THIS IS THE 1971-1972 UK 2ND PRESSING on REPRISE 'Tan' label. [THIS ONE, 2nd UK pressing, with textured sleeve and tan labels, with cat. K 44102 on cover & labels; with "Made in UK" on labels, and without "W" mention on rim labels; with both "RSLP 6424" and "K 44102" stamped on matrix/runout; label credits "UFO Music" at 6 o'clock (later reissues credit Warlock)].  The single cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear BUT light discolouration on spines/corners, mild creases on edges/corners, left spine is readable; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in VG+ condition (some clicks/mild crackles) and plays wonderfully.

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NICO

 with JOHN CALE and ADAM MILLER One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked  with an incredible assortment of the most legendary entertainers of the '60s. The paradox of her career was that she herself never attained the fame of her peers, pursuing a distinctly individualistic  and uncompromising musical career that was uncommercial, but wholly admirable and influential.  Nico first rose to fame as a European supermodel, also landing a bit part in Fellini's La Dolce Vita film  and giving birth to a son by Alain Delon. In 1965, she attracted the attention of Rolling Stones manager  Andrew Loog Oldham, who gave her a chance to record for his Immediate label, though the resulting single,  which also featured Brian Jones and Jimmy Page on guitars, flopped.  Shortly afterward, she moved to New York, where Andy Warhol installed her as a vestigial presence  and occasional lead singer for the Velvet Underground. The band never really accepted her  as a bona fide member and she departed in 1967, but not before contributing unforgettable deadpan vocals  to three of the songs on their classic 1967 debut album. Nico embarked on a solo career
"DESERTSHORE"
Produced by John Cale and Co-produced by Joe Boyd
1971    LP     REPRISE RECORDS      K 44102  STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND     SECOND PRESSING
NOTES: 1. First UK pressing with textured sleeve and tan labels, with cat. RSLP 6424, with "Made in UK" on labels, and without "W" mention on rim labels.
2. THIS ONE, 2nd UK pressing, with textured sleeve and tan labels, with cat. K 44102 on cover & labels; with "Made in UK" on labels, and without "W" mention on rim labels; with both "RSLP 6424" and "K 44102" stamped on matrix/runout;  label credits "UFO Music" at 6 o'clock (later reissues credit Warlock).
3. Later pressings, with "W" mention on rim labels.
TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: none Label Code: none
LABEL: REPRISE - TAN LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: K 44102 Catalog on labels: K 44102  K 44102 A / K 44102  K 44102 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): RSLP 6424 A-1 ✲T   K 44102 A1 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): RSLP 6424 B-1 ✲T   K 44102 B1
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights......Prohibited" Made in UK ℗ 1971 STEREO   v -All selections written by Nico- Arranged & Produced by John Cale Co-producer: Joe Boyd, Witchseason Productions A Warner Bros. Records USA Recording UFO MUSIC (1-4)
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits All selections written by Nico and published by UFO Music, Inc., BMI
"Abschied" and "Mütterlein" and the cover photographs are from the film "La Cicatrice Interieure",  directed by Philippe Garrel A REPRISE RECORD distributed by WEA RECORDS LTD. Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.(bottom right corner, vertical)   tracklisting Side A: JANITOR OF LUNACY - THE FALCONER - MY ONLY CHILD - LE PETIT CHEVALIER Side B: ABSCHIED - AFRAID - MUTTERLEIN - ALL THAT IS MY OWN
grading RECORD VG+ but (please, read below description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
...by the time she recorded Desertshore, her work had little (if anything) to do with traditional Western pop. John Cale, who produced and arranged Desertshore, once described the music as having more to do with 20th century classical music than anything else, and while that may be going a bit far to make a point, even compared to the avant-rock frenzy of the Velvet Underground's early material, Desertshore is challenging stuff. Nico's dour Teutonic monotone is a compelling but hardly welcoming vocal presence, and the songs, centered around the steady drone of her harmonium, are often grim meditations on fate that are crafted and performed with inarguable skill and intelligence, but are also a bit samey, and the album's downbeat tone gets to be rough sledding by the end of side two. Cale's arrangements are superb throughout, and "My Only Child," "Afraid," and "The Falconer" are quite beautiful in their own ascetic way, but like the bulk of Nico's repertoire, Desertshore is an album practically designed to polarize its listeners; you'll either embrace it's darkness or give up on it before the end of side one. Then again, given the thoroughly uncompromising nature of her career as a musician, that's probably just what Nico had in mind...(AllMusic)