Various/Nick Drake "The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake" 2XLP / 2XLP+7 / CD (2023)

Details: Various/Nick Drake "The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake" 2XLP / 2XLP+7 / CD (2023, Chrysalis). Double album in CD digipak format or on black or grey vinyl. Grey vinyl includes a bonus 7".

Description: "The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer/songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C. to Guy Garvey, Aurora to Feist, and Self-Esteem to David Gray, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic."

"Nick Drake was not that concerned with promoting himself as an artist but I think he would have been overjoyed to hear his art promoted by so many vibrant and talented artists such as the ones we approached. Each track is an example of a fellow artist adopting Nick's art as if it was their own, submitting to the song, and the results prove to me that talent can so often win out over mere skill or 'personality'. We are honoured and so grateful to all our friends, old and new, who took part in the making of this set." - Cally Calloman, Bryter Music

Having initially exchanged a list of our favourite artists and realised how much our tastes overlapped, Cally and I set out on this venture with one simple brief - to ask the artists to ignore the original recording of Nick's in terms of arrangement, production and singing style; basically, we were asking them to reinvent the song. First of all, it was humbling to hear so many similar responses, saying how important Nick's music was to them, and how much they wanted to be part of this project. But as the results came in one by one, we were staggered by the brilliance and invention that each artist had shown. They had done what we asked - they had made the song their own." - Jeremy Lascelles, Chrysalis Records

Grade: M (new stock)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

01. The Wandering Hearts - Voices (prelude)
02. Fontaines D.C. - ‘Cello Song
03. Camille - Hazey Jane II
04. Mike Lindsay feat. Guy Garvey - Saturday Sun
05. Bombay Bicycle Club and The Staves - Road
06. Let’s Eat Grandma - From The Morning
07. David Gray - Place To Be

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

01. John Parish and Aldous Harding - Three Hours
02. Stick In The Wheel - Parasite
03. Ben Harper - Time Has Told Me
05. Emeli Sandé - One Of These Things First
06. Karine Polwart and Kris Drever - Northern Sky
07. Craig Armstrong feat. Self Esteem - Black Eyed Dog

TRACK LISTING SIDE C:

01. Bombay Bicycle Club and The Staves - Road (reprise)
02. Nadia Reid - Poor Boy
03. Christian Lee Hutson feat. Elanor Moss - Which Will
04. Skullcrusher and Gia Margaret - Harvest Breed
05. Katherine Priddy - I Think They’re Leaving Me Behind
06. AURORA - Pink Moon
07. Joe Henry and Meshell Ndegeocello - Time Of No Reply

TRACK LISTING SIDE D:

08. Famous Blue Cable feat. Feist - River Man
09. Liz Phair - Free Ride
10. Philip Selway - Fly
11. John Grant - Day Is Done
12. The Wandering Hearts - Voices