Chelsea Town Hall

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. • FEATURES A CAREER SPANNING SELECTION FROM VELVETS THROUGH DRAMA OF EXILE AND THE APPROPRIATE DOORS COVER. • ALSO AVAILABLE ON BLUE VINYL Product Details Artist: NICO Title: Chelsea Town Hall Catalogue Number: CDMH8309 Barcode: 90771830920 Label: MODERN HARMONIC Tracklisting 1. Tananore 2. One More Chance 3. Procession 4. My Heart Is Empty 5. Janitor Of Lunacy 6. The Sphinx 7. You Forget To Answer 8. Fearfully In Danger 9. Sixty Forty 10. Femme Fatale 11. Purple Lips 12. All Tomorrow's Parties 13. Saeta 14. The End