Brittle Days - A Tribute to Nick Drake
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Brittle Days - A Tribute To Nick Drake is a 1992 compilation album released by Imaginary Records
in the UK. The album features contemporary artists performing cover versions of songs by Nick Drake
. Imaginary Records
, most notably home the The Chameleons UK and similar new-wave UK bands, was greatly influenced by Drake.
Imaginary Records
Imaginary Records was an independent record label based in Heywood, Lancashire, England, which specialised mainly in indie rock and post-punk. It was created and owned by Alan Duffy, known for his lyrical contributions to Porcupine Tree's first two albums, On the Sunday of Life and Up the...
in the UK. The album features contemporary artists performing cover versions of songs by Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
. Imaginary Records
Imaginary Records
Imaginary Records was an independent record label based in Heywood, Lancashire, England, which specialised mainly in indie rock and post-punk. It was created and owned by Alan Duffy, known for his lyrical contributions to Porcupine Tree's first two albums, On the Sunday of Life and Up the...
, most notably home the The Chameleons UK and similar new-wave UK bands, was greatly influenced by Drake.
Tracklisting
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- "River ManRiver Man"River Man" is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album Five Leaves Left, remastered and released as a single in 2004. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centre piece of the album....
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- "Joey" - Scott AppelScott Appel- Biography:Appel began playing the guitar at the age of eight. Initial influences were the English "folkies" Davy Graham and Bert Jansch.In 1972 Appel gained admittance to Boston's Berklee School of Music....
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- "Know" - Swinging Swine - "Voice From The Mountain"
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- "Time Has Told Me" - Tracy Santa - "Fly"
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- "Northern Sky" - Scott AppelScott Appel- Biography:Appel began playing the guitar at the age of eight. Initial influences were the English "folkies" Davy Graham and Bert Jansch.In 1972 Appel gained admittance to Boston's Berklee School of Music....
- "Hazy Jane" - R. Stevie MooreR. Stevie MooreRobert Steven Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In addition to having numerous albums released on labels around the world, the prolific Moore has self-released over 400 cassette and CD-R albums since 1968, as well as dozens of home videos, mostly through the R. Stevie Moore...
- "River ManRiver Man"River Man" is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album Five Leaves Left, remastered and released as a single in 2004. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centre piece of the album....
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