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VERY RARE East Coast pressing of The Velvet Underground's seminal 1967 masterpiece with Emerson Torso image obscured with a black sticker on the back cover. The actor Eric Emerson, protagonist of some multimedia films projected behind the group during the EPI, filed a lawsuit against the record label for the non-payment of the rights regarding his image that can be seen upside down on the back cover of the first version. So between March and April 1967 the album was suddenly withdrawn from trade and shops. After a few months, the album was redistributed in a few copies with a huge sticker that covered the top of the offending photo and that you can see in this release. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. 
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Verve Records ‎– V6-5008 Genre: Rock/Art Rock/Garage Rock/Experimental
Condition: Vinyl/G, Sleeve/G+ (East Coast pressing with labels giving "Side 1" and "Side 2" instead of "Side A" and "Side B", 1.25" pressing ring diameter instead deep groove 2.75" pressing ring diameter, credit Reed-Cale-Morrison-Tucker instead L.Reed-J. Cale-S. Morrison-M. Tucker. Block-shaped 'S' engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey. Banana has been peeled from front cover and is not included, Sleeve is quite worn, including two 2" tears at top of sleeve and wear on spine, see photos)
Runout codes: (Side 1) V6-5008 SIDE-1 MGS-558 REV / (Side 2) V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559
Track listing:
Side A

"Sunday Morning" - 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

"Heroin" - 7:12

"There She Goes Again" - 2:41

"I'll Be Your Mirror" - 2:14

"The Black Angel's Death Song" - 3:11

"European Son" - 7:46

From Wikipedia:

"The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in March 1967 by Verve Records. It was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour, which gained attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism and sexual deviancy. It sold poorly and was mostly ignored by contemporary critics, but later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music.

Many subgenres of rock music and forms of alternative music were significantly informed by the album, including art rock, punk, garage, shoegazing, goth, and indie. In 1982, musician Brian Eno stated that while the album initially only sold approximately 30,000 copies, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band." In 2003, it ranked 13th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and in 2006, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress."