Nick Drake: Complete Guide to His Music

This is the indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Nick Drake, the English singer-songwriter who although failed to find a wide audience during his short lifetime, his work grew in stature to the extent that he now ranks among the most influential English singer-songwriters of the last 50 years. After the release of this third album Pink Moon in 1972, he withdrew from live performance and recording and died of an overdose in 1974, aged just 27. A thorough analysis of every officially released album by Drake, from "Five Leaves Left" to "Pink Moon" and the most recent posthumous collections. This title includes a track by track analysis. Information on when and where the music was recorded. This book features a special section of compilation, archive and posthumous material. It contains a track index for easy reference.