VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO LP GERMAN / US UNPEELED TORSO COVER LISTEN

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The Velvet Underground & Nico  LP 
Label : Original 1967 German pressing on BLUE/SILVER VERVE labels : 710 004
Matrix/Runout : 
710004 A     Made in Germany      1966       XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXX   XXXXXX (MATRIX CROSSED OUT)    710004 B     XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXX   XXXXXX (MATRIX CROSSED OUT)   Made in Germany 

COVER IS THE 1ST US MONO COVER SIMPLY WITH A STICKER AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON BACK SAYING "STEREO 710 004"
THE COVER HAS EMERSONS TORSO PROJECTED UPSIDE DOWN BEHIND THE BAND PLAYING. 
- THIS ISSUE - IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "TORSO VERSION" - LATER, EMERSON WAS AIRBRUSHED AWAY BECAUSE OF A LAWSUIT.  - SOME COPIES HAD A LARGE BLACK STICKER, COVERING THE BACK, DUE TO THE LAWSUIT ON EMERSONS PLACEMENT THERE.  - THIS IS THE EARLIEST COVER VERSION AS IT INITIALLY CAME OUT!!!
BANANA ON FRONT IS UNPEELED - MOST COPIES HAS NOT GOT THE BANANA STICKER ON FRONT ANY MORE.  - THE BANANA STICKER WAS PART OF ANDY WARHOL´S DESIGN OF THE COVER.- UNDERNEATH IS A "FLESH"-COLORED BANANA. 
THIS VERSION OF THE COVER WITH THE UNPEELED BANANA AND WITH EMERSON´S TORSO IS BY FAR THE MOST WANTED. 
NO NEED TO INTRODUCE EITHER BAND OR ALBUM !!!!!!!!

SOUND : 
LISTEN TO FULL ALBUM AND CHECK QUALITY BY CLICKING ON LINK BELOW : (taken from actual record for sale) (RECORDED USING A TECHNICS 1210 WITH A CONCORDE PICK-UP AND AN ORTOFON NEEDLE)
>>>>FULL SOUND CLIP<<<<

CONDITION :

Cover/Vinyl

(GRADINGS USED :   VG-    VG   VG+   VG++   NM  -  MINT IS ONLY USED FOR SEALED RECORDS.)

VG-

(TOP EDGES : 2ND PAGE OF GATEFOLD HAS A 10CM SPLIT AT TOP RIGHT CORNER. 

OTHERWISE MINOR WEAR TO TOP EDGES. 

BOTTOM EDGES : 2ND PAGE OF GATEFOLD HAS A 18CM SPLIT AT MIDDLE. 

OTHERWISE MINOR WEAR TO BOTTOM EDGES. 

SPINE IS READABLE WITH SHELF WEAR AT EDGES OF SPINE. 

FRONT IS PRETTY CLEAN WITH 2-3 LIGHT CREASES ALONG SPINE EDGE. 

THE BANANA HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES AND A TINY TEAR AT TOP - HAS PROBABLY BEEN PEELED OFF AND PUT ON AGAIN - SEE PHOTO. 

BACK IS PRETTY CLEAN WITH ONLY VERY MINOR WEAR

CORNERS HAVE  WEAR AND ARE SLIGHTLY DULLED. 

INSIDE GATEFOLD HAVE VERY MINOR WEAR AT MIDDLE - OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL. 

THICK STURDY COVER.)

/VG- TO VG (PLAYS WITH LIGHT CRACKLE AND SOME REPETITIVE LIGHT CLICKS)

(VINYL HAS 15-20  HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT SCUFFS ON EACH SIDE. 

SOME OF THE HAIRLINES ARE SLIGHTLY FEELABLE AND CAUSES LIGHT CLICKS. 

RECORD IS NOT COVERED WITH HAIRLINES AND MARKS - BUT IS AS DESCRIBED.  

RECORD PLAYS WITH SOME CRACKLE AND OCCASIONAL REPETITIVE CLICKS AT CERTAIN PASSAGES. 

MOSTLY CRACKLE IS OVERPOWERED BY MUSIC AND RECORD IS STILL VERY ENJOYABLE!!

I VERY MUCH RECOMMEND TO CHECK OUT THE FULL SOUNDCLIP. 

LABELS ARE CLEAN WITH A FEW FAINT SPINDLE MARKS AT CENTER HOLE.  

IN ADDITION TO GRADING - I ADD  FULL SOUNDCLIPS, AS I WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE.)

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