The Velvet Underground and Nico vintage LP with Torso 1967
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You'd be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. Glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes a debt to this set.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 notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities, as well as the focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of their songs including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy.
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. The image was restored for the 1996 CD reissue.
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 Stone magazine'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.
This LP is the very rare original Emerson V6-5008 torso version ( guaranteed never to have been black-labeled). Please see photos of gatefold cover for unpeeled banana quality and uncracked spine. Edge yellowing and soil (but no ring wear) as to be expected in a vintage piece such as this. No names or other writing - original blue/silver label. LP plays well with moderate crackle - sounds great. Disc grades out at VG+. Nice condition for the original stereo production of the series, having been stored in optimal indoor conditions in archival wrappers. Please note our feedback. PayPal only No returns
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