A Treasury

~ Release by Nick Drake (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

"Special Edition" in that it includes an unlisted song on track 15, after half a minute of silence.

back cover

This compilation ℗ 2004 Universal Island Records Ltd © 2004 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. The copyright in this compilation and artwork is owned by Universal Island Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Made in the EU. All rights of the producer and of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, ret performance and broadcasting of this record prohibited. LC00407 BIEM/SABAM
Warlock Music Ltd. www.islandrecords.co.uk

booklet

5.1 layer mixed by John Wood with Clive Gregson.

Compiled by Cally, assisted by Stella Macpherson, June 2004.

Digital photography retouching and assembly by Ben, Jason and Clive at PDQ, Bungay.

Release co-ordination: Charlie Larby

With grateful thanks to Jessica, Charley, Ruth, Mike, Ted, Hannah, Zoe, Jason, Elanzo, Tracie, Nick, Glenn, Bill, Michael, Todd, and all other Island Dwellers, Robert Kirby. Joe Boyd, Keith Morris, Robin Frederick. Simon II, Victoria Weymouth, Tim Pope, Cowboy Paul Rider, James and Nigel, Donna Our Nashville team.
Louis deWet & Gabrielle Drake

Front cover photo from the Bryter Music Archive.
Interior photography by Cally.
Nick's tuck box and guitar photo by Paul Rider from the film ‘River Man’

Production supervisor, art direction and design: Cally (antar.es)

All songs written by Nick Drake and published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Lyrical extracts in the sleeve notes reproduced by kind permission of the publishers.

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-08 14:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Introduction
composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
1:32
2Hazey Jane II
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Hazey Jane II
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
43:45
3River Man
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Harry Robinson (UK composer/arranger/bandleader)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
River Man
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warlock Music Ltd.
4.74:19
4’Cello Song
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest cello:
Clare Lowther
guest congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
’Cello Song
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.654:46
5Hazey Jane I
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Hazey Jane I
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
54:29
6Pink Moon
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 162)
recording of:
Pink Moon
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.32:04
7Poor Boy
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
alto saxophone:
Ray Warleigh
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
piano:
Chris McGregor
background vocals:
Pat Arnold and Doris Troy
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Poor Boy
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
6:07
8Magic
producer:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer), John Wood (UK producer) and Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1970)
mixer:
John Wood (UK producer)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
orchestrator:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004)
recording of:
Magic
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
2:48
9Place to Be
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
recording of:
Place to Be
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.252:42
10Northern Sky
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
celesta, organ and piano:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Northern Sky
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.353:45
11Road
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
recording of:
Road
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
3.42:01
12Fruit Tree
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Fruit Tree
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4:48
13Black Eyed Dog
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records), Frank Kornelussen and John Wood (UK producer)
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004)
recording of:
Black Eyed Dog (in 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.053:26
14Way to Blue
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Way to Blue
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.453:10
15From the Morning / Plaisir d’amour
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
recording of:
From the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Nicholas Rodney Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
lyricist:
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
composer:
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini (Plaisir d'amour)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
3:49
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Cally (artwork/design)
producer:Cally (artwork/design) (task: production supervisor)
compiler:Cally (artwork/design) (in 2004-06)
Stella Macpherson (in 2004-06)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SABAM (Belgium rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1866186 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0002TW732 [info]