Rare '67 Original Velvet Underground & Nico Psych LP Andy Warhol w/Banned Cover
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Up for auction is the Psych/Garage debut original "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (referred to as Andy Warhol) on Verve Records #V6-5008 from 1967. This is an original pressing with original banned back cover with no black sticker and not a reissue. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, the vinyl rates a VG/VG+ with nice shine and plenty of surface scuffs and light scratches. This is one of those rare occasions where the vinyl is secondary to the jacket. The gatefold jacket is in excellent condition with no splits, light soiling, and a fully peeled banana. Very hard to find so don't miss out!!!! Low starting bid and no reserve! Will be shipped in sturdy record mailer with record outside of jacket. Please see my other auctions for more rare records.
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band The Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain attention for its experimental performance sensibilities, as well as the focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of its songs including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy.
Though a commercial and critical failure upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stonemagazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as well as being added to the 2006 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
The album cover for The Velvet Underground & Nico is recognizable for featuring a Warhol print of a banana. Early copies of the album invited the owner to "Peel slowly and see"; peeling back the banana skin revealed a flesh-colored banana underneath. A special machine was needed to manufacture these covers (one of the causes of the album's delayed release), but MGM paid for costs figuring that any ties to Warhol would boost sales of the album.
Back cover lawsuit[edit]
When the album was first issued, the main back cover photo (taken at an Exploding Plastic Inevitable performance) featured an image of actor Eric Emerson projected upside-down on the wall behind the band. Emerson threatened to sue over this unauthorized use of his image, unless he was paid. Rather than complying, MGM recalled copies of the album and halted its distribution until Emerson's image could be airbrushed from the photo on subsequent pressings. Copies that had already been printed were sold with a large black sticker covering the actor's image.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Sunday Morning" Reed, Cale 2:54 2. "I'm Waiting for the Man" 4:39 3. "Femme Fatale" 2:38 4. "Venus in Furs" 5:12 5. "Run Run Run" 4:22 6. "All Tomorrow's Parties" 6:00 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Heroin" 7:12 8. "There She Goes Again" 2:41 9. "I'll Be Your Mirror" 2:14 10. "The Black Angel's Death Song" Reed, Cale 3:11 11. "European Son" Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker 7:46Please Read: Payment is due within 5 days of auction ending. Please contact us within 24 hours if not paying right away. All orders are shipped with delivery confirmation. We do not make any money off of shipping so please keep that in mind when leaving feedback. Also, please contact us first before leaving feedback if there is a problem because we are always willing to work with a customer.
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