NICK DRAKE Bryter Layter UK 3rd PRESS (c1980) UNPLAYED/MINT-
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40
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53
£ 40
Sold For
Dec 30, 2011
Sold Date
Dec 20, 2011
Start Date
£ 38
Start price
2
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Great Britain
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NICK DRAKE Bryter Layter UK 3rd PRESS (c1980) UNPLAYED/MINT-
NM TEXTURED SLEEVE (FACTORY SAMPLE), BEAUTIFUL COPY
NICK DRAKEBryter Layter
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9134) THIRD PRESSING (c1980) OF NICK DRAKE'S BEAUTIFUL SECOND LP “Bryter Layter”
UNPLAYED (prior to my careful pay-check) THE SOUND PERFORMANCE IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT - DEEP, RICH AND BEAUTIFULLY WARM
PRESSED WITH THE ISLAND 'NIGHT' LABELS (used between 1979 - 1983)
MATRIX NUMBERS: ILPS 9134 A-2U (etched) / ILPS 9134 B-2U (stamped)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN A SINGLE FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE (which has a 'FACTORY SAMPLE - NOT FOR SALE' sticker on the back)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK, POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Side 1:
Introduction (1:33)
Hazey Jane II (3:41)
At The Chime Of A City Clock (4:42)
One Of These Things First (4:46)
Hazey Jane I (4:24)
Side 2:
Bryter Layter (3:16)
Fly (2:56)
Poor Boy (6:30)
Northern Sky (3:42)
Sunday (3:39)
With even more of the Fairport Convention crew helping him out -- including bassist Dave Pegg and drummer Dave Mattacks along with, again, a bit of help from Richard Thompson -- as well as John Cale and a variety of others, Drake tackled another excellent selection of songs on his second album.
Demonstrating the abilities shown on Five Leaves Left didn't consist of a fluke, Bryter Layter featured another set of exquisitely arranged and performed tunes, with producer Joe Boyd and orchestrator Robert Kirby reprising their roles from the earlier release.
Starting with the elegant instrumental "Introduction," as lovely a mood-setting piece as one would want, Bryter Layter indulges in a more playful sound at many points, showing that Drake was far from being a constant king of depression.
While his performances remain generally low-key and his voice quietly passionate, the arrangements and surrounding musicians add a considerable amount of pep, as on the jazzy groove of the lengthy "Poor Boy."
Numbers that retain a softer approach, like "At the Chime of a City Clock," still possess a gentle drive to them.
Cale's additions unsurprisingly favour the classically trained side of his personality, with particularly brilliant results on "Northern Sky."
As his performances on keyboards and celeste help set the atmosphere, Drake reaches for a perfectly artful reflection on loss and loneliness and succeeds wonderfully
LABELS: MINT
Factory-fresh labels with no spindles or signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
At loud volume there are no real audio issues of note, just the (very) occasional soft static 'tick' - nothing continuous or in any way intrusive (impossibly minor and present from new as this copy was unplayed prior to my play-check) - sounds gorgeous
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The textured cover has a small 'bump' to the bottom opening corner but is otherwise, like-new
INNER SLEEVE: MINT-
The black poly-lined inner is practically untouched with no seam splits
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY ‘KNIFING’ DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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457 (GS 6.3.2 (457))
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