Sold Date: July 10, 2022
Start Date: July 3, 2022
Final Price: $3,451.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 38
Seller Feedback: 62
Buyer Feedback: 1083

ORIGINAL 1ST US MONO
RELEASE UNCENSORED 1ST
STATE VERSION "TORSO" COVER
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
RARE EAST COAST
MGM RECORDS, BLOOMFIELD,
NEW JERSEY  PLANT PRESSING
EAST COAST VERVE RECORDS MISPRINT SIDE 2 LABEL WITH THE INCORRECT TIMING FOR "I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR"
BLOCK-LOOKING "S" SYMBOL
IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL OF SIDE 1
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Very early 1st US East Coast MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey plant pressing. Great edition with the uncensored 1st state version gatefold cover still remaining in its original protective baggy. Unpeeled Andy Warhol's banana sticker underneath the baggy and a fully visible Eric Emerson's torso on the back.  ★ This Monaural East Coast release has the 1.25" pressing ring Verve Records misprint labels. Side B incorrectly indicates the timing for "I'll Be Your Mirror", 2:01 instead of 2:10. 1st print Verve Records blue labels with silver text and T-shape logo also contain the Monophonic catalog number V-5008. The full matrix numbers located in the runout groove of this very early 1st East Coast pressing vinyl are as follows: Side 1 - V-5008 Side 1 MG 558 Rev Block-looking "S" symbol 1C / Side 2 - V-5008 Side 2 MG-559 "8" symbol.  ★ The cover is in great Excellent condition and doesn't have any splits, tears or ring wear. The gatefold interior is in Near Mint condition. Some very light age discoloration on the spine along with some very light occasional edge and corner scuffing. The fully intact banana sticker has been perfectly preserved thanks to the baggy. The original Verve Records inner sleeve is in Near Mint condition. I grade the vinyl asVery Good Plus due to it having some very light non-feelable hairlines and scuffs from the inner sleeve. The clean blue and silver labels are in Excellent condition only having a few very light spindle marks visible under a strong light source. The vinyl sounds great without any skips, pops or clicks, only having some light background noise, which is most likely just static and will go away completely if the record is professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

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