Velvet Underground & Nico - Verve V6-5008 1967 release - "3rd state" banana cove
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The Velvet Underground and Nico - Verve V6-5008 - the iconic Warhol December 1966 original, mostly intact Banana Cover (see pics -- some spots show peeling). Rear cover has the airbrush treatment to take out the model's face that originally appeared (thus 3rd state). Cover has a 4" seam split on the top, and the upper left corner shows a little corner rub wear --- initials (C.A.B.) on front cover and both sides of label... I am calling the cover VG, maybe VG+ (you judge with the pics) due to the condition of the banana peel and the seam split. The record has not fared as well. I know of at least two small skips (during Heroin and I'll be your mirror), and there is some hiss and noise evident --- still, it plays all the way through, and most songs without issue. There are a number of visible marks on the vinyl, and it is evident that the record has been played (and presumably enjoyed) a multitude of times --- I'll call it VG-, maybe G+ (but you can call it what you want)... I'd say 85% of it plays VG, but the other issues (especially the couple of skips) bring the overall rating down... Still --- you don't see a lot of unpeeled banana covers anymore, and that is the attraction here (at least IMHO)... Blue "T" Verve label, Label credits * Tom Wilson with production on Sunday Morning, Matrix etched with MGS 558 REV (side 1) and MGS 559 REV (side 2)... Good Luck!
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