THE VELVET UNDERGROUND WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT 1st PRESS UK MONO VLP 9201 VG+

	£		150
	$		199

A very good copy of this first UK issue of the Velvet's second album, in mono.
There are some marks to the sleeve and to the vinyl, nothing bad, but having play tested it, the vinyl sounds excellent. The main issue with the sleeve is a mild staining on the rear white unlaminated section, probably from years of handling. There are visible marks to track 2 side 2, but it plays through fine (tried to highlight in the last picture). 
"White Light/White Heat is the second studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in 1968 on Verve Records. It was the band's last studio recording of new material with bassist and founding member John Cale.
The original album cover to White Light/White Heat is a faint image of a tattoo of a skull. The tattoo was that of Joe Spencer, who played the lead role in Warhol's 1967 film Bike Boy. Spencer starred as a hustler in a motorcycle gang and is seen taking a shower in the movie. Although he was not credited for the cover design as with their debut album, it was Warhol's idea to use a black-on-black picture of the tattoo. Reed selected the image from the negatives from the film, and it was enlarged and distorted by Billy Name, one of the members of the Factory. It is difficult to distinguish the tattoo, as the image is black, printed on a slightly lighter black background. On this cover, the album name, the Verve logo, and the band name are all on one line."
Here is some info on this edition, courtesy of discogs:-
The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat Label: Verve Records – VLP 9201, Verve Records – VLP.9201 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: UK Released: Jun 1968 Genre: Rock Style: Experimental, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist   A1 White Light/White Heat Words By, Music By – Lou Reed 2:44 A2 The Gift Music By – John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker*, Sterling Morrison Words By – Lou Reed 8:14 A3 Lady Godiva's Operation Words By, Music By – Lou Reed 4:52 A4 Here She Comes Now Music By – John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker*, Sterling Morrison Words By – Lou Reed 2:00
B1 I Heard Her Call My Name Words By, Music By – Lou Reed 4:05 B2 Sister Ray Music By – John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker*, Sterling Morrison Words By – Lou Reed 17:00
Companies, etc. Record Company – MGM Records Ltd. Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Licensed From – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Credits Design [Cover] – Acy R. Lehman* Engineer [Director Of] – Val Valentin Engineer [Recording] – Gary Kellgren Percussion – Maureen Tucker* Photography By [Cover] – Billy Name Photography By [Liner] – Mario Anniballi Producer – Tom Wilson (2) Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Sterling Morrison Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Lou Reed Vocals, Viola [Electric], Organ, Bass Guitar – John Cale
Notes Original UK mono edition. Both UK and US pressing have side one with a true mono mix while side two is a fold down.
[sleeve] Glossy cover with skull image, 'flipback' sleeve with 3 foldover flaps. Laminated front, unlaminated rear. ?© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc [front] File under POPULAR : Pop Groups [rear, top-right] VLP 9201 Also available in Stereo No. SVLP 9201 [middle-right] Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents Pending S/VLP 9201 [bottom-right] ? 1968 MGM Records Limited. 2-4 Dean St., London W.1, England [B4] has correct title ("Here She Comes Now") on both sleeve & labels Lou Reed "guitar" credit No Warhol credit
[labels] Black/Silver Verve label. M.G.M. Records Ltd. Made in Gt.Britain Made under licence from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., owners of the trade mark 'Verve' A U.S.A. Recording VLP.9201 Copyright Control
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): (V/5046A) Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): (V/5046B) Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): V 5046 A-1 G 1 Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): V 5046 B-1 G 1