, Bryter Later (1971) and Pink Moon (1972), plus non-album tracks. Drake's work was released by Island Records, home to other revered folk acts of the day such as Martyn, Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. Never a big seller in his lifetime, he was a troubled soul w){kind=link}
GUY GARVEY well remembers when he first became captivated by the music of Nick Drake.
The Elbow frontman was 20, “two or three years into being a weed smoker and a music fan”.
He’d already discovered another folk singer from these shores, John Martyn, and Drake, he learned from his friends in the know, was the logical next step.
First, he acquired a copy of Pink Moon, the third and final album released by Drake during his short life.
Probably on account of the weed, admits Garvey, the surreal artwork in the style of Salvador Dali, “said something to me”.