TRACEY THORN (EBTG Everything But The Girl) - MOLLY DRAKE SONGS - Rare 7" RSD14

Sold Date: April 23, 2014
Start Date: April 19, 2014
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Brand new & unplayed....iconic and highly collectible RSD14 12"...achingly brilliant.....heartstopping stripped back vocals....ultra rare and indispensible!!

in the autumn of 2013 respected music journalist and broadcaster pete paphides approached tracey thorn to re-interpret a couple of songs by molly drake - the mother of revered folk singer-songwriter, nick drake - for a special bbc radio 4 documentary he was making about her.

the subsequent broadcast was widely acclaimed. brought together here on a special 7” pressing for record store day 2014 in a sleeve designed by the acclaimed john gilsenan (iwantdesign) are tracey’s handpicked choices for the documentary, ‘how wild the wind blows’ and ‘night is my friend’. tracey asked long-time partner and everything but the girl collaborator ben watt to accompany her in raw stripped back versions featuring only electric piano, guitar and vocal. limited to 500 copies for the uk and ireland.

how wild the wind blows night is my friend

2014 RSD - Record Store Day Exclusive


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