Editing Bryter Layter (section)

== Content and production ==

Like ''[[Five Leaves Left]]'', the album contains no [[solo (music)|unaccompanied]] songs: Nick Drake was accompanied by part of the British [[folk rock]] group [[Fairport Convention]] and [[John Cale]] from [[The Velvet Underground]], as well as [[Beach Boys]] session musicians [[Mike Kowalski]] and Ed Carter.<ref>[https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2007/09/27/bryter-layter-nick-drakes-gabrielle-drake-sheds-little-light-her-late-sibling/ Bryter layter: Nick Drake's Gabrielle Drake sheds a little light on her late sibling]. ''SF Bay Guardian Online''. 27 September 2007.</ref> Arranger [[Robert Kirby (musician)|Robert Kirby]] says that Drake intended the instrumentals to evoke ''[[Pet Sounds]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=An interview with Robert Kirby|url=http://www.nickdrake.com/Robert_Kirby_Q__A.html|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> Initially scheduled for release in November 1970, with UK promotional copies being sent out at the time, dissatisfaction with the artwork meant that the album was held over into the New Year.<ref name="Drake, Gabrielle 2014"/>