Nico - The Classic Years
(c) 1998 Chronicles
Artist....: Nico
Album.....: The Classic Years
Source....: CD
Tracks....: 19
Genre.....: Avantgarde/Experimental/Folk/Rock
Label.....: Chronicles
Catalogue#: 314 565 185-2
Encoder...: FLAC 1.3.1
Quality...: 721 kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Tracklist:
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01. Nico - I'm Not Saying 2:51
02. Nico - The Last Mile 2:30
Immediate single IM003 (1965)
03. The Velvet Underground & Nico - I'll Be Your Mirror 2:17
04. The Velvet Underground & Nico - Femme Fatale 2:41
05. The Velvet Underground & Nico - All Tomorrow's Parties 2:51
from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
06. Nico - The Fairest Of The Seasons 4:10
07. Nico - These Days 3:33
08. Nico - Little Sister 4:26
09. Nico - Chelsea Girls 7:25
from Nico: Chelsea Girl (1967)
10. Nico - No One Is There 3:37
11. Nico - Ari's Song 3:24
12. Nico - Frozen Warnings 4:05
13. Nico - Nibelungen 2:46
from: The Marble Index (1968)
14. Nico - Janitor Of Lunacy 4:03
15. Nico - Abschied 3:05
16. Nico - Afraid 3:30
17. Nico - Secret Side 4:08
18. Nico - You Forgot To Answer 5:09
19. Nico - The End 9:29
from: The End (1974)
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76:00
Total:418.09MB / 76:00
Release Notes:
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Nico was born in Cologne on 18 October 1938.
She grew up with her mother in Lⁿbbenau, a small town in the eastern part
of Germany, before moving to Berlin where she began modelling which
allowed her to work between Berlin, Paris, London and Rome. It was in Rome
where she had her first movie appearance as 'Nico' in Fellini's 'La dolce
vita'. In 1959 she moved to Paris where she had an affair with Alain Delon
and gave birth to her only son, Aaron Christian, in 1962.
In London she met Brian Jones and recorded her first single, produced by
the manager of the Rolling Stones, Andrew Loog Oldham: "The Last Mile/I'm
Not Sayin'". When she began modelling in New York for Eileen Ford, she fed
on amphetamines and speed. Bob Dylan introduced her to Andy Warhol and his
new project, The Velvet Underground. She sang three songs on the Velvets'
debut LP and played roles in several Warhol films, such as 'Chelsea Girls'
and 'I, A man'. Warhol was fascinated by her androgynous look and her
beauty. 'Chelsea Girl' (1967) was also the title of her first solo LP.
In California she fell in love with Jim Morrison who encouraged her to
write her own songs. John Cale produced her next two albums, 'The Marble
Index' (1969) and 'Desertshore' (1971) where she played harmonium and
sang in a deep hypnotic voice. The seventies found Nico back in Paris
where she lived with the avantgarde filmmaker Philippe Garrel. Films like
'La cicatrice intΘrieure' (1971) and 'Les hautes solitudes' (1974) had her
play the main character and at the same time featured her strange beautiful
music. She published another record, 'The End' (1974), including her
interpretation of the Jim Morrison song. By this time she was addicted to
heroin. After splitting up with Garrel, she lived in Manchester, partly
with her son Ari, and toured all over Europe. 1981 brought first-issue of
the LP 'Drama of Exile'.
In 1985 she recorded her last studio record, 'Camera Obscura'. In 1988, she
spent the summer in Ibiza where she died in a bicycle accident, 18 July 1988.
Her ashes are now buried in Gruenewald at Wannsee in Berlin, along with her
mother. Several posthumous records like 'Hanging Gardens', 'Fata Morgana:
Last Concert' and 'Nico Icon' reflect the quantity of admirers the chanteuse
still has.