VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO DJ

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  THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO FIRST UNITED STATES PRESSING OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND'S 1967 DEBUT LP (VERVE V-5008-MONO) PRESSED ON THICK, UN FLEXABLE VINYL. THIS IS A RADIO STATION COPY, WHICH ARE BECOMING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. WHEN THEY DO APPEAR THEY ARE NEARLY ALWAYS SCRATCHED UP, BEAT AND HAVE THE RADIO STATION STAMP OR WRITING ON THE LABEL. THESE ARE FIRST- FIRST ISSUE AND WERE LIMITED IN NUMBERS AT THE TIME OF PRESSING TO SIZABLE RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DISC HAS BEEN KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE JACKET, AND DOUBLE WRAPPED IN PLASTIC FOR MANY YEARS TO KEEP EVEN DUST FROM FINDING THE VINYL. FULL MIRROR GLOSS FINISH (YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF IN THE REFLECTION) AND BRIGHT YELLOW UN TARNISHED LABELS. THE PICS HAVE BEEN SUPERSIZED TO SHOW JUST HOW NICE THEY LOOK. THE DISC IS NEAR MINT ON SIDE 1 SHOWING ONLY 2 SUPER LIGHT SCUFF MARKS FROM SLEEVE. THESE CAN ONLY BE NOTICED UNDER VERY CLOSE  EXAMINATION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTING OR SUNLIGHT. SIDE 2 WOULD BE A NOTCH BELOW NEAR MINT SHOWING A FEW MORE SLEEVE MARKS. THESE ARE NOT NEEDLE MARKS AND ARE TOO LIGHT TO BE HEARD ON PLAYBACK. I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH JUST HOW NICE THIS DISC AND LABELS ARE! THE COVER HAS THE PEELABLE BANANA STICKER WHICH IS COMPLETE. THE REAR COVER HAS THE EMERSON INVERTED TORSO IMAGE. THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR REPAIRED SPLITS ON SEAMS FROM RECORD BEING HOUSED INSIDE THE COVER. THE SPINE DESCRIPTION SHOWS THE CORRECT V-5008 CATALOG NUMBER. ALL SPINE DESCRIPTION TEXT IS FULLY CLEAR AND READABLE- NO DAMAGE ON THE SPINE. THE CORNERS ARE STILL SQUARE, ALTHOUGH THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER DOES HAVE A TINY BUMP. THIS COVER GETS A VG++ GRADING  DESPITE SOME UPPER SEAM WARE- AND ISN'T FLAWLESS FOR SURE, BUT THIS PARTICULAR COVER IS VERY HARD TO FIND CLEAN (LIKE THE ORIGINAL BEATLES WHITE ALBUM) WITH SO MUCH WHITE INK COVERAGE AND BEING A GATEFOLD. THE COLOR PICS ON THE REAR ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAR. ORIGINAL VERVE INNER SLEEVE IS CLEAN AND FLAT WITHOUT ANY SPLITS. NO SINGLE DIGIT FEEDBACK BIDDERS