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''This is the book we''ve been waiting for . . . It is a biography to be treasured'' Joe Boyd

''The Drake completist could ask for nothing else'' Daily Telegraph

''Illuminating. The definitive word on Drake'' Observer

In 1968 Nick Drake had everything to live for. The product of a loving, creative family and a privileged background, he was not only a handsome and popular Cambridge undergraduate, but also a new signing to the UK''s hippest record label, Island.

Three years later, however - having made three well-reviewed but low-selling albums - Nick had been overwhelmed by a mysterious mental illness. He returned to live in his family home in rural Warwickshire in 1971, and died in obscurity in 1974, aged just 26.

In the decades since, Nick has become the subject of ever-growing fascination and speculation. Combined sales of his records now stand in the millions, his songs are frequently heard on TV and in films, and he

Nick Drake The Life

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1 June 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529308105
      978-1529308105
      ISBN-10 1529308100
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      Non Fiction Entertainment Composers and songwriters

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''This is the book we''ve been waiting for . . . It is a biography to be treasured'' Joe Boyd

      ''The Drake completist could ask for nothing else'' Daily Telegraph

      ''Illuminating. The definitive word on Drake'' Observer

      In 1968 Nick Drake had everything to live for. The product of a loving, creative family and a privileged background, he was not only a handsome and popular Cambridge undergraduate, but also a new signing to the UK''s hippest record label, Island.

      Three years later, however - having made three well-reviewed but low-selling albums - Nick had been overwhelmed by a mysterious mental illness. He returned to live in his family home in rural Warwickshire in 1971, and died in obscurity in 1974, aged just 26.

      In the decades since, Nick has become the subject of ever-growing fascination and speculation. Combined sales of his records now stand in the millions, his songs are frequently heard on TV and in films, and he

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