NICO The End... (Island ILPS 9311) Velvet Underground RARE UK 1st Pressing MINT
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NICO The End... (Island ILPS 9311) Velvet Underground RARE UK 1st Pressing MINT!
RARE UK first pressing of Nico`s solo album "The End..." on Island Records (November 1974). Produced by John Cale.
"I don't know vy she's moaning about unved virgins and vether to betray her hate, and I don't vant to know. The Manzanera-Eno-Cale settings, which I believe is what one calls this sort of elevated sound effect, are suitably morbid and exotic. But funereal irony aside, her parlay of the Doors' "The End" and the Fuehrer's "Das Lied der Deutschen" contextualizes both tunes more pejoratively than is intended. Nico is what happens when the bloodless wager their minds on the wisdom of the blood and the suicidal make something of their lives. If this be romanticism, give me Matthew Arnold --and gimme shelter." - Robert Christgau (undated).
GRADING:
MINT- COVER, carefully stored away for many years. Please see photos for details.
- Fully laminated UK sleeve in practically unhandled MINT- condition.
- A few very minor creases to the spine.
- Very light record imprint on laminate of front sleeve.
- Also includes the original inner sleeve in MINT(-) condition.
MINT- RECORD that looks practically unplayed.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A small, superficial scratch (7 mm long, in "The End") is barely visible and inaudible.
- Other than that, no hairlines, scuffs or other visible record wear whatsoever! Practically perfect.
- Pink-rimmed first pressing Island Records labels with a single, very light spindle line on each side.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ILPS 9311 A 2 - U Porky" and "ILPS 9311 B 3 - U".
- Mothers/Stampers: "1 / 0" on Side One and "1 / 7" on Side Two.
- This copy of "The End..." is certified to be a UK first pressing, issued in November 1974.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded MINT- condition. For more information on the veracity and reliability of my grading, I kindly refer the prospective buyer to my feedback comments and seller rating.
