& Nico The VELVET UNDERGROUND
\ USA - VERVE - V6-5008 - STEREOPHONIC
HIGHLY sought After UN-PEELED BANANA GATEFOLD COVER INVESTMENT COLLECTIBLE ....
Contains the VERY rare and sought "TORSO" back cover, one of the survivors that did not get the famous torso air-bushed out <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Original = UN-PEELED BANANA COVER 1967 printing (TORSO on back cover) ... This is the much more sought, harder to find 49 year old release containing the true- STEREOPHONIC song mixes with speaker separation ...
Includes Verve Records printed inner sleeve <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Recorded in '66 during Andy Warhol's 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. Theirs was the dim world of drugs and sexual perversion, of heroin addiction and the desperate loss of hope that goes with it. Their concern was with death and violence... Oozing evil and lubricity, they made every other group look like kid stuff, and they made a lot of people nervous... There is no word for their sound but sometimes it seems as if a presence has taken it over, perhaps even His Satanic Majesty himself. You can easily imagine someone performing black masses with the Velvet Underground’s albums. Not for the kiddies. Their world view was dark and nihilistic at a time when everyone else was singing about peace and flowers... The Doors (whose first album was a hit when Velvet Underground & Nico was released) had a darker vision than The Velvet Underground! Even Jefferson Airplane, whose Surrealistic Pillow LP defined for the time capsules the romance of the Hippie Moment, didn’t turn a blind eye to the dark side of the counterculture-- and the Airplane and The Doors were the most popular bands in America during the Velvets’ time. The Velvet Underground & Nico (the latter being a Warhol-recommended "chanteuse" who departed after the album was released to pursue an even more quixotic solo career) does function as a kind of "map of their music" (to paraphrase The Doors’ description of their own debut LP). The overall impression created is dark, noisy, more than a little paranoid and seemingly amoral (as opposed to immoral)-- "Heroin" makes a point of being neither for nor against, but simply about; similarly, no specific judgment is passed upon the characters in songs like "I’m Waiting For The Man" and "Venus In Furs." The album concludes with "The Black Angel’s Death Song" and "European Son," likably self-indulgent exercises in sonic (and verbal) envelope-pushing. But the ballads Lou wrote for Nico to sing (including the album opener "Sunday Morning" ) provide a disarmingly sweet balance, and even a specific reassurance: "When you think the night has seen your mind, / That inside you’re twisted and unkind, / Let me stand to show that you are blind-- / Please put down your hands, / ‘Cause I see you-- / I’ll be your mirror..." -
"Sunday Morning" (Reed, Cale) – 2:54 -
"I'm Waiting for the Man" – 4:39 -
"Femme Fatale" – 2:38 -
"Venus in Furs" – 5:12 -
"Run Run Run" – 4:22 -
"All Tomorrow's Parties" – 6:00
Side two -
"Heroin" – 7:12 -
"There She Goes Again" – 2:41 -
"I'll Be Your Mirror" – 2:14 -
"The Black Angel's Death Song" (Reed, Cale) – 3:11 -
"European Son" (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker) – 7:46 CONDITION: The Cover: rated: VERY CLEAN VG ++ The gatefold cover reveals an un-peeled banana skin and overall actually snow white without the dirt and soil usually seen, down-graded because the banana skin has some light wrinkles, minor wear & micro-split at stem - most collectible copies are like this, or worse. The white borders/photo back cover with famous "TORSO" is very CLEAN graded: "EX" (excellent) and better - without the usual cover wear seen on most back covers ....about the only minor issue on back cover is a light handling crinkle from pulling record out of the pocket but definitely not the rub wear found on most surviving copies after 50 years ... Overall there are no bends, no delete marks, no split seams, no cut corners, no saw marks, no writing and no fading ...
The Vinyl: still has lots of shine; rated: VG ++ generally clean, only a couple very light scuffs, nothing deep, so playing with excellent audio ... Both Verve labels are very clean with light spindle marks .
Acool addition to anyone's music library!SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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