Velvet Underground Verve mono V - 5008 unpeeled NM - NR

$

282

For the ultimate Velvet Underground collector,  a rare late 1960s vinyl LP,
The Velvet Underground & Nico, produced by Andy Warhol from the days before compact disc was even thought of.
This is the highly sought  mono V - 5008 release on Verve offered with no reserve.

"One would be hard pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground and Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album's sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. While The Velvet Underground had as distinctive a sound as any band, what's most surprising about this album is its diversity. Here, the Velvets dipped their toes into dreamy pop ("Sunday Morning"), tough garage rock ("Waiting for the Man"), stripped-down R&B ("There She Goes Again"), and understated love songs ("I'll Be Your Mirror") when they weren't busy creating sounds without pop precedent. Lou Reed's lyrical exploration of drugs and kinky sex (then risky stuff in film and literature, let alone "teen music") always received the most press attention, but the music Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker played was as radical as the words they accompanied. The bracing discord of "European Son," the troubling beauty of "All Tomorrow's Parties," and the expressive dynamics of "Heroin," all remain as compelling as the day they were recorded. While the significance of Nico's contributions have been debated over the years, she meshes with the band's outlook in that she hardly sounds like a typical rock vocalist, and if Andy Warhol's presence as producer was primarily a matter of signing the checks, his notoriety allowed The Velvet Underground to record their material without compromise, which would have been impossible under most other circumstances. Few rock albums are as important as The Velvet Underground and Nico, and fewer still have lost so little of their power to surprise and intrigue more than 30 years after first hitting the racks"
~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

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The Velvet Underground & Nico
Verve V- 5008 Mono
Side 1 V-5008 (MG-558) Side 2 V-5008 (MG-559)

Sleeve: Gatefold sleeve is VG++ with virtually no wear. There is just a hint of age yellowing on the spine and along the top. Seams and spine are all intact with no splits. This is a remaindered cut out with two small holes punched at bottom left (see photo below). Banana is unpeeled and fully intact. Includes original Verve inner sleeve which is fully intact with no splits or tears.

Labels: blue / silver T Verve label. Side1 in M condition. Side 2 is NM with a couple of very light spindle marks.

Vinyl: is high gloss NM-. The only reason I'm not rating it NM is 2 barely perceptible light scratches on Side 1 and 3 light scratches on Side 2. The original owner tells me Side 2 was played once and Side 1 is unplayed. Aside from a little dust this is as clean as you are going to find.

Original release date: 1967, but from the research I've done this appears to be a 1968 re-issue with the Emerson torso airbrushed out.

All LPs are shipped in specialty LP record heavy cardboard mailers with interior bubble wrap padding.

Disclaimer: I am selling my 25+ year personal vinyl LP collection primarily as historic collector artifacts and, as I no longer have a turntable, am unable to make any guarantee about vinyl sound quality. All have been fairly well cared for. Some have been played extensively, some have been played very little. All grading is visual on a conservative scale. None has been played since 1988-89 except for recording to disc and some, or all, may require cleaning to remove dust or smudges prior to playback. Please email any questions prior to bidding. It is not my intention to deceive anyone about the quality of these items so, as I can no longer test play them, they are sold strictly as described, as is. Please Note: I am now also listing lots from a friends collection. This lot originates from his extensive collection which spans the late 1960s through the late 1980s.
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