Nico

Nico (born Christa Päffgen; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988) was a German singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, who initially rose to fame as a Warhol Superstar in the 1960s. She is known for both her vocal collaboration on the Velvet Underground's debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), and her work as a solo artist from the late 1960s through the 1980s. She also had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966), as herself. Nico died in July 1988, as a result of a heart attack while vacationing on Ibiza with her son.

Links To Peel
Peel got to hear Nico, when she collaborated with Velvet Underground's debut album on three of their tracks. So impressed with her voice, that Peel invited her to perform a session on his show in 1974. One of the tracks of the Peel Session called Secret Side was not played on his show, but got released first time on a re-issue of The End album in 2012.

Sessions
The session is available on the re-issue of The End(2xCD, 2012, Universal/Island)

1. Recorded: 1974-11-18. Broadcast: 03 December 1974. Repeated: 24 February 1975
 * We've Got The Gold / You Forgot To Answer / Janitor Of Lunacy / The End

Other Shows Played
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add more information if known.)

1967 1981 1984
 * 22 July 1967: I'm Waiting For The Man (LP: Velvet Underground and Nico) Verve (US import) (JP: "...actually, this whole LP is superb....")
 * 07 August 1967: All Tomorrow's Parties (LP: The Velvet Underground & Nico) Verve
 * 01 October 1967: Sunday Morning (LP - Velvet Undeground and Nico) Verve (JP: "Another Peel exclusive there, so to speak, and I hope they are going to come over here sometime before the end of the year.")
 * 04 May 1981: Mutterlein (album - Desertshore) Reprise
 * Peel 002 (BFBS): 'Heroes (7")' (Aura) (JP: 'Nico, or I'm a Dutchman.')