''A Treasury'' is a
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridg ...
compilation aimed at the
audiophile
An audiophile (from + ) is a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction. The audiophile seeks to achieve high sound quality in the audio reproduction of recorded music, typically in a quiet listening space in a room with ...
audience. Released in the UK on 27 September 2004 and in the US on 26 October 2004, it was available as both a hybrid multichannel
SACD and a 180 gram vinyl LP. To promote the compilation, a single was issued for the song "
River Man
"River Man" is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album ''Five Leaves Left''. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centrepiece of the album. In 2004, the song was remastered and released as a 7" vin ...
", released on CD and 7" vinyl in the UK on 13 September 2004.
The multichannel (5.1) layer on the SACD was mixed by the original Sound Techniques engineer John Wood, with Clive Gregson.
Track listing
# "Introduction" – 1:31
#: from ''
Bryter Layter
''Bryter Layter'' is the second studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Recorded in 1970 and released on 5 March 1971 by Island Records, it was his last album to feature backing musicians, as his next and final studio album, ...
'', 1971
# "Hazey Jane II" – 3:44
#: from ''Bryter Layter'', 1971
# "
River Man
"River Man" is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album ''Five Leaves Left''. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centrepiece of the album. In 2004, the song was remastered and released as a 7" vin ...
" – 4:18
#: from ''
Five Leaves Left
''Five Leaves Left'' is the debut studio album by English folk musician Nick Drake. Recorded between 1968 and 1969, it was released in 1969 by Island Records.
Background and recording
''Five Leaves Left'' was recorded between May 1968 and A ...
'', 1969
# "Cello Song" – 4:45
#: from ''Five Leaves Left'', 1969
# "Hazey Jane I" – 4:28
#: from ''Bryter Layter'', 1971
# "Pink Moon" – 2:03
#: from ''
Pink Moon'', 1972
# "Poor Boy" – 6:07
#: from ''Bryter Layter'', 1971
# "
Magic
Magic or magick most commonly refers to:
* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
** ''Magick'' (with ''-ck'') can specifically refer to ceremonial magic
* Magic (illusion), also known as sta ...
" – 2:48
#: from ''
Made to Love Magic'', 2004; originally called "I Was Made to Love Magic" from ''
Time of No Reply'', 1986
# "Place to Be" – 2:42
#: from ''Pink Moon'', 1972
# "
Northern Sky
The northern celestial hemisphere, also called the Northern Sky, is the northern half of the celestial sphere; that is, it lies north of the celestial equator. This arbitrary sphere appears to rotate westward around a polar axis due to Earth' ...
" – 3:45
#: from ''Bryter Layter'', 1971
# "Road" – 2:01
#: from ''Pink Moon'', 1972
# "Fruit Tree" – 4:48
#: from ''Five Leaves Left'', 1969
# "Black Eyed Dog" – 3:25
#: from ''Made to Love Magic'', 2004
# "Way to Blue" – 3:10
#: from ''Five Leaves Left'', 1969
# "From the Morning" – 2:30
#: from ''Pink Moon'', 1972
# "Plaisir d'amour" (
Hidden bonus track) – 0:46
#: recorded during the ''Pink Moon'' sessions, 1971; previously unreleased
Charts
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References
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2004 compilation albums
Nick Drake compilation albums
Compilation albums published posthumously
Island Records compilation albums