The End… (primary)

~ Release by Nico (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Cat. no. ILPS 9311 on sleeve, ILPS.9311 on centre labels.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-02 21:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1It Has Not Taken Long
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer and guest performer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It Has Not Taken Long
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
54:12
A2Secret Side
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Secret Side
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
54:08
A3You Forgot to Answer
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer and guest performer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You Forgot to Answer
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
55:08
A4Innocent and Vain
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer and guest performer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Innocent and Vain
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
53:52
A5Valley of the Kings
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Valley of the Kings
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
53:57
B1We’ve Got the Gold
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
We’ve Got the Gold
lyricist and composer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Bee Bee Music Ltd. and Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
55:44
B2The End
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar and guest performer:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The End
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Vicious Recordings (publisher of releases on Vicious Vinyl and subsidiaries)
59:37
B3Das Lied der Deutschen
recording engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:
Brian Eno
bass guitar, cabasa, electric piano, glockenspiel, guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, triangle and xylophone:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
electric guitar:
Phil Manzanera
harmonium:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
background vocals:
Annagh Wood and Vicki Wood
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
arranger:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Deutsche Nationalhymne
anthem of:
Germany
lyricist:
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (poet and composer) (in 1841)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1797)
is based on:
Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser
version of:
Deutschlandlied
55:29

Credits

Release

producer:John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
additional guest synthesizer:Brian Eno
lacquer cut:Porky (engineer, Porky)
publisher:Bee Bee Music Ltd.
Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
copyrighted (©) by:Bee Bee (in 1974)
pressed by:EMI Records (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
produced for:Jo Lustig (Isle of Man) Ltd.
printed by:Robor Ltd.
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/222339 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nico/the-end.p/ [info]