***Kraftwerk is the self-titled debut album by the DĂĽsseldorf band Kraftwerk . It was produced by Conny Plank and released in 1970. LP on 180-gram vinyl with gatefold sleeve.
LP $31.35
05/17/2024
***It's hard to understand why Warne Marsch was so neglected during his lifetime. It's harder still to substantiate the charges with which his music was branded—cerebral, cold, unemotional, uninvolving. This album alone, one of his best, should have been enough to put such absurd slurs to rest. The music on Ne Plus Ultra is intimate, warm, passionate, risky. There is much beauty to be shared.
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11/24/2023
***Desertshore is Nico's third solo album, recorded and released in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. Like its predecessor The Marble Index, it is an avant-garde album with chamber music elements. The back and front covers feature stills from the film La cicatrice interieure by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Garrel and her son Ari Boulogne. A few of the songs from the album were included on the soundtrack of the film.
LP $31.25
11/24/2023
***Nico immediately embarked on a solo recording career after splitting with the Velvet Underground and had an unfulfilling experience making her first album. For The Marble Index, she seized control of the recording process, determined that her vision be more fully realized on her second LP. Writing all of the songs and enlisting John Cale's playing and production assistance, Nico created a dark, stripped-down atmosphere that was a million miles from Top 40. Centered around her signature harmonium playing, the songs have a stark, Gothic quality that profoundly affected listeners.
LP $31.25
11/24/2023