Pink Moon

Pink Moon
Studio album by Nick Drake
Released	February 25, 1972
Recorded	October 1971
Genre	Folk
Length	28:22
Label	Island Records
Producer	John Wood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link Rolling Stone link
Nick Drake chronology
Bryter Layter (1970) Pink Moon (1972) Fruit Tree (1978)

Pink Moon is the third and last album by British musician Nick Drake. It was recorded at midnight in 2 two-hour sessions, over two days in October of 1971, featuring only Nick Drake's vocals and guitar, as well as some piano later overdubbed by Drake on the title track. The cover of the album features an illustration by the partner of Drake's sister Gabrielle, Michael Trevithick. Initially, Pink Moon garnered a small amount of critical attention, but after Drake's death it received widespread public and critical acclaim. The music on Pink Moon is strikingly sparse and unadorned (especially in comparison to Drake's previous recordings), leading some to consider it to be the least accessible of his three albums, though it nevertheless continues to be thought of by many as his greatest work. In 2003, the album was ranked number 320 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004 was named the 13th on Top 100 Albums of the 1970s by Pitchfork Media and in 2007, Blender named it the 69th greatest Indie Rock album of all-time. In 2000, Melody Maker placed it on their 'All Time Top 100 Albums' ranking it 48th. In 2000, the title track was used in a successful Volkswagen commercial in the US, leading to a large increase in record sales,^[1] and a number-five placing for Pink Moon in Amazon.com's sales chart.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and played by Nick Drake.

1. "Pink Moon" – 2:06
2. "Place to Be" – 2:43
3. "Road" – 2:02
4. "Which Will" – 2:58
5. "Horn" – 1:23
6. "Things Behind the Sun" – 3:57
7. "Know" – 2:26
8. "Parasite" – 3:36
9. "Free Ride" – 3:06
10. "Harvest Breed" – 1:37
11. "From the Morning" – 2:30

Personnel

• Nick Drake - vocals, acoustic guitar on all songs; piano on "Pink Moon"
• John Wood - production, engineering

Releases

slip cover of the 2000 remastered edition

• 1972 - LP: Island ILPS 9184 / UK, original release on the first "palm tree" label
• 1972 - LP: Island SMAS 9318 / US, first US release
• 1980s - LP: Island ILPS 9184 / UK, re-release on the orange-blue "palm tree" label; Discogs

LP: Island 1980s re-issue

LP: Island 1980s re-issue

• 1990 - CD: Island IMCD 94 / Polygram 842 923-2; CD release within the Island Masters series; Discogs

• 1992 - CD: Hannibal HNCD 4436 / US; Discogs
• 2000 - CD: Island IMCD 94/ Universal 842 923, international re-release within the Island Masters series now labeled "Island Re-Masters" with additional slip cover, and original label reprint on the CD.

References

External links

• Pink Moon at MusicBrainz
• VW Cabrio commercial