THE VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light White Heat YLW PROMO

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 The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

****** YELLOW PROMO LABEL ****** RARE MONO EDITION !!!!!!!!! ****** Disc Jockey Pressing

The Velvet Underground - "White Light/White Heat" Verve Records V-5046 from 1968. Super Hard To Find Original Verve MONO Promotional Disc Jockey pressing of the classic second Proto-Punk, anti-Flower Power album from The VU - Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen (Mo, Moe) Tucker. It is my understanding that this much punchier MONO version that has never been released commercially, only as a Promo. It is also my understanding that the famous "Skull Tattoo" front cover is a bit different on the MONO versions with the Skull being moved up higher on the cover because the Title, Artist, and Verve logo are also placed higher than the Stereo versions.

This is the second studio album by the American rock band The Velvet Underground.
The record was the group's last with violist and founding member John Cale.

I used Goldmine's strict record album grading guidelines. I grade by both visual and playing.
Vinyl Condition: Spotless,no scratches or scuffs (in bright light) GLOSSY VINYL!!!!!!!!
I would give this a mint minus M- grade. It sounds GREAT!!!!!

On the paper label it has one small spindle mark on side 1,and side 2 has nothing. My guess is that someone played only side 2 and not much of side 1. It's really nice.

Sleeve Condition: Good. Small tears/edge wear near top upper left corner. It's not pretty,but the rest of it is just light wear. I think you can easily replace the sleeve,but with a stock copy mono sleeve,and you will have a really excellent copy. Worth the trouble/investment if you want to upgrade.
 
I assume it was because it might have been stored on a rack sticking out,and the top left corner was worn.
The vinyl itself is super. I would say that it really has probably only been played once judging by the single light spindle trail on one side and the fact that the spindle hole appears basically untouched.  

Important real information about this first pressing:

-Matrix Numbers: Side 1 - V 5046  Side 1- MG1258      Side 2 - V 5046  SIDE 2 MG1259
-Front cover with "Skull" faint in the black(original design)
-"V-5046" on bottom left
-Back cover reads "There She Comes Now"
-Back cover Lou Reed "Lead Guitar" credit
-Back cover credits Andy Warhol for "Cover Concept"
-Spine reads from left to right, with front of cover facing upwards: "WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE V-5046"
-Yellow / Black "T" Verve label, Reads (on two lines) "Disc Jockey Record" / "NOT FOR SALE"
-Paper Label Song credits: "Reed - Morrison - Cale - Tucker" (no initials)
-Paper Label reads "Three Prong Music / All Selections BMI" (on two lines)
-Paper Label reads "MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A."

This is the original first cover,because the song Here She Comes Now has the wrong title on the back of the sleeve.
It's written "There She Comes Now"

Track Listing:
 
White Light/White Heat
The Gift
Lady Godiva's Operation
Here She Comes Now
I Heard Her Call My Name
Sister Ray

The History Of The Band:  
After the disappointing sales of The Velvet Underground's first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, the band's relationship with Andy Warhol deteriorated.They toured throughout most of 1967. Many of their live performances featured noisy improvisations that would become key elements on White Light/White Heat. The band eventually fired Warhol and parted ways with Nico and ultimately went on to record their second album with Tom Wilson credited as producer.

The album was recorded in just two days, and with a noticeably different style than The Velvet Underground & Nico. John Cale described White Light/White Heat as "a very rabid record...The first one had some gentility, some beauty. The second one was consciously anti-beauty." Sterling Morrison said, "We were all pulling in the same direction. We may have been dragging each other off a cliff, but we were all definitely going in the same direction. In the White Light/White Heat era, our lives were chaos. That’s what’s reflected in the record."

The album briefly appeared on the Billboard 200, although only peaking at number 199.Despite its poor sales, the distorted, feedback-driven, and roughly recorded sound on White Light/White Heat became a notable influence on punk and experimental rock.In 2003, the album was ranked number 292 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Nearly every song on the album contains some sort of experimental or avant-garde quality. "The Gift", for example, contains a recital of a short story and a loud instrumental rock song playing simultaneously, with the former on the left speaker channel and the latter on the right. "I Heard Her Call My Name" is distinguishable for its distorted guitar solos and prominent use of feedback.

The record's lyrics vary from themes of drug use and sexual references (such as fellatio and orgies), including the song "Lady Godiva's Operation", about a transsexual's botched lobotomy, and the title track "White Light/White Heat", which describes the use of amphetamine.

On the album's last track, "Sister Ray", Reed tells a tale of debauchery, while the band plays an improvised 17 minute jam around three chords.

The Velvet Underground:
    * John Cale – vocals, electric viola, organ, bass guitar, Medical Sound Effects on Lady Godiva's Operation
    * Sterling Morrison – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Medical Sound Effects on Lady Godiva's Operation
    * Lou Reed – vocals, guitar, piano
    * Maureen Tucker – percussion, drums

Production:
    * Gary Kellgren – recording engineer
    * Bob Ludwig – mastering
    * Val Valentin – director of engineering
    * Tom Wilson – producer

This is a rare collectible vinyl record,the original copy that every record freak collector wants!
I believe the vinyl quality of this copy is close to mint - ,the sleeve is just good condition. It's the corner wear part.
These promo mono editions are the hardest copies to find,and are the ones sought after.
Get this and save for the future,as an investment. Because these are always worth a lot more
in the price guides than the stock stereo copies.

International bidders welcome,please ask me questions! I like questions.
PLEASE LOOK at all of the photos, these are the actual photos of this album,and not from another ebay ad or from the internet.
Buyers pay shipping,and any import fees to your country.
(I will not mark "gift" on your paperwork for customs)

I have another SUPER RARE Velvet Underground album for sale,please check it out!

Classic tracks, classic album, the one everyone wants.
 
Promo albums are always worth more than stock copies of this album in music guides, this is a real rare collectible, Serious bidders only,please.

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