During his lifetime Nicks career has affected drastically by this depression & reluctance to perform in public. However, 39 years after his death his music is enjoyed by a wide audience.
Nick only recorded 3 studio albums but those albums were stunningly beautiful with much feeling & atmosphere, creating a blueprint for subsequent generations of songwriters to follow.
In the show tonight, Mark Radcliffe is joined by Joe Boyd who reflects of the life & legacy of Nick Drake. Joe produced 2 of Nick albums as well as some for Fairport Convention, The Incredible String Band (a particular favourite of mine) & Pink Floyd.
Wonderful news Joe Boyd mentioned in the show that Nick Drakes albums are being reissued on heavyweight vinyl next month.
ReplyDeleteThese pressings will be mastered from analogue tapes & so I can imagine them sounding beautiful.
Previous reissues have been sourced digitally which kind of defeats the object of having a vinyl copy rather than CD.