THE VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light/White Heat SKULL 1st Pressing.

VERVE RECORDS V6-5046 Released 1968 1st U.S. edition

WEST COAST pressing as indicated by the 2.75" pressing ring. SKULL image visible on front cover.

Matrix matches this edition according to Discogs.

VINYL in NM- condition, very clean, looks un-played. Label on Side 2 has old glue residue? (see photos).

COVER in G+ Skull visible, "There She Comes Now" instead of "Here...", Andy Warhol credit, Lou Reed: Lead Guitar. Corner wear, staining on back, rubbing chipping on bottom seam (still intact), to seam split 3" at opening, chipping/rubbing, spine solid and readable with rubbing on corner, creasing along edges, warped slightly from old moisture? No mildew smell. "Mike" written in blue pen on back. Wear on back middle at opening with 3" paper starting to come loose.

Notes:

First original U.S.stereo West-Coast Pressing

- Visible skull tattoo on front cover.

- Tracklisting on back mis-titles "Here She Comes Now" as "There She Comes Now"

- Back cover credits Lou Reed for "Lead Guitar" rather than just "Guitar"

- Andy Warhol is credited on back cover

- spine reads "V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE"

- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.

® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. / Printed in U.S.A.

Manufactured by MGM Records Division

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

This first issue was pressed by H.V. Wadell and features a unique deep groove pressing ring (2.75 "diameter). Waddell used the single deep groove until about 1968-69, then switched to the double pressing rings.

- No visible skull

- Band name missing from spine

- Dead wax width on side 1 is 1" instead of 1/2"

- Pressing ring is a ledge instead of a trench (same diameter)

- Label text is blotchy instead of crispBarcode and Other IdentifiersMatrix / Runout (A-side label): MGS 1248

Matrix / Runout (B-side label): MGS 1249 Matrix / Runout (A-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE-1 MGS-1258 Matrix / Runout (B-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259 Rights Society: BMI