THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO US ORIG'67 VERVE MONO TORSO COVER UNPEELED BANANA

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1,675

   The Velvet Underground & Nico·US Original 1967 Verve Mono V-5008  

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HOLY GRAIL!  ORIGINAL “FIRST STATE” UNCENSORED GATEFOLD COVER WITH THE FULLY VISIBLE ERIC EMERSON’S TORSO AND ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA STICKER ICONIC COVER 

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COVER - EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-) Original full and uncensored "first state" version of the legendary iconic gatefold cover with classic Andy Warhol's banana art sticker. The cover is super clean, without any ring wear or writing. Some very light creases at the spine and wear on the edges and corners. 

ANDY WARHOL'S BANANA ART STICKER - EXCELlENT MINUS (EX-) The sticker is in great condition, retaining its beautiful saturated yellow color, fully intact only having some very light tear at the top and some very light occasional scuffing.

LABEL - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)  Original Verve Records V5008 catalog number mono original ultra blue Verve labels with the large T-shaped logo and silver print. Unique 1.25' diameter pressing ring label. Misprinted timing the 'I'll be your mirror' 2:01 instead of 2:10 on the label. The labels are very clean, saturated blue, with some very light spindle marks.

VINYL - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)  Thick, heavy vinyl pressing with the first matrix numbers in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

SIDE 1: V5008 SIDE 1 MG558REV 1C

BLOCK-LOOKING S

SIDE 2: V5008 SIDE 2 MG559 1 1 8

Block-looking "S" simbol engraved in the dead wax the fonts indicating the very early first pressing by MGM Records manufacturing division, Bloomfield, New Jersey. The glossy vinyl has some very light surface hairlines and scuffs from the sleeve, which don't affect the playback.

INNER SLEEVE - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original Verve Records "The jazz of America on Verve, the wit of America is on Verve" paper inner sleeve with a large Verve Records logo.

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