NICK DRAKE / Elton John WARLOCK SAMPLER- LP
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Dec 9, 2004 Sold Date
Dec 2, 2004 Start Date
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recordmecca NICK DRAKE / Elton John WARLOCK SAMPLER- ULTRA RARE LP


Here's a record I'm sure has never been on Ebay--the incredibly rare WARLOCK MUSIC SAMPLER, just profiled in the respected UK publication RECORD COLLECTOR as "One of the 100 most valuable records of all time." This is an amazingly rare Nick Drake and Elton John collectible from 1970, which as you know is during Nick Drake's lifetime. According to Record Collector there are only 6 known copies of this incredible rarity. Record Collector told the story better than I could, so I'll quote from their article on this ultra ultra rare album: "As Elton John and Bernie Taupin continued their quest for the songwriting fame that seemed to elude them at every turn, Elton was also a musician for hire, appearing on numerous sessions.... The most obscure of Elton's session work, however, is the Warlock Sampler, which showcased the talents of four writers who were signed to legendary producer Joe Boyd's Warlock Music Publishers: Ed Carter, John and Beverly Martyn, Mike Heron (of the Incredible String Band,) and Nick Drake. Boyd masterminded the album himself, which was recorded July 1970 at Sound Techniques in Chelsea (London) and featured Pat Donaldson on bass and Fairport Convention associate Gerry Conway on drums. As Elton (who played piano billed under his real name Reg Dwight on all the tracks) sang Stormbringer (John Martyn), Go Out and Get It (Mike Heron), Sweet Honesty (Beverly Martyn), and Way To Blue, When The Day Is Done, Time Has Told Me and Saturday Sun (all by Nick Drake.) In fact Elton fans have long referred to these recordings as the "Saturday Sun Sessions." .... While all the songs were eventually issued commerciallly by their respective authors, Elton's versions on the the Warlock Sampler remain unheard by the general public and represent the missing link between sessioneer Reg Dwight and superstar Elton John. (I'll mention that the rest of the 11 songs are sung by Linda Peters, soon to marry Richard Thompson and become the highly regarded Linda Thompson.) Although 100 copies are rumoured to have been pressed--all for promotional purposes--just six are known to have survived....Even producer Joe Boyd has tried to obtain one of these ultra rare albums, without success. Elton himself knows the value of the LP--when he sold his 25,000 LP collection through Sothebys in 1993, he apparently kept back just two albums. One was a copy of the White Album signed by all four Beatles, and the other was his precious copy of the Warlock Sampler." There you have it--clearly the rarest Nick Drake or Elton John item ever in existence, and one of only 6 known copies IN THE WORLD. This one is a beauty too, grading NM-/ NM--. There was never a cover made for this album, bye the way. The matrix is stamped WWW 101/2 (I tried to take a photo of it, with mixed results--see it below,) and before you ask, no, this has never been bootlegged (or heard, for that matter.) Of course, guaranteed authentic for life as is everything we sell. That's it--feel free to ask any questions. And be sure to check our other auctions for more very rare records and music memorabilia--lots of Beatles items this week too.

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