the end (40th anniversary edition)

• 180g vinyl
• audiophie
• Insert
• 40th anniversary edition with a bonus LP with tracks never before released on vinyl

This legendary album, originally released in 1974 is the second album produced by John Cale and her fifth in collaboration with him. Brian Eno on synthesizer and electronic instruments adds great to the harmonium-based sound of Nico on "Desertshore" and "Marble Index". "Forget to Answer" is about her feelings when Nico could not reach her ex-lover Jim Morrison by phone just to find out later that he had died. All songs on the album were written by Nico, except for the cover of The Doors' "The End" and a version of the German national anthem "Das Lied Der Deutschen".

40 years after its original release, a bonus tracks mainly from the same period have been added to the pack in the form of a whole LP.

Track Listing:

Side A 1. It Has Not Taken Long 2. Secret Side 3. You Forget To Answer 4. Innocent and Vain 5. Valley of the Kings

Side B 1. We’ve Got The Gold 2. The End 3. Das Lied Der Deutschen

Side C 1. Secret Side - John Peel Session 20th February 1971 2. We’ve Got The Gold - John Peel Session - 3rd December 1974 3. Janitor of Lunacy - John Peel Session - 3rd December 1974 4. You Forget To Answer - John Peel Session - 3rd December 1974 5. The End - John Peel Session - 3rd December 1974

Side D 1. Secret Side - Old Grey Whistle Test - 7th February 1975 2. Valley of the Kings - Old Grey Whistle Test - 7th February 1975 3. Das Lied Der Deutschen - June 1st 1974 4. The End - June 1st 1974