THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO US ORIG ' 67 VERVE MONO 1ST STATE UNCENSORED COVER
Item History & Price
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO VERVE MONO V-5008
GATEFOLD COVER - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-) (This is a conservative grading and I am sure a lot of people, would grade the cover as NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
LABELS - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)
VINYL - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
The Velvet Underground's debut album with the participation of Nico released in 1967 on Verve Records and produced by Andy Warhol. Original gatefo...ld cover with the still intact Andy Warhol designed banana sticker and 1st pressing cover with Eric Emerson's torso image placed upside down on the back cover. The rarest of all of the cover versions, after Emerson threatened the label with a lawsuit the company started covering up the torso image with a black sticker. During March and April of 1967 this cover was being withdrawn and reappeared for sale only a few months after with a black sticker covering the torso of Emerson on the back cover. Only few of these uncensored covers with the uncovered torso show up for sale. Don't miss your opportunity to acquire this album. Additionally, this album is a Mono release, much rarer than the Stereo version. Original Verve Records sharp edged T-shaped logo on the ultra blue Mono labels with the V-5008 catalog number and 1.25' diameter pressing ring. This copy was pressed on the East Coast and contains a timing mistake on the "I'll Be Your Mirror" song on Side 2 label. The dead wax area has the following handwritten matrix numbers: Side One - V5008 Side 1 MG 558 rev 1 Block-shaped 'S' / Side Two - V5008 Side 2 MG 559 1 1 symbol. The block-shaped 'S' engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey. The cover is in wonderful condition, only containing some light yellowing and age spots. Some very light wear on the corners and edges with an easy to read text on the spine. The unpeeled banana sticker contains only a few creases and a light tear at the tip, but remains fully intact. The majority of these covers have splits and a pretty severe ring wear, but not this copy, which doesn't contain any ring wear or splits. The bright interior has been preserved very well due to the great storage conditions. The vinyl is in Very Good Plus condition with some light surface marks and scuffs.
GATEFOLD COVER - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-) (This is a conservative grading and I am sure a lot of people, would grade the cover as NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
LABELS - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)
VINYL - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
The Velvet Underground's debut album with the participation of Nico released in 1967 on Verve Records and produced by Andy Warhol. Original gatefo...ld cover with the still intact Andy Warhol designed banana sticker and 1st pressing cover with Eric Emerson's torso image placed upside down on the back cover. The rarest of all of the cover versions, after Emerson threatened the label with a lawsuit the company started covering up the torso image with a black sticker. During March and April of 1967 this cover was being withdrawn and reappeared for sale only a few months after with a black sticker covering the torso of Emerson on the back cover. Only few of these uncensored covers with the uncovered torso show up for sale. Don't miss your opportunity to acquire this album. Additionally, this album is a Mono release, much rarer than the Stereo version. Original Verve Records sharp edged T-shaped logo on the ultra blue Mono labels with the V-5008 catalog number and 1.25' diameter pressing ring. This copy was pressed on the East Coast and contains a timing mistake on the "I'll Be Your Mirror" song on Side 2 label. The dead wax area has the following handwritten matrix numbers: Side One - V5008 Side 1 MG 558 rev 1 Block-shaped 'S' / Side Two - V5008 Side 2 MG 559 1 1 symbol. The block-shaped 'S' engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey. The cover is in wonderful condition, only containing some light yellowing and age spots. Some very light wear on the corners and edges with an easy to read text on the spine. The unpeeled banana sticker contains only a few creases and a light tear at the tip, but remains fully intact. The majority of these covers have splits and a pretty severe ring wear, but not this copy, which doesn't contain any ring wear or splits. The bright interior has been preserved very well due to the great storage conditions. The vinyl is in Very Good Plus condition with some light surface marks and scuffs.
