Tanworth-in-Arden 1967/68

About this title: Long circulating as a tape among hardcore fans, the 18 solo acoustic songs on Tanworth-in-Arden 1967/68 were recorded by Nick Drake at home; most or all of them were probably laid down before he had ever entered a studio. The sound quality is fuzzy, but given how little Drake recorded before his death, and how absolutely no unreleased material exists other than the four CDs included on his Fruit Tree box set, this is a Holy Grail (or at least a silver goblet) of sorts for Drake fanatics. Most of the material is in a far more traditional acoustic folk and blues vein than his official releases, ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Sugar So Sweet [Traditional]
2. Get Together [Young]
3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Dylan]
4. Believe Me Pretty Mama [Traditional]
5. Don't Be Afraid to Lie [Drake]
6. Down the Highway [Drake]
7. Sunday Baby [Drake]
8. Winter Is Gone [Drake]
9. Here Comes the Blues [Drake]
10. All My Trials [Traditional]
11. She Could Sleep in My Bed Once Again [Drake]
12. Cocaine Blues [Davis]
13. True Song [Drake]
14. Summertime [Gershwin/Gershwin]
15. Black Man Blues [Traditional]
16. The Season of the Rain [Drake]
17. The Reasons for the Seasons [Drake]
18. To the Garden [Drake]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.