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Permalink Reply by Tom B on April 29, 2023 at 3:30pm

Congrats Stephen. That’s a beauty and what luck to have it inscribed to “you”!

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on April 29, 2023 at 9:54pm

Cheers, Tom!

The poster just by itself is very rare, as the gig was sparsely attended. I’ve only ever seen one other example for sale: unsigned and with tears at all four corners.

And, of course, genuine Nico autographs, with good provenance, are like hen’s teeth. As a massive Velvets fan, I’ve been looking to add one to my collection for a while. This poster seemed fated to come to me. I know the contrast isn’t the best, but I can forgive that for all the other positive attributes this piece has.

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Permalink Reply by Tom B on April 30, 2023 at 4:42am

It’s gorgeous. I have a friend who met her in the 80s and had her sign every album up to Camera Obscura. I pester him about them all the time. If he ever sells them to me, I’ll be in touch.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on April 30, 2023 at 6:18am

Yes, very nice indeed. I saw Nico several times in London in the 1980s and took some pretty decent black & white photos of her at one of the gigs.

I also saw her in a tiny ex-bingo hall in my home town of Norwich. She turned up very late and I think under the influence of something. Who were her support band? None other than a fairly unknown indie band called "The Smiths"!

Needless to say, I never thought of asking for autographs from Nico, The Smiths nor any of the many other bands I saw back then.