1968 GOLD ORIG NICO THE MARBLE INDEX = OMINOUS DARK PSYCH John Cale VELVET U

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ORIGINAL 1968 GOLD ELEKTRA ~ DARK OMINOUS PSYCH GEM                              

                                NICO

        The Marble Index                 

                   ...USA - GOLD ELEKTRA - EKS 74029  

SCARCE, sought after 1968 first printing = ORIGINAL on the GOLD Elektra label ... probably the most creepiest & morbid of Nico's works...there's definitely something unsettling lurking beyond the murky depths ...

The Marble Index was Nico's second album, a complex and challenging work which could be described as a mixture of gothic-folk, neo-classical and avant-garde, recorded and released in 1968. The album featured long-term associate John Cale, who had worked briefly with Nico during her stint in The Velvet Underground. They would work together again many times in subsequent years. Cale had an extensive background in the world of the avant-garde, having worked with minimalist composers. Cale and Nico here created an album that radically deviated from traditional rock music song structures. Cale said it was the first rock album to do so. He also said that The Marble Index had "made a seminal contribution to the body of modern classical music".

One of the hardest to find of NICO albums

Nico wrote all her own songs on MARBLE INDEX album and accompanied herself on the harmonium, which has also been referred to as an "Indian pump organ". The lyrics are typically dark and the subject matter far different to the cliched themes of most songs written at that time - and indeed since. The arrangements are abstract and, musically speaking, "cold". The effect is akin to the psychological sound experimentation of famous electronic and serial composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen.

The Marble Index has been described as a "nightmare in sound". It has influenced a wide array of genres in contemporary independent music. Numerous contemporary goth bands have all cited Nico as a seminal influence. Here Nico's Gregorian chant melodies, cryptic lyrics, and wavering harmonium combine with always sparse, consistently absorbing arrangements and eerie background sound effects (courtesy of fellow Velvets exile John Cale) to create a singular work fresh from the mausoleum.

While Marble Index is occasionally tedious, give a listen particularly to "Lawns of Dawns," "Frozen Warnings," and "Evening of Light," and you will feel like you are peering into HELL itself.

MARBLE INDEX is a truly creepy and morbid-sounding album. You and your friends definitely won't be bringing this along to the Halloween party at that abandoned, decaying mansion on the dead-end road.

Sail away, sail away my little boy
Let the wind fill your heart with light and joy
Sail away my little boy
Let the rain wash away your cloudy days
Sail away into a dream
Let the wind send you a fantasy
Of the ancient silver sea
Now you see that only dreams

Side one

• "Prelude" – 1:00
• "Lawns of Dawns" – 3:11
• "No One Is There" – 3:37
• "Ari's Song" – 3:21
• "Facing the Wind" – 4:55

Side two

• "Julius Caesar (Memento Hodié)" – 5:02
• "Frozen Warnings" – 4:02
• "Evening of Light" – 5:40

CONDITION: The cover: is very stiff and solid, being dark in color there's no way to escape shelf wear after 46 years ...this copy: front cover: VG++, back cover VG(+) the front looks pretty strong (see photo) the back has some light wear. Even still remains collectible as has 4 sharp corners, no bends, no writing, no delete marks, no split seams 

The vinyl: is all shiny clean over both sides visually VG++ vastly clean, has a few minor top surface hair scuffs, nothing remotely to be concerned with, played with excellent, enjoyable audio ... Both gold Electra labels are clean  ... one of the hardest to find of NICO albums

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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