Pink Moon
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| Studio album by Nick Drake | ||
| Released | February 25, 1972 | |
| Recorded | October 1971 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 28:22 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Wood | |
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| Nick Drake chronology | ||
| Bryter Layter (1970) |
Pink Moon (1972) |
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Pink Moon is the third and last album by British musician Nick Drake. It was recorded at midnight in 2 two-hour sessions, over two days in October of 1971, featuring only Nick Drake's vocals and guitar, as well as some piano later overdubbed by Drake on the title track.
The cover of the album features an illustration by the partner of Drake's sister Gabrielle, Michael Trevithick.
Initially, Pink Moon garnered a small amount of critical attention, but after Drake's death it received widespread public and critical acclaim. The music on Pink Moon is strikingly sparse and unadorned (especially in comparison to Drakes' previous recordings), leading some to consider it to be the least accessible of his three albums, though it nevertheless continues to be thought of by many as his greatest work.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 320 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The title track was used in a Volkswagen advertisement in the US in 2000.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and played by Nick Drake.
- "Pink Moon" – 2:06
- "Place to Be" – 2:43
- "Road" – 2:02
- "Which Will" – 2:58
- "Horn" – 1:23
- "Things Behind the Sun" – 3:57
- "Know" – 2:26
- "Parasite" – 3:36
- "Free Ride" – 3:06
- "Harvest Breed" – 1:37
- "From the Morning" – 2:30
[edit] Personnel
- Nick Drake - vocals, acoustic guitar on all songs; piano on "Pink Moon"
- John Wood - production, engineering
[edit] Releases
- 1972 - LP: Island ILPS 9184 / UK, original release on the first "palm tree" label
- 1972 - LP: Island SMAS 9318 / US, first US release
- 1980s - LP: Island ILPS 9184 / UK, re-release on the orange-blue "palm tree" label; Discogs
 LP: Island 1980s re-issue |
 LP: Island 1980s re-issue |
- 1990 - CD: Island IMCD 94 / Polygram 842 923-2; CD release within the Island Masters series; Discogs
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- 1992 - CD: Hannibal HNCD 4436 / US; Discogs
- 2000 - CD: Island IMCD 94/ Universal 842 923, international re-release within the Island Masters series now labeled "Island Re-Masters" with additional slip cover, and original label reprint on the CD.
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[edit] External links
| Nick Drake |
| Albums: Five Leaves Left | Bryter Layter | Pink Moon |
| Related: Joe Boyd | Gabrielle Drake | Robert Kirby | John Wood |
