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Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left/ Is it just a bad recording

In the last year I found a nice FLL vinyl pressing, which was neither the New remaster or an original. It was likely an early repress. This had no life to it. Not bad in an offensive way, but dark and flat sounding. Just picked up the New Universal FLL CD remaster from 2000 at a vinyl shop in Kingston. Yikes, this one sounds bad, especially compared to my Hannibal Pink Moon Remastered CD. Then there's the Pink Moon Universal LP from a few years ago. This LP sounds sublime. So is FLL just a mediocre recording, or have I managed to get duds on my LP and CD. Cheers -Don
fjn04
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sebrof
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A little off topic I apologize, but if you like that ND album you may enjoy the Jason Parker Quartet's version. Available for download or CD, sounds very nice to me.


http://music.oneworkingmusician.com/album/five-leaves-left-a-tribute-to-nick-drake

dgarretson
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Listening now to FLL early Antilles/Island LP.  It sounds wide open and lifelike and is very well recorded. 
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Hello fjn - I’ve always considered Five Leaves Left to be one of the better recordings I own. Song writing, performances, arrangements and sound quality all seem first rate. The latter, airy, spacious and dynamic; certainly not dark and flat. Unfortunately, I suspect I’m listening to the same 2000 Island release as you, though mine bought a good number of years ago. It is an Island Chronicles release; Universal-Island Records 422 842 915-2; mftd.by The Island Def Jam Music Group. Remastering by John Wood. Re-release producer: Joe Boyd. Hope you find a version that suits you.

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