holy shit this album is amazing . . . .
NWpunx Feb 20, 2017
Edited 5 years ago
A great album. All of Nick's albums are great. Love his voice and guitar. I'm mainly into punk stuff and love him dearly. I consider this the first folk record I ever got into. "River Man" is my favorite song off this album. It's a good end-of-the-day song. Good for when you're depressed, drinking beer and watching the sun go down on a hot summer day. RIP. Hard to believe he passed away at only 26.

I'd heard the name Nick Drake off and on for years and assumed he was a 70-something year old music legend. Didn't really know who he was. Quite surprising when I finally heard him and realized he had died decades before and was quite young. His name is quite handsome.
MerryMusic Oct 20, 2015
Very 1st pressings are on textured Pink Block Label - 'Polydor' Pressing
This can be easily identified by the textured matte label with the ridge around the edge. The album is on heavy vinyl and the matrix numbers are ILPS 9105 A//2 & ILPS 9105 B//2 (A//3 - A//3 varients exist) which are machine stamped. There isn't an A1/B1 matrix pink label. All of these are Pink Rim labels and probably unofficial reissues. The gatefold sleeve was printed by Ernest J. Day and the track order for Day is Done and Way to Blue is reversed. The labels show the correct track order listing. The Island Records address on the back is Basing Street, London W11.