Chelsea Town Hall (Blue Vinyl) [VINYL]

A 1985 live performance from the Velvet Underground’s cult icon! Nico’s doom-laden contralto voice, the bizarre choice of a harmonium for accompaniment, and the sheer eeriness and other-worldliness of her repertoire mark Nico as one of the most extraordinarily original performers of the rock era. These recordings were subsequently issued as a tribute to her unique talent. The Velvet Underground themselves were criminally neglected while they were still a working band. Nico's solo career also suffered from being too dark to turn her into a mainstream success. It didn't help that the odds were also stacked against her. She was a female artist at a time when rock was mostly male dominated, and a German during an era when few non-British or American acts were given the scope to make their mark on the world stage. Foolishly dismissed by many as little more than a junkie's role model, Nico's work was vastly under-valued during her lifetime; her self-destructive tendencies got far more attention than her music. But that doom-laden contralto voice, the bizarre choice of a harmonium for accompaniment, the middle Europe - an accent which she never quite lost, and the sheer eeriness and other-worldliness of her repertoire mark her out as one of the most extraordinarily original performers of the rock era. • A KEVIN GRAY CUT DOUBLE LP ON BLUE VINYL PRESSED IN THE USA. • BUNDLED IN A GATEFOLD JACKET FEATURING PERIOD LINER NOTES FROM FRASER MASSEY AND A PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PHOTO FROM THE SHOW. • FEATURES A CAREER SPANNING SELECTION FROM VELVETS THROUGH DRAMA OF EXILE AND THE APPROPRIATE DOORS COVER. • ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD Product Details Artist: NICO Title: Chelsea Town Hall (Blue Vinyl) Catalogue Number: LPMH8309C Barcode: 90771830913 Label: MODERN HARMONIC Tracklisting A1. Tananore A2. One More Chance A3. Procession B1. My Heart Is Empty B2. Janitor Of Lunacy B3. The Sphinx B4. You Forget To Answer C1. Fearfully In Danger C2. Sixty Forty C3. Femme Fatale C4. Purple Lips D1. All Tomorrow's Parties D2. Saeta D3. The End