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  • Audio CD (4 Oct 2004)
  • Please Note: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: SACD
  • Label: Island
  • ASIN: B0002TW732
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,552 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #18 in  Music > SACD
    #58 in  Music > World & Folk > English Folk
    #73 in  Music > Rock > Classic Rock > Folk Rock

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1. Introduction
2. Hazey Jane II
3. River Man
4. Cello Song
5. Hazey Jane I
6. Pink Moon
7. Poor Boy
8. Magic
9. Place To Be
10. Northern Sky
11. Road
12. Fruit Tree
13. Black Eyed Dog
14. Way To Blue
15. From The Morning
16. Plaisir D'Amour

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Album Description

A Treasury is the definitive collection of 16 classic songs by Nick Drake. The Times write "...Drake is one of English music's untouchables: a diffident bard whose three albums from the late 1960s and early 1970s have become a touchstone for any singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar, a grasp of the bucolic and a deceptively genteel.....take on melancholia......the sense of an introvert struggling to articulate hopelessness with dignity and restraint is what, still, makes his music so irreducibly moving."


CD Description

While there was no shortage of Nick Drake collections on the market by 2004, the options for Drake fans with high-end stereo systems and/or SACD players was pretty limited (that is to say non-existent) before the release of A TREASURY. A hybrid disc remastered in Super Audio Surround Sound, it offers 15 cuts from the Drake catalog; considering that he only released three official albums, that's a healthy chunk of the British singer/songwriter's oeuvre.
With unprecedentedly crisp quality, we're given masterfully orchestrated folk-rock ("Hazey Jane II", "Northern Sky"), bleak, strikingly minimalist, haiku-like solo-acoustic pieces ("Pink Moon", "Black Eyed Dog"), and lush, mournfully elegant ballads ("River Man", "Way to Blue"). Throughout, Drake's hushed, breathy voice, nimble Joao Gilberto-meets-John Fahey guitar work, and hauntingly beautiful lyricism shine through, making it clear why this doomed troubadour's slim repertoire has been revisited so many times over the years.

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64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superlatives fail me, 20 Jan 2005
By Mr. M. L. Hawes "Mitchmusic" - See all my reviews
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To somehow distill the work of Nick Drake into a 'best of' seems almost cruel to his genius and could detract from the need to buy his three original albums, but do not be deterred.

Before I bought this album I had no idea of his work, but took a chance and was rewarded with some of the most delicate, intricate songwriting I have ever come across. It's ethereal, yet somehow challenging and immediate.

For those looking for points of reference, perhaps Jeff Buckley without the edge, early blues or simply the most wistful folk music I've heard. It's just exquisitely done from start to finish.

Any serious music buff should already have these songs, but I would ask that someone with Damien Rice, folky Led Zep, Buckley, Belle and Sebastien, oh forget it, every music fan, just go and buy this record and write a review with 5 stars by it.

There are few records I would insist that everyone should own. This is one of the few.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Collection, 2 Aug 2007
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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As an introduction to the work of Nick Drake, this album competes with the Way to Blue collection. Except for Hazey Jane I & II, Cello Song, I Was Made To Love Magic, Place To Be and Road, all the tracks are the same although the sound quality is better on this one, at least as far as my copies are concerned.

Drake's individual albums are all classics but they are very much self-contained units. From the album Bryter Layter come Hazey Jane I and II, Poor Boy and Northern Sky. Five Leaves Left contributes Cello Song, Way To Blue and River Man, whilst the stark minimalist album Pink Moon supplies Place To Be, Pink Moon, From the Morning and Road. Black Eyed Dog comes from the posthumous Time Of No Reply album.

On Sweet Old World Lucinda Williams beautifully covered Which Will and Swans made a bloodcurdling version of Black Eyed Dog, found on their Various Failures 1988-1992 album. The Dream Academy dedicated the song Life In A Northern Town (1985) to Nick Drake. His song Mayfair had already been covered by Millie (of My Boy Lollipop fame) in 1970.

My complaint about both Way To Blue and Treasury is the omission of Fly, a song that first appeared on Bryter Later and was then included, in a different version, on Time of No Reply. In my opinion, it is one of his most moving songs. Besides that, this compilation contains a fair selection of Drake's eerily compelling music but it is still better to investigate the original albums.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb in SACD, 28 Nov 2008
By Mr Fipple (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
The decision to purchase this disc was largely based on it being available in Hybrid SACD format and while I knew of Nick Drake I wasn't very familiar with his work. I was not disappointed, this is an excellent collection from a sadly missed and well regarded artist. One of Nicks' most known songs 'Bryter Layter' is notably absent from the track selection but that in no way diminishes its' worth. There are an insightful 15 tracks on the disc. Given the selection is taken from a total of the 31 possible choices on his original 3 vinyl releases thats' about half his body of work and is a great showcase for his exceptional songwriting ability (meaning lyrically, melodically and structurally)' distinguished guitar style, and sensitive vocals.
Nick was managed and produced by Joe Boyd and by that association Nick was supported in the studio by some talented and influential musicians of the day; including at times John Cale and members from Fairport Convention. As an aside I would highly recommend to real music lovers to further explore the body of work produced by Joe Boyd.
Nicks' albums did not sell well at the time of release. Nicks work was regarded as a niche even then being perceived on the fringe of the folk revival of the late 60s and 70s and Nick himself would not participate in any promotional activity. Neither did the label do much to promote him. While Nicks' music did not immediately capture my interest I can say that these tracks have definately grown on me and repeated listening has been immensely rewarding. In the time since his death a succession of well regarded artists have cited the importance of Nicks' influence.
The mastering for the SACD edition is faultless and the SACD codec really shines as a medium to sympathetically digitally re-present these period analogue recordings. Reproduction is velvety smooth and sumptuous; digital grain is hard to detect and because of the superb quality of reproduction the ambiance of the studio equipment and techniques of the day are clearly audible, contributing to the sense of atmosphere.
I listen purely in 2 channel stereo so I could not comment on the 5.1 mix.
Equipment:- Amp; Sugden A21 Class A, Source; Sony S9000DVP (modified), Connect; Siltech Paris, Spkrs; B&W602 (Linn cabling)
As a final note the Sony S9000 is highly recommended as a CD source. Available used for pocket money it is an inexpensive way to buy into SACD functionality. In fact the 9000 was Sonys' flagship SACD player for a time. It can be modified by those in the know and once modified this box will shine against very high end players costing £thousands! In the UK Chevron Audio Developments have the expertease to complete the mods. CD is superb, SACD is astonishing, and you can watch DVD too! Sony inhibited CD-R playback but CD-RW play fine.
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