Velvet Underground & Nico 2315 056 Peelable Slv UK LP

	£		95
	$		113

General Details Artist Velvet Underground & Nico  Title Same Record Label MGM (Peelable Banana Sleeve) Cat. number 2315 056 Mono/Stereo? S

Country

UK (Sleeve is made in US) Sleeve   If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present Recorded 1967

Matrix no.

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Condition

Disc

Paper Scuffs

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX  

Surface Marks

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX

 

Scratches

Side 1

EX   Side 2 EX   Other Info. Disc would be MINT apart from a couple of spindle marks on the label 

Sound

Surface Noise

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX

 

Pops/Clicks

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Scratches

Side 1

EX   Side 2 EX   Other Info.

Cover

Ring / Surface Wear

Front

EX Light storage wear Back EX   Inner EX  

Card Creases

Front

EX Crease at spine edge Back EX   Inner EX

Shelf Wear

Edge

G 2 inch split in top edge and small split in bottom edge Spine EX Corner EX   Inner Sleeve  

EX

Other Info.    

Guide to grades used

M Cover Looks  New - no marks, wear or damage Disc Looks unplayed - no marks visible Sound I don't use this grade for sound - as all records (even brand new) produce some noise Ex Cover Slight signs of wear on edges/spine, corners or ring wear. Minor creases. No damage caused by sticker removal/residue. Light sleeves may show slight discolouration due to age or handling Disc May have minor paper scuffs caused by moving record in & out of paper sleeve. Sound May be occasional pops/clicks and minimal surface noise Vg Cover Moderate edge/spine or ring wear. Corners may be a little blunt. Opening edge may show feathering caused by removal of record. Visible creases or laminate lift. Disc Some surface marks &/or hairline scratches. Moderate paper scuffs. Sound May be pops/clicks caused by marks/scratches. Moderate background surface noise and crackles. G Cover Heavy ring or edge/spine wear. Corners noticable bashed. Heavy creases. Considerable laminate damage. Disc Looks very well played. A lot of surface marks/scratches Sound Considerable surface noise. Audible scratches.

Background Information

  Click on the link to see the original information source: - Velvet Underground & Nico  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.


Track Listing: -

1 Sunday Morning Cale, Reed 2:56
2 I'm Waiting for the Man Reed 4:39
3 Femme Fatale Reed 2:38
4 Venus in Furs Reed 5:12
5 Run Run Run Reed 4:22
6 All Tomorrow's Parties Reed 6:00
7 Heroin Reed 7:12
8 There She Goes Again Reed 2:41
9 I'll Be Your Mirror Reed 2:14
10 The Black Angel's Death Song Cale, Reed 3:11
11 European Son Cale, Morrison, Reed, Tucker 7:46

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