THE VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light White Heat in SHRINK

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 The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

****** PRISTINE CONDITION ****** STEREO EDITION !!!!!!!!! ****** ORIGINAL PRESSING

The Velvet Underground - "White Light/White Heat" Verve Records V6-5046 from 1968. Super Hard To Find Original Verve STEREO 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.

This was a sealed copy that I opened and played through one time. It is the real deal of an original 60's LP that is in Mint- condition. You may never find another copy as clean as this one is.

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 hasn't any spindle marks on either side of the vinyl.

Sleeve Condition: Mint-. With the exception of a cutout hole along the bottom left corner.

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

International bidders welcome,please ask me questions! I like questions.
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(I will not mark "gift" on your paperwork for customs)

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Classic tracks, classic album, the one everyone wants.

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Strict Goldmine Grading Of Vinyl,records are held
up near a 100 watt bulb to see any visual wear.

Cover Condition:
Vinyl Condition:
Vinyl paper label: (spindle wear on paper label)
Pressing/Release Date:
Record Label:

Original gatefold album.
Includes all inserts,lyrics,whatever the album came with it.

We're detail obssesed about our vinyl!

All albums are shipped in a new sturdy cardboard LP mailer.

Vinyl grading is usually based on the Goldmine standard
and is as follows:

“SS” Still Sealed – For the collector that demands
nothing but perfection.

“M” Mint - a near perfect, or unplayed record.Or just opened
album,that looks like it was never played,and doesn't show
any wear.

“NM” Near Mint - in factory fresh condition,like new.
Album was opened. Has minor wear.

EX+ - close to like new with only superficial signs of use that
don't affect play. Will satisfy all but the most vain and
demanding collector.

EX - a used, reasonable copy.Shows slight signs of wear.
Vinyl plays very well,hard to see any wear,except there may
be some in the grooves. Like it was played a few times.

VG+ - There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility
a few scuffs and/or light surface noise between tracks or
during quiet passages, but still quite nice.

VG - significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable
surface noise,still plays great.

Good - In the record world, "Good" is not good!
From here on down, we're talking about a used album,that
might not sound or look very good. But it has to be graded this,
it might be a very rare record,so the fact that it's "good" is really
not that important,the idea is,it might be so rare,the condition might
be okay to live with.

Shipping:
Domestic/USA Customers - The normal/default shipping method is 'Media Mail' via the US Postal Service, since that's the method I've found most people choose.  It is a little slower than Priority Mail, but cheaper and very reliable. The Post Office says delivery time is 3-9 days, though it's usually to you in less than a week.However, if you need the item(s) in a hurry,and are worried about handling time,or records being damaged,please email me after the purchase and I'll get you a quote based on your zip-code (the average Priority Mail is around $7.50 for 1 LP).
Shipping and Handling:

All LP’s are securely packaged in a protective shipping mailer/box.  The mailers are made of stiff cardboard and I've found them to be very reliable.  In order to take advantage of the shipping discounts on multiple purchases, please pay for all items in one transaction. When calculating the shipping, please note a Double LP Set is considered two LP's(everything is by weight) ,Boxed Collections are based on the # of discs in the collection.

Shipping and handling rates (and associated shipping discounts for multiple purchases) are as follows, based on destination:

USA  - 4.00 1st LP + $1.00 each additional LP  (Media Mail)

Canada  - $6.50 1st LP + $3.00 each additional LP  (Airmail/First Class International)

Mexico  - $8.50 1st LP + $4.00 each additional LP  (Airmail/First Class International)

International (all other)  - $14.25 1st LP + $4.00 each additional LP  (Airmail/First Class International)

I will ship internationally.

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