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The circumstances around the making of the album are pretty heartbreaking- the label had pretty much written him off because of his extreme depression that had made him reclusive and withdrawn. They didn't even know he was making the album until he turned up at their offices with the master tapes.
I'd persevere with Bryter Layter - it's very different, but very good.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Have you tried any John Martyn?....I'd say look at "Bless the Weather", "Solid Air" and "One World"
Richard Thompson is worth exploring as well, he's been through various styles after his time in Fairport Convention
Vashti Bunyan perhaps, maybe a bit twee in places but certain parallels with Nick, although she didn't die young just retreated for years after releasing one album in 1970.
I’ll check those out, cheers!
Rock trivia time! John Martyn wrote the title track for "Solid Air" for Nick Drake, who was a friend of his.
I wouldn't say that any of those albums sound anything like Nick Drake, but they're well worth listening to.
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We could do one of those "rock family tree" diagrams...
Richard Thompson is on "Over The Hill" from Solid Air too.
You'd have a hard time doing a family tree for those 70s Island records- Everybody's on everybody else's albums- various Fairports turn up elsewhere, as do apparently preferred session people like John "Rabbit" Bundrick and Danny Thompson (who I just discovered played bass on the Thunderbirds theme tune!)
It looks like there's an official Fairport Convention Rock Family Tree, and one that covers Free:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Rock-Family-Trees-Development/dp/0711904650
...although that's just a fraction of the musical bed-hopping that went on.
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And Cliff's "Congratulations"!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thompson
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Pink Moon really is quite a unique record.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.