The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico – (NM or M-) + (VG+)
Media Condition:Â Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition:Â Very Good Plus (VG+)
What a beauty. Back cover shows partial removal of the Verve label. Includes the banana insert and an audiophile inner sleeve.
Notes:
Gatefold cover with banana sticker. First pressing with Emerson image upside down on the back cover.
East Coast pressing with labels giving “Side 1” and “Side 2” instead of “Side A” and “Side B”, 1.25″ pressing ring diameter instead deep groove 2.75″ pressing ring diameter, credit Reed-Cale-Morrison-Tucker instead L.Reed-J. Cale-S. Morrison-M. Tucker.
“Three Prong Music. All Selections BMI”
“MGM RECORDS – A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. – Made in U.S.A.”
Block-shaped ‘S’ engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.
[Uncredited Info]:
The actor Eric Emerson, protagonist of some multimedia films projected behind the group during the EPI, filed a lawsuit against the record label for the non-payment of the rights regarding his image that can be seen upside down on the back cover on this version. So between March and April 1967 the album was suddenly withdrawn from trade and shops. After a few months, the album was redistributed in a few copies with a huge sticker that covered the top of the offending photo and that you can see here [r1188519].
Variant 1 – Runout side A: etched, [1C block-shaped “S”] stamped
Runout side B: etched, [12, symbol [see photo] stamped
Variant 2 – Runout side A: etched, [12 block-shaped “S”] stamped
Runout side B: etched, [11, symbol [see photo] stamped
A1. Sunday Morning 2:53
A2. I’m Waiting For The Man 4:37
A3. Femme Fatale 2:35
A4. Venus In Furs 5:07
A5. Run Run Run 4:18
A6. All Tomorrow’s Parties 5:55
B1. Heroin 7:05
B2. There She Goes Again 2:30
B3. I’ll Be Your Mirror 2:01
B4. The Black Angel’s Death Song 3:10
B5. European Son 7:40
Rights Society BMI
Pressing Plant ID block-shaped “S”
Matrix / Runout MG-558
Matrix / Runout MG-559
Matrix / Runout V5008 side 1 MG 558 Rev 15 block-shaped “S”
Matrix / Runout V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559 12 symbol
Matrix / Runout V5008 side 1 MG 558 Rev 12 block-shaped “S”
Matrix / Runout V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559 11 symbol
Record Company MGM Records
Copyright (c) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Published By Three Prong Music
Recorded At T.T.G. Studios
Manufactured By MGM Records Division
Pressed By MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Securely packed and shipped from Recycled Records LP in Longmont, Colorado.
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