TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN by NICK DRAKE

Long circulating as a tape among hardcore fans, these 18 solo acoustic songs 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, 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.