NICO Chelsea Girl 1967 UK DEBUT, 1970s MGM/POLYDOR UNPLAYED/MINT
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Feb 16, 2012 Sold Date
Feb 6, 2012 Start Date
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NICO Chelsea Girl 1967 UK DEBUT, 1970s MGM/POLYDOR UNPLAYED/MINT

BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS GORGEOUS, HAUNTING MASTERPIECE

NICO
Chelsea Girl

UK MGM/POLYDOR (2353 025 SELECT) MID-1970s PRESSING OF NICO'S SUPERB 1967 DEBUT LP "Chelsea Girl"
A BEAUTIFUL COPY IN UNPLAYED, MINT CONDITION

MATRIX: 2353025 A//3 ▽ E 420 11 3 / 2353025 B//3 ▽ E 420 12 21
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL 'MGM' MATT COVER "Printed and made in England by Akenmay Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE

Nico – vocals
Jackson Browne – electric guitar (A1-2, B2-3, B5)
Lou Reed – electric guitar (A3, A5, B1, B4)
John Cale – viola, organ, guitar (A3-5)
Sterling Morrison – electric guitar (B1, B4)
Larry Fallon – string and flute arrangements

Although Chelsea Girl (1967) was the first long-player from the German-born Christa Päffgen, it was not her debut solo effort.
Prior to becoming involved with the Velvet Underground and while under the direction of Andrew Loog Oldham, Nico issued an obscure 7" on the Immediate label.
The song selection on that 1965 single -- which featured a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'" and an Oldham co-composition with Jimmy Page called "Last Mile" -- foreshadowed the eclectic nature of this LP.
Although the dissolution between the vocalist and core instrumental quartet was not without its share of acrimony, the non-percussive contingent of the Velvet Underground is heavily featured on Chelsea Girl: along with then-unknown singer/songwriter Jackson Browne (guitar) -- the vocalist's concurrent love interest -- there is Lou Reed (guitar), Sterling Morrison (guitar/bass), and John Cale (piano/bass/viola), who contrast what they had been doing with the larger combo.
These tracks are decidedly "unplugged," providing a folky and Baroque setting for Nico's dark and brooding vocal inflections and an introspective foresight in Browne's "Fairest of the Seasons," "These Days," and "Somewhere There's a Feather."
These orchestrated folk leanings are similar to the sound emanating from other burgeoning groups such as the Incredible String Band, Pentangle, and the Fairport Convention spin-off Fotheringay.
The same can be said of her almost unrecognisable reworking of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine."
With Reed's "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" -- a track which actually predates the Velvet Underground -- there is a sense of history that Nico brings to her interpretation, as if the melody were, in fact, a traditional German folk tune.
There is a palpable distinction between those lighter cuts and the menacing Velvet Underground-conceived material.
At the centre of the project are the extended "It Was a Pleasure Then" and the stunning semi-autobiographical Reed/Morrison title track.
The juxtaposition of such honest and at times harrowing imagery to Nico's inherently bleak delivery is nothing short of an inspired artistic statement which has since long outlasted its initial socially relevant context.
An unqualified masterpiece.

Track Listing:
Side 1: THE FAIREST OF THE SEASONS / THESE DAYS / LITTLE SISTER / WINTER SONG / IT WAS A PLEASURE THEN
Side 2: CHELSEA GIRLS / I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE / SOMEWHERE THERE'S A FEATHER / WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS / EULOGY TO LENNY BRUCE

LABELS: MINT
Clean, bright, factory-fresh labels with no spindles or signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
The vinyl surfaces shine like new with just one short and superficial hairline on Side One - of no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: MINT
Unplayed, prior to my one careful play-check the sound performance is like-new throughout - a beautiful, sparse and haunting LP
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The (very thin) cover is clean and unmarked with crisp, sharp edges and spine - all spine text is clear and bold - and apart from some indentation marks on the front, a little record impression and a soft bend to the bottom corner (all very minor) the sleeve is in great shape
INNER SLEEVE: MINT

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