This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Nick Drake (vocals, guitar); Richard Thompson (guitar); Claire Lowther (cello); Robert Kirby (strings, brass); Ray Warleigh (alto saxophone); John Cale (piano, celesta, organ); Chris McGregor (piano); Dave Pegg (bass instrument); Danny Thompson (double bass); Dave Mattacks, Mike Kowalski (drums); Rocki Dzidzornu (congas); Doris Troy, Pat Arnold (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Peter Paphides.
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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