"Velvet Underground & Nico" MONO YELLOW LABEL PROMO

$

999

The Velvet Underground and Nico
RARE VINYL MONO PROMO EDITION --- ORIGINAL COPY!

Based on Goldmine grading standards this rare copy -The vinyl is VG++ with some very light scuffs,which do not affect play.
 
The light scuffs are all on side one,and side two has no light scuffs of any kind.The vinyl has full luster,like it was only played a few times. NO SPINDLE marks on the center label. As far as the sleeve goes,the outside is VG but on the inside of the gatefold someone took a blue marker and circled one of the reviews. It is not cleanable as far as I know. That's the only defect,other than light wear.

The catalog number is V-5008 This is the FIRST PRESSING with the alternate photo in the back,the origianl color photo which was withdrawn. Still with the circle marker defect this is STILL a very rare album to own. It's been a year since I saw a copy on ebay.

Excellent MONO MIX SOUND! Very rare to find this album in this condition. They did not make very many PROMO edtions of this album,as promos were the ones they handed out to radio stations to play and for written reviews. PROMO MONO records always sell for more money because of their rarity. They are usually far more collectible and sought after.

Mono mix is different than the stereo mix,and this is why this album is so rare.

LABELS: NM look great nice bright yellow and black, PROMO labels - denoting this was an east coast printing. Definite keeper copy of this fantastic LP - would be hard to upgrade from here.

None of the outside sleeve is split or too unsightly,On the white portion of the cover there is a tiny bit of ringwear on front and back It's slight only. It's not really viewable in the photograph,that's how minimal it really is.
 
Visually the vinyl looks great -- VERY GLOSSY,played, but well cared for with absolutely NO feelable scratches anywhere and only very slight marks visible under light.I call them scuffs,and not deep scratches that are really visable in bright light.

This is the rare 1st printing TORSO cover that contains the image of Eric Emerson that was later stickered over, then finally airbrushed out on 2nd and 3rd printings. Another reason to buy this copy,the back of the album looks very clean.

The tracks:
Sunday Morning
I'm Waiting For The Man
Femme Fatale
Venus In Furs
Run,Run,Run
All Tomorrow's Parties
Heroin
There She Goes Again
I'll Be Your Mirror
Black Angel's Death Song
European Son To Delmore Schwartz
 
The History:
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band The Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities, as well as its focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of their songs.

Though largely ignored upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as well as being added to the 2006 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

The ultimate Velvet Underground album hands down!!!!!

The Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded with the first professional line-up of The Velvet Underground, including Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen "Moe" Tucker; with Nico, who would occasionally sing lead with the band at the instigation of their mentor and manager, Andy Warhol. Nico sang lead on three of the album's tracks—"Femme Fatale", "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"—and back-up on "Sunday Morning". In 1966, as the album was being recorded, this was also the line-up for their live performances as a part of Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable.

The bulk of the songs that would become The Velvet Underground & Nico were recorded in mid-April, 1966, during a four-day stint at Scepter Studios, a decrepit recording studio in New York City. This recording session was financed by Warhol and Columbia Records' sales executive Norman Dolph, who also acted as an engineer with John Licata.

The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band The Velvet Underground
and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in
1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour,
The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities,
as well as its focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of their songs.

Though largely ignored upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential
and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as well as being added to the 2006
National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

The Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded with the first professional line-up of The Velvet Underground, including Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen "Moe" Tucker; with Nico, who would occasionally sing lead with the band at the instigation of their mentor and manager, Andy Warhol. Nico sang lead on three of the album's tracks—"Femme Fatale", "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"—and back-up on "Sunday Morning". In 1966, as the album was being recorded, this was also the line-up for their live performances as a part of Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable.

Though the album's dark subject matter is today considered revolutionary, several of the album's songs are concerned with other topics. Certain songs were written by Reed as observations of the members of Andy Warhol's "Factory Superstars". "Femme Fatale" in particular was written about Edie Sedgwick at Warhol's request. "I'll Be Your Mirror", inspired by Nico, is a tender and affectionate song; in stark contrast to a song like "Heroin". A common mis-perception is that "All Tomorrow's Parties" was written by Reed at Warhol's request (as stated in Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga's Velvet Underground biography Up-Tight: The Velvet Underground Story). While the song does seem to be another observation of Factory denizens, Reed had written the song (and even recorded a demo version in 1965) before meeting Warhol. Altogether this is a 1960's defining album,maybe not about the 60's peace type time period but more about the underground 60's culture and lifestyles.

This is an important album to collect, and this is an original. The photos are from this album,and not from someone else's ads on the web or ebay. These are the actual photos of the album.

This rare Velvet Underground album will be packed well in a new album mailer with padding around it and fully insured.
International bidders welcome. I must add this,I will in no way write "gift" on the customs paperwork.
You are responsible for the import fees with this.

PLEASE look at the photos carefully,please ask questions!

Classic tracks, classic album, the one everyone wants.
 
Promo albums are always worth more than stock copies of this album in music guides, this is a real rare collectible, Serious bidders only,please.

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