Nico | Chelsea Girl | Album

Nico "Chelsea Girl"

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Polydor, Europe, 2018, 57813951, 180g Vinyl, Incl. MP3 Download

CD (NM) Near Mint - Polydor, Europe, 1994, 835209-2, First Issue

Nico’s 1967 debut solo album, Chelsea Girl, is a hauntingly beautiful, albeit flawed, masterpiece of baroque folk that serves as a vital artifact of the 1960s New York avant-garde scene. The album blends chamber folk and baroque pop, characterized by prominent arrangements of strings and flutes that Nico famously disliked for being too traditional. Nico’s signature deep, deadpan contralto delivery gives the record a detached, melancholic, and gothic atmosphere that contrasts sharply with the sunny pop of the era.

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