25/07/2025
Time to give it a play
MOJO 5*
“The Making Of Five Leaves Left allows listeners to be in the room too, to share in the clear joy that the participants took in the process.
"I really used to enjoy recording Nick," says John Wood (engineer). “When you're making records, the buzz, the thrill, is when a group of people sit down in front of you and create something great, something extraordinary. It doesn't always happen that way. But it did with Nick”.
UNCUT 9/10
“A trove of unreleased music shines revelatory new light on Nick Drake’s acclaimed debut “Five Leaves Left”
RECORD COLLECTOR 5*
“This wonderful compendium is akin to eavesdropping on that magic being born”
THE LINE OF BEST FIT 10/10
“The narrative of Five Leaves Left is long and complex. Now that it has been told, in words and music, the record’s greatness is surely only enhanced. This release is the culmination of a remarkable project for which we should all be grateful to Gabrielle Drake and the archival team.”