1967 review of VU&Nico from the UK
Posted: 08 Dec 2019 14:19
Never seen this before, so for all of you:
1967 November 18, Disc and Music Echo [UK], page 14
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO: tracklist (Verve - 32s 5 1/2d.[pre-decimal UK price])
For a long time we've been hearing a lot of groovy music all about beauty and love from West Coast groups. The Underground is an East Coast - New York - group whose material is largely taken from the opposite site of life - evil and ugliness.
Their music is hard rock'n'roll brought up to date with electricity. An electric viola adds a distinctive cruel, harsh note - it's particularly evil on "Venus In Furs" and "Heroin," two of the best tracks on the album which are never likely to get played by the BBC. The drummer is a girl, the lead singer often sounds like Dylan and the beautiful Nico sings sweetly on the strange "Femme Fatale" and the lovely "Mirror".
review, as its from the UK, accompanied by a picture of Nico [not sure, but probably from around 1965 single release]
published at https://1960smusicmagazines.com/2019/11 ... r-18-1967/
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1967 November 18, Disc and Music Echo [UK], page 14
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO: tracklist (Verve - 32s 5 1/2d.[pre-decimal UK price])
For a long time we've been hearing a lot of groovy music all about beauty and love from West Coast groups. The Underground is an East Coast - New York - group whose material is largely taken from the opposite site of life - evil and ugliness.
Their music is hard rock'n'roll brought up to date with electricity. An electric viola adds a distinctive cruel, harsh note - it's particularly evil on "Venus In Furs" and "Heroin," two of the best tracks on the album which are never likely to get played by the BBC. The drummer is a girl, the lead singer often sounds like Dylan and the beautiful Nico sings sweetly on the strange "Femme Fatale" and the lovely "Mirror".
review, as its from the UK, accompanied by a picture of Nico [not sure, but probably from around 1965 single release]
published at https://1960smusicmagazines.com/2019/11 ... r-18-1967/
full page https://i2.wp.com/1960smusicmagazines.c ... /14-27.jpg