Nick Drake - The Making Of Five Leaves Left [4xLP]

Release Date: September 26, 2025
Label: Island

Limited edition 4LP box set, celebrating Nick Drake's classic debut album, 'Five Leaves Left', originally released in 1969. "The Making Of Five Leaves Left" features over 30 demos, studio outtakes and previously unheard songs from the sessions, plus the original Joe Boyd produced album. Accompanied by a 60 page book. The whole set has been mastered by John Wood and produced with authorisation from the Nick Drake Estate. The accompanying 60 page book is printed on special textured paper stock, and features a full track recording details, charts and recording history, written by Neil Storey in collaboration with Richard Morton-Jack.

Tracklist

1. Mayfair
2. Time Has Told Me
3. Man In A Shed
4. Fruit Tree
5. Saturday Sun
6. Strange Face
7. Strange Face - Studio Session - Rough Mix With Guide Vocal, September 11,1968
8. Day Is Done - Studio Session - Take #5, April 11 1968
9. Day Is Done - Studio Session - Take #2, November 12 1968
10. Day Is Done - Studio Session - Take #7, April 3 1969
11. Man In A Shed Studio Session Take #1, May 10 1968
12. My Love Left With The Rain - Cambridge Recording, May 1968
13. Blossom
14. Instrumental
15. Made To Love Magic
16. Mickey's Tune
17. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
18. Day Is Done
19. Time Has Told Me
20. Three Hours - Take #2, November 11 1968
21. Time Has Told Me - Take #4, November 11 1968
22. Strange Face - Take #1, November 12 1968
23. Saturday Sun - Take #1, November 12 1968
24. Fruit Tree - Take #1, November 12 1968
25. Time Of No Reply - Take #3 Intro #4, December 20 1968
26. 'Cello Song - Take #4, January 4 1969
27. Mayfair - Take #5, January 4 1969
28. River Man - Take #1, January 4 1969
29. Way To Blue - Cambridge Recording, Winter 1968
30. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane - Studio Session - Take #2, April 22 1969
31. Saturday Sun - Studio Session - Take #1 Intro #2, April 22 1969
32. River Man - Studio Session - Take #2, April 1969
33. Time Has Told Me
34. River Man
35. Three Hours
36. Way To Blue
37. Day Is Done
38. 'Cello Song
39. The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
40. Man In A Shed
41. Fruit Tree
42. Saturday Sun