Velvet Underground & Nico S/T Unpeeled Warhol Banana Cover Early Stereo Psych LP

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The Item:     MGM / Verve V6-5008 - Stereo Press from what I believe to be a very early run, perhaps considered first press.
Not Deep Groove.
Cover does not have the visible Emerson Torso.
Banana is fully intact and has never been peeled.  All edges are tight to the cover.  There is one small tear at neck of Banana. see pictures.
Rubbing of Banana is minimal.  Color is unfaded and deep.    
Artist: The Velvet Underground and Nico
Title: S/T
Year: 1967
Dead Wax: 
Side1: V6-5008    SIDE-1   MGS-558 REV   11
Side2: V6-5008    SIDE-2  MGS-559   22
Condition: 
Vinyl: VG++, a few small and light scratches. Mostly hairlines.  One more visible, but superficial scratch near end of side one (has no audible affect).  
Sounds: VG++, plays nicely with lightest sounds and light ticks and pops here and there.
Cover: VG+,  Discoloring of edges.  Otherwise very nice.  No splits to tears.  See pictures.
See above for description of Banana
Displays beautifully.  Cleanest and most intact Banana I’ve ever seen in real life.  

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Details:

(records are spot played, I am unable to listen to entire records due to time constraints)
Technics 1210 and Shure M7D Cartridge used for play grade. 
Vinyl Cleaned on  A VPI HW-17 Vacuum Machine.
All records are placed in new, clean inner sleeves.  All covers are placed in new clean outer sleeves.

Packing: 
Records are removed from their covers. Cover and sleeved record are placed in a quality plastic outer sleeve.  All records are packed between two sturdy corrugated cardboard flats and sealed tight in a corrugated record mailer
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 525 (GS 6.6.5 (525))