Sold Date: April 26, 2018
Start Date: April 19, 2018
Final Price: $888.88 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 394
Buyer Feedback: 5021

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO

US ORIG’67 VERVE MONO 1ST PRESS BANANA COVER TORSO BLACK BANNER 

ORIGINAL VERY EARLY 1ST MONAURAL EAST COAST RELEASE 

MGM RECORDS DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY

RECORDS PLANT PRESSING 

ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA ART COVER

PLEASE NOTE: ORIGINAL “STICKER” VERSION OF THE COVER:

THE VERVE LABEL HAD APPLIED A LARGE STICKER WITH 

THE ALBUM TITLE ON THE BACK COVER TO MASK THE PROBLEMATIC “TORSO” SECTION 

IN ORDER TO AVERT A COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT.

ORIGINAL FULL AND UNCENSORED “FIRST STATE” VERSION COVER

ERIC EMERSON'S LAWSUIT BLACK 

“VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO PRODUCED BY ANDY WARHOL“ 

LARGE BANNER STICKER

GATEFOLD COVER WITH CLASSIC ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA ART STICKER

1.25’ DIAMETER PRESSING RING LABEL WITH THE BLOCK-LOOKING ‘S’ ENGRAVED IN THE DEAD WAX

ON BOTH SIDES AND THE FONTS INDICATING THE PRESSING BY MGM RECORD MANUFACTURING DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY

MISPRINTED TIMING “I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR”  2:01 INSTEAD OF 2:10 ON THE LABEL

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO

RARE FIRST US PRESSING ORIGINAL 1967 VERVE RECORDS 

V5008 MONO

ORIGINAL ULTRA BLUE VERVE LABELS WITH THE LARGE T-SHAPED LOGO AND SILVER PRINT.

 GATEFOLD COVER

ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING 

WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL 

(DEADWAX) 

SIDE ONE V5008 SIDE 1 MG 558  BLOCK S  

SIDE TWO V5008 SIDE 2 MG 559 BLOCK S

SIDE 1 IN VG++

SIDE 2 IN VG++

COVER IS VG+ WITH A HOLE PUNCH UNPEELED BANANA AND UNPEELED LAWSUIT BANNER

LAWSUIT BANNER HAS RIDGE BUBBLED UP FROM WHEN IT WAS APPLIED NO DOUBT

OVERALL AND INCREDIBLE COPY OF THE RAREST OF THE RARE

MANY CREDIBLE SOURCES CLAIM THE BLACK LAWSUIT STICKER COVERS ARE QUITE A BIT HARDER TO FIND THAN THE EMERSON TORSO!

THE PRICES AS OF LATE WOULD LEND CREDENCE TO THESE CLAIMS

I HAVE SOLD RECORDS FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND AM EXPERIENCED SHIPPING AND INSURING

THIS WILL BE SENT WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION

I WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE

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