A great album. All of Nick's albums are great. Love his voice and guitar. I'm mainly into punk stuff and love him dearly. I consider this the first folk record I ever got into. "River Man" is my favorite song off this album. It's a good end-of-the-day song. Good for when you're depressed, drinking beer and watching the sun go down on a hot summer day. RIP. Hard to believe he passed away at only 26. I'd heard the name Nick Drake off and on for years and assumed he was a 70-something year old music legend. Didn't really know who he was. Quite surprising when I finally heard him and realized he had died decades before and was quite young. His name is quite handsome.

Very 1st pressings are on textured Pink Block Label - 'Polydor' Pressing This can be easily identified by the textured matte label with the ridge around the edge. The album is on heavy vinyl and the matrix numbers are ILPS 9105 A//2 & ILPS 9105 B//2 (A//3 - A//3 varients exist) which are machine stamped. There isn't an A1/B1 matrix pink label. All of these are Pink Rim labels and probably unofficial reissues. The gatefold sleeve was printed by Ernest J. Day and the track order for Day is Done and Way to Blue is reversed. The labels show the correct track order listing. The Island Records address on the back is Basing Street, London W11.

I just picked up this copy too. Does your cover have the credit for Saturday Sun spelt Tristam Fry instead of Tristan Fry?

Pretty sure I have the very first press as mine has the A//2 B//2 matrix numbers and Matt label with raised rim. My centre labels have the correct track listing order but reversed on the sleeve only.

Just to clarify did the original album have track listings for Way To Blue and Day Is Done reversed on both the gatefold sleeve and the record label. I have read that it is the sleeve only that has them reversed. The notes above suggest they were reversed on the first cover and the label ???