Nick Drake

Pink Moon (1972)

Title song from Nick Drake's third and final album. Apart from the slight piano motif you hear, all you get on the remainder of this brilliant and very dark record is Nick, his voice and guitar. By '72 , Nick Drake had become very withdrawn and quite probably deeply depressed. He'd given up attempting to play live some time before, would go missing for long periods and was generally worrying his friends and associates with his behaviour. The album was recorded quickly over two days following a brief stay at Chris Blackwell's Portuguese holiday home, which, it was hoped, would raise Nick's spirits and health. What he he came up with was an apocalyptic masterpiece that proved to be his swan song. Breath taking - like Robert Johnson is reborn in Middle England.