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NICK DRAKE - 'Made To Love Magic' 
Release date: 24th May 2004 
PRESS RELEASE (March 19, 2004): On May 24th 2004 Island records will
release 'Made To Love Magic', a 'new' album by Nick Drake - an album of
rarities, remixes and a recently discovered song ('Tow The Line') that has
never been released and has not been heard since it was recorded in 1974.
[Note: May 24th release date is for the U.K. only. U.S. release date will
be at least one month later.]
Early in 1967 Nick began to abandon the staple diet of covering other
people's songs supplementing material by Dylan, Bert Jansch and Jackson C
Frank with his own material. Nick's studious approach to performing
well-chosen standards of the time had allowed him to perfect tunings and
techniques that were to serve his own songs well - acting as a signature,
making his early recordings distinctive and setting himself apart from the
fashionable singer-songwriters of his era.
The earliest recordings on this album stem from his time at Cambridge
University where he met and performed with fellow student Robert Kirby who
managed to record several of Nick's new songs onto a stereo tape recorder
in the Spring of 1968. Robert would use these tapes to write arrangements
for the songs with strings and woodwind to be performed in College.
Luckily these tapes have survived the rigours of Robert's potting shed and
are released here for the first time ever - with only minimal cleaning up
- they sound as fresh as when they were recorded. RIVER MAN is the only
version known to exist without orchestration and is thought to detail
Nick's days in Cambridge, whereas MAYFAIR exists here in its earliest
known format, a wry and light hearted view of the London Nick was getting
to know. This was later 'properly' recorded by Nick in a stiffer fashion
and was covered by Island ska hitmaker; the girl lollipop - Millie.
On leaving Cambridge and entering a recording studio, Nick was writing
what was to become his debut album 'Five Leaves Left'. It is presumed that
Nick was constantly writing new songs as the recording was carried out in
several separate sessions so that some earlier songs were supplemented by
later material thought more superior. JOEY and CLOTHES OF SAND both
recorded towards the end of 1968, never made it onto the album and it is a
testament to Nick's quality control and the impossibly high standards of
that debut release that such strong material never made it through the
final selection. These two songs plus this alternative version of THE
THOUGHTS OF MARY JANE appeared on the bonus disc 'Time Of No Reply' that
was added to the 'Fruit Tree' boxed set. All three have been remastered.
In early studio sessions Nick used Richard Hewson as an orchestrator, but
his unhappiness with the results led him back to colleague Robert Kirby
for most future arrangements. By this time the debut album was already too
full for MAGIC and TIME OF NO REPLY so Robert's original arrangements
remained on manuscript only. It was to these scores that Robert returned
in 2003 and a new 'original' arrangement was recorded. Modern technology
allowed Nick's voice to be removed from 'Magic' and the track to be sped
up to it's proper tempo without altering the pitch. You now hear the song
as Nick intended it to be heard. TIME OF NO REPLY only ever existed as a
vocal and guitar part, so adding the new recording of the original
arrangement was easier, and much as would have happened in 1968. The
entire session was produced by John Wood.
The melting pot that was Island Records in the late 60s caused many
artists to collaborate with each other. Label boss and producer Chris
Blackwell was a strong believer in cross-fertilisation both in musical
styles and personalities. Nick was friends with both John Martyn and
Richard Thompson amongst others on the varied roster. In March 1969 Nick
found himself in North London's Morgan Studios - a rare departure from
Sound Techniques where most of his work was recorded - to play a version
of THREE HOURS with the late 'Reebop' Kwaakhu Baah on congas and an
unknown flautist. This version was recorded 2 months before the one that
appears on 'Five Leaves Left'. Reebop went on to perform on 'Welcome To
The Canteen' a live OZ Benefit album that featured many Island luminaries
including members of Traffic who he later joined. This version was
discovered on a multi track and is released in a mixed version for the
first time. It is longer and more relaxed than its final version almost
amounting to a 'jam' session.
After the release of the 'Pink Moon' album Nick returned to the studio to
record what was thought to be his last 4 songs. These were hastily mixed
onto a 7" mono listening tape and these recordings also appeared on the
'Fruit Tree' bonus disc. The versions here are properly mixed versions by
the original recording engineer; John Wood, from the multi track tape in
true stereo. Recorded in 1974, BLACK EYED DOG, RIDER ON THE WHEEL, and
VOICES would, it seems from Nick's notes, have gone to make up the first
tracks of a new album. HANGING ON A STAR is a newly discovered take of the
song with, it was judged, a better vocal; Nick recording voice and guitar
separately for the first time. It was during this recent mix that the tape
was allowed to run on and TOW THE LINE made itself known, never having
been mixed or, indeed, heard since 1974. Nick left us with a song full of
assurance and a contemplative calm that adds another dimension to the
notion that he was at the end of any tether at that time.
By returning to the team of John Wood and Robert Kirby, and with the full
co-operation of Nick's sister Gabrielle, we have, in this release, a
companion piece to the three studio albums: FIVE LEAVES LEFT, BRYTER
LAYTER, and PINK MOON. The CD has been digitally mastered using the very
latest technology, and is a fitting addition to the short but
all-encompassing canon of work Nick recorded in his few years in the
studio.
The full tracklisting of 'Made To Love Magic' is as follows:
1. Rider On The Wheel
2. Magic
3. River Man
4. Joey
5. Thoughts Of Mary Jane
6. Mayfair
7. Hanging On A Star
8. Three Hours
9. Clothes Of Sand
10. Voices
11. Time Of No Reply
12. Black Eyed Dog
13. Tow The Line
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 NICK DRAKE - 'Made To Love Magic' 
in sintesi, che non ho capito bene: è quella che tempo addietro veniva
considerata una ristampa di "time of no reply"?
chiaro che la tracklist sia diversa, tuttavia, mancando io del succitato,
mi domandavo ora che fare.
-ma credo mi orienterò su questo "made to love magic", anche se il titolo è
orribile, quasi peggio di un disco degli zakarrias: speriamo solo non lo
facciano con la copertina nera.

 -ma credo mi orienterò su questo "made to love magic", 
Penso che potresti anche aspettare la riesumazione del cofano suddetto
(che secondo fonti varie non dovrebbe tardare) , tenendo presente che
nell'anno dovrebbero uscire ufficiali anche i famosi nastri di
aix-en-provence (un live a casa di amici del 69 se non ricordo male)
bye
i
--
passion has led to chaos
and now chaos will lead to order
Phil Ochs, 1967
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 (che secondo fonti varie non dovrebbe tardare),
Ok, ma se uno ha già in casa i 3 dischi ufficiali dovrebbe comprarsi il box
quadruplo solo per il "Time of no reply" che gli manca? Si trova ancora in
giro la vecchia edizione della compila con gli inediti del Drake? Ricordo
che ai tempi la trovavi anche ma solo a prezzi abbastanza altini (sulle 40
mila lire quando un disco nuovo costava 36-37).
Saluti
BS

 Si trova ancora in  giro la vecchia edizione della compila con gli inediti
del Drake?
L'Hannibal da tempo non ha più i diritti nè sulla raccolta di Boyd (Time
of No Reply) nè sui dischi ufficiali. E' finita l'era in cui Drake era un
nome da raccolte economiche...
bye
i
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 qualche bozza di lavoro degne di più di uno sguardo)
Qui c'è un bootleg: Time Has Told Me
http://www2.skynet.ca/~nickdrake/
--
Bye
_Airplane_

 NICK DRAKE - 'Made To Love Magic'
Bah, pollice verso su tutta la linea...
Quanto ancora bisognerą aspettare per avere una versione decente di "Winter
is gone"???
-umpf-
m.
nancy & lee - some velvet morning

 nancy & lee - some velvet morning
Bel disco, complimenti.
bye
i.
--
Io uscii sulla piazza
a mo' di parrucca rossiccia
mi posi sulla testa un quartiere bruciato.
Gli uomini hanno paura perchč dalla mia bocca
penzola sgambettando un grido non masticato. 
Majakovskij, "Eppure"
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