Sold Date: January 9, 2026
Start Date: January 3, 2026
Final Price: $500.00 (USD)
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The Velvet Underground & Nico - BANANA COVER 1967 Verve Records, VG/VG

1967 US press. Cover presents very nicely with the banana peel mostly intact. The Emerson lawsuit sticker has been mostly removed. There is some light outer wear along with a tiny peel spot on the spine, the top seam has about a three inch split at the opening edge side and the bottom seam is about three quarter way split. Overall, the cover looks very appealing with common issues for an almost 60 year old album. visually, the vinyl is on the lower end of VG due to various, very light, superficial sleeve / hair lines. These imperfections did not affect play on our system but the record may playback with some surface noise that should not overpower the listening experience as not everyone's set up is equal. This is a highly desireable and sought after rarity. A must have for vinyl collectors.

Sleeve Grading: Very Good (VG)
Record Grading: Very Good (VG)

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