NICK DRAKE - Five Leaves Left V Rare 1st UK Press 1969 VG+/VG+
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Description
For auction is a very good condition copy of the incredibly rare and desirable 1st U.K. issue of Nick Drake’s debut album Five Leaves Left.
As history tells us, Nick Drake sold very few copies of his albums in his lifetime. These first issue copies of his debut album are rare.
A2/B2 matrices.
Original first issue Ernest J Day gatefold sleeve is in VG+ condition. Some minor edge wear and discolouration, but no tears or writing. These sleeves are unlaminated, and so many copies have major fading and ringwear issues. This copy is far better than average. The spine is fully intact and readable.
Original inner sleeve is in excellent condition. These first issues did not come with the blue Island inner sleeve - only the later reissue came with the blue inner.
Record appears beautifully glossy and shiny in normal daylight. Even under a bright lamp there is only one mark (see photo) a very small scratch at the beginning of track 2 side 2.
The labels are in great condition- the only issue is a short name in small neat writing on each side.
The play test showed superb clear sound, with no clicks, ticks, skips or jumps apart from a dozen clicks caused by the small scratch mentioned above. Throughout the rest of the record I could only hear very occasional quiet crackles. A professional clean could improve this even further
This is a chance to own a piece of music history - an important and great record.
Please note that I don’t send any items to the Russian Federation due to previous delivery issues.
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