Nick Drake's Record Collection

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I was wondering if anyone had a somewhat-complete list of the records Nick kept in his personal collection. At least maybe what his favorites were?

Here's what I've gathered so far:
Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, Tim Buckley, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Jackson C. Frank, Bert Jansch (as evidenced in the Tanworth-In-Arden recordings), Robert Johnson, and I remember reading something that said he was listening to The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" quite a bit around '65.

― Ryan J. Collins (Badarts), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:34 (twenty years ago)

He flogged all his records to buy ciggies and anti-depressants, innit?

― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:37 (twenty years ago)

I worry a bit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:38 (twenty years ago)

he dug jugbands.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:38 (twenty years ago)

Biog mentions a copy of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.

― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:42 (twenty years ago)

Myth of Sisyphus read by Charleton Heston (ABC Records, 119-2-LP, 1964)

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 20:44 (twenty years ago)

Bert Jansch is probably the most obvious influence. He probably had some Davy Graham & maybe Astral Weeks?

I once read somewhere (prob. Patrick Humphries' book) that he was a fan of soft pop (esp 5th Dimension or Free Design? - can't recall) & that this was the origin of the lighter production style of Bryter Layter.

― bham (bham), Thursday, 13 April 2006 07:40 (twenty years ago)

I'll get me cardy.

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:49 (twenty years ago)

A big fan of Randy Newman apparently

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 09:44 (twenty years ago)

Also, his mother was a songwriter and I assume he heard a lot of Noel Coward, Cole Porter etc etc

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 09:54 (twenty years ago)

the adventures of slick rick, bounty killer, merzbow, nasenbluten, sarcofago, anal cunt, scooch!

― weetamix (a summer romance), Thursday, 13 April 2006 10:09 (twenty years ago)

... if only, he'd probably still be alive

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 11:11 (twenty years ago)

You can hear the Slick Rick influences on most of Drake's Nachlaß

― Roque Strew (RoqueStrew), Sunday, 16 April 2006 09:59 (twenty years ago)

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