Sold Date: January 20, 2020
Start Date: January 9, 2020
Final Price: $275.00 (USD)
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO Stereo 2nd pressing from 1968 with airbrushed back cover featuring full banana!!! East coast pressing indicated by the "side 1 and side 2" instead of A and B. Vinyl play graded all the way through and includes original Verve inner sleeve.
Vinyl VG+ with crackles present in places especially quieter segments. Under bright ligh some faint fine marks are present, but overall very nice shape. These early Verve pressing were never considered very quiet even when clean. Play graded VG+.
Cover in VG featuring fill banana!! The tip at the stem has been removed and replaced at one point, some creasing to the banana. There are marks on the front, corner dings, 2" split on top seam at opening, the upper seam of the gatefold has wear/paper loss on top, outer gatefold split 4" from paper loss. All other seams intact, solid spine.
Includes original Verve inner sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): (MGS-558) Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): (MGS-559) Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 1): V6-5008 SIDE.1 MGS-558 REV Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 1): V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559-RE-1 Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, variant 2): V6-5008 SIDE.1 MGS-558 REV 13 Block-shaped "S" Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, variant 2): V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559-RE-1 31 Block-shaped "S"
Companies, etc. Record Company –  Record Company –  Manufactured By –  Copyright (c) –  Published By –  Pressed By –  Recorded At –  Credits Arranged By –  Design [Cover Design] – * Edited By, Mixed By [Remix] – ,  Engineer [Director Of Engineering] –  Engineer [Recording] – * Lead Guitar, Guitar [Ostrich], Vocals –  Painting [Cover Painting Banana] –  Percussion – * Photography By [Color Show Photo] –  Photography By [Liner Photos] – ,  Photography By [Portraits] –  Producer –  (tracks: A2 to B5) Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar –  Supervised By [Edited And Remixed Under The Supervision Of] –  Viola [Electric], Piano, Bass Guitar –  Vocals [Chanteuse] –  Notes Gatefold cover with banana sticker. Third pressing with airbrushed Emerson Torso image on the back cover.

East Coast pressing with labels giving:
- "Side 1" and "Side 2" instead of "Side A" and "Side B".
- Song credits: "Reed - Cale - Morrison - Tucker" instead "L. Reed - J. Cale - S. Morrison - M. Tucker".
- "Three Prong Music. All Selections BMI" instead "All Selections Three Prong Music, Inc. BMI"

1.25" pressing ring diameter, block-shaped 'S' engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

The set includes the original Verve inner sleeve.
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

"MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A."