NICO - The Marble Index LP Japanese Folk ‒ and was the first

‒ and was the first Bikini Kill release to feature the band’s song

hand numbered

”Among many great examples of this within Bailey’s sprawling discography

Together these songs remain some of the absolute best material The Fall would ever release

The pummeling “Blow To The Head” and swirling “Van Halen 2049” bookend the album with two of the most ferocious songs in the band’s catalogue

NICO - The Marble Index LP Japanese Folk ‒ and was the firstThe Marble Index is the second studio album by the German musician Nico, released in November 1968 on Elektra Records. The avant garde sound introduced in the albuma stark contrast with her folk pop debut, Chelsea Girl (1967)was the result of the combination of Nico's droning harmonium and somber vocals, and the producer John Cale's musical arrangements, which were inspired by modern European classical music. Nico envisioned the release as an attempt