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Originally Posted by Dead-Air
Chelsea Girl is a great album, but by comparison it comes off as completely pop. Marble Index is one of the most haunting things ever put to wax and the stark minimalism just makes it more powerful. I think it's Cale's very best work as a producer. What we think of today as "gothic" music, minus the cheesey side started with this record.
Pretty good explanation on Wikipedia:
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I thank everyone for putting in their insight into this album. I'm most certainly gonna try finding it & giving it a listen.