The End...
The End... | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1974 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1974 | |||
Studio | Sound Techniques, London, England | |||
Genre | Avant-garde | |||
Length | 42:02 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | John Cale | |||
Nico chronology | ||||
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The End... is the fourth studio album by German musician Nico. It was recorded in summer 1974 at Sound Techniques studio in London and produced by John Cale. It was released in November 1974, on record label Island.
Background
Nico had performed two songs from the album a few years prior to the album release; "Secret Side" had been performed at a John Peel session for the BBC on 2 February 1971 and she had also performed "You Forget to Answer" on TV in France and the Netherlands in early 1972.
Recording
The End... is her fifth collaboration with
The song "You Forget to Answer" tells of the misery felt by Nico when she failed to reach ex-lover, and
The front and back covers feature stills from the Philippe Garrel film Les hautes solitudes (1974) in which Nico appears with Jean Seberg.
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Head Heritage | favorable[5] |
Tom Hull | B[6] |
The End... was released in November 1974, on record label Island, her only album on the label. Despite strong reviews from some publications,[citation needed] like its predecessors, it was not a commercial success and Nico's partnership with Island ended.
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Nico, except as noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It Has Not Taken Long" | 4:12 |
2. | "Secret Side" | 4:08 |
3. | "You Forget to Answer" | 5:08 |
4. | "Innocent and Vain" | 3:52 |
5. | "Valley of the Kings" | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "We've Got the Gold" | 5:44 | |
7. | " Das Lied der Deutschen" | Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Joseph Haydn | 5:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Secret Side" ( John Peel Session, February 20, 1971) | 4:04 |
2. | "We've Got the Gold" (John Peel Session, December 3, 1974) | 3:58 |
3. | "Janitor of Lunacy" (John Peel Session, December 3, 1974) | 4:34 |
4. | "You Forget to Answer" (John Peel Session, December 3, 1974) | 4:30 |
5. | "The End" (John Peel Session, December 3, 1974) | 9:07 |
6. | "Secret Side" (The Old Grey Whistle Test, February 7, 1975) | 4:07 |
7. | "Valley of the Kings" (The Old Grey Whistle Test, February 7, 1975) | 3:35 |
8. | "Das Lied der Deutschen" (Rainbow Theatre live version, June 1, 1974) | 5:36 |
9. | "The End" (Rainbow Theatre live version, June 1, 1974) | 9:18 |
- Note: The original CD edition of the album erroneously cuts off the song 'You Forget to Answer' about ten seconds early. The deluxe 2 CD remastered edition corrects this error.
Personnel
- Nico – lead vocals, harmonium
- Additional personnel
- percussion, piano, electric piano, production
- Phil Manzanera – electric guitar on "The End"
- Brian Eno – synthesizers on "It Has Not Taken Long", "You Forgot to Answer" and "Innocent and Vain"
- Vicki Wood – backing vocals
- Annagh Wood – backing vocals
- Technical
- John Wood, Victor Gamm - studio engineer
References
- ISBN 978-1409157625.
- AllRovi. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Ashman, Neil (1 October 2012). "Nico – The End (Expanded Remaster) / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- Head Heritage. June 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: Third Card". Overdose. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via tomhull.com.
External links
- The End... at Discogs (list of releases)