Hello,
what you are looking at is an original vinyl record from 1967. It saddens me deeply to have to let it go but I hope it will go to someone who can really appreciate the record and its history. I bought this in Tucson Arizona at PDQ Vinyl Store for a lot of money back in 1994.

Very few are accounted for in such condition. 
One of the best sources on the internet for information the different editions of these records can be found here.

As you can see, the listing here has the following characteristics
Verve V6-5008, 1967
original stock copy with Emerson, East Coast pressing, stereo

Side 1: V6-5008 SIDE-1 MGS-558 REV
Side 2: V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559

Stereo Gatefold cover with banana sticker Emerson on back cover Blue/silver T Verve label Song credits: Reed - Cale - Morrison - Tucker.
"Three Prong Music. All Selections BMI" "MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A." I tried to take all the necessary pictures but email me if you have any questions. This is the real thing before it was pulled off the shelves to be replaced with the airbrushed version or the version with the sticker.

This is the real deal. 47 year old record, original with minimum defects.
As you will see in one of the pictures the original sleeve has a small opening on one side, nothing too bad and it can repaired but I would rather present it as it actually stands today.

I am selling it because I need the money , please email me any questions if you have any even though I believe to have included enough pictures to convince anyone that this is the real thing.
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Last but not least
This 1967 debut album, was named the 13th , and the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by  in 2003
Thank you for reading and best of luck