Nick Drake Fruit Tree 4xLP Box Set Vinyl Hannibal Records 1986 Analog Press
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NICK DRAKE - FRUIT TREE HANNIBAL RECORDS HNBX 5302 1986
4LP BOXED SET w/ BOOKLET ALL ANALOG PRESS
I purchased this new from the Hannibal Records mail order catalog when it was released. This was (and maybe still is) the definitive Nick Drake collection. It contains the 3 original albums plus a collection of outtakes and rarities assembled by Joe Boy and John Wood (some of which remain unreleased on any other collection).
the set contains:
FIVE LEAVES LEFT BRYTER LAYTER PINK MOON TIME OF NO REPLY
Each record is housed in a simple lightweight sleeve. I added a plain inner sleeve to help protect from splits. The sleeves are all in good shape. No tears or splits. They do show some waving from the thin paper and a couple of minor corner bumps. But hey, after almost forty years that's pretty good.
The vinyl is all VG+ to VG++. All discs are clean with only a very few isolated scuffs. EXCEPT for side two of PINK MOON. There is some kind of pressing flaw or damage to the beginning of the side. It's minor and the record plays through without any problems. But there is some surface noise during KNOW and into the first part of FREE RIDE. It settles down after that and truth be told even those first two tracks still sound pretty damned good even with the light crackle. Otherwise all the records are in very nice shape. 
The booklet is in excellent condition. Clean and crisp with no tears or staple rust.
The outer box is in VG+ or better condition. Solid with no tears. The hinged lid is attached and firm. There is some obvious shelf wear and foxing/staining from age. Still very good though.
This may have been the last time the original master tapes were used to press these albums. The records really do sound great and the Europa-Disk pressings remain very nice indeed.
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