Nick Drake - Bryter Layter - Import LP

Nick Drake Bryter Layter on LP + Download Mastered from the Original Master Tapes at Abbey Road Studios by Original Engineer John Wood 1970 Sophomore Album One of Somber Beauty, Exceptional Arrangements, Chilled Atmospherics, and Incredible Intimacy Members of Fairport Convention Join John Cale, Producer Joe Boyd, and Orchestrator Robert Kirby in Helping Pull Off Drake's Quiet Perfection Pink Moon Also Available on 180g LP After crafting a debut album full of beauteous, somber chamber-folk, Nick Drake proved his low-key singing, gentle folk, and supreme mood-setting were no fluke on Bryter Layter. With a bright, sparkling production and mellow orchestrations, the framework is light and airy, a touchstone for what evolved into the singer-songwriter movement. Drake's artfully expressed turmoil occasionally peeks through in the lyrics and understated-but-heartfelt vocal deliveries. "At the Chime of a City Clock" finds Drake facing existential despair at every turn, despite an almost-lugub