Sold Date: January 21, 2018
Start Date: January 14, 2018
Final Price: $2,001.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 39
Seller Feedback: 430
Buyer Feedback: 1030

*THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO~ US ORIG’67 VERVE  PRE-RELEASE MONO  BANANA COVER TORSO  MISPRINT DG WHITE LABEL D.J. SAMPLES PROMOTIONAL COPY  *

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE PRE-RELEASE WEST COAST H.V. WADDELL, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA  PRESSING D.J. SAMPLES RADIO STATION PROMOTIONAL COPIES

●H O L Y   G R A I L ●

***ICONIC GATEFOLD COVER   WITH CLASSIC ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA ART  STICKER***

***ORIGINAL FIRST STATE   VERSION UNCENSORED COVER  WITH THE FULLY VISIBLE ERIC EMERSON’S TORSO ***

***UNIQUE 2’75” DIAMETER DEEP GROOVE   PRESSING   RING LABELS WHICH INDICATES A VERY EARLY PRESSING BY H.V. WADDELL, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA  ***

***MISPRINTED TIMING ON THE “I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR” 2:01 INSTEAD OF 2:10 AND “BLACK ANGEL'S DEATH SONG” 3:01 INSTEAD OF 3:10 ON THE LABEL***

***ORIGINAL RECTANGULAR “D.J. SAMPLES PROMOTIONAL COPIES“   WHITE  STICKER ON FRONT COVER AND LABEL***

***STUNNING  WEST COAST WHITE LABEL   MONAURAL PRESSING MANY TIMES RARER THAN EAST COAST PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH YELLOW LABELS***

***SUPERIOR MONO MIX   WITH A LOUD AND PUNCHY SOUND***

PLEASE NOTE: PROMOTIONAL, DEMONSTRATION AND RADIO STATION COPIES WERE SENT TO THE RADIO STATIONS AS MUCH AS FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE RECORD AND CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARLIEST VERY FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE PARTICULAR TITLE.

VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO~INSANELY RARE PRE-RELEASE RADIO STATION PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE COPY FIRST US PRESSING ORIGINAL 1967 VERVE RECORDS V-5008 MONO ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL WHITE  VERVE LABELS WITH LARGE T-SHAPED LOGO AND BLACK PRINT. SIDE TWO LABEL HAS THE ORIGINAL “D.J. SAMPLES PROMOTIONAL COPIES” STICKER.

ORIGINAL THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) MATTE GATEFOLD COVER WITH ORIGINAL ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA STICKER. FRONT COVER HAS INCREDIBLE RARE ORIGINAL D.J. SAMPLES PROMOTIONAL COPIES STICKER.

ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE ONE V-5008-S1 MG-558-REV SIDE TWO V-5008-S-2 MG-559 WEST COAST H.V. WADDELL, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA PRESSING.

***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY" WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY.

·    VINYL: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)

SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS FROM THE SLEEVE THAT ARE NON FEELABLE (THERE IS ONLY ONE 1-INCH LIGHT FEELABLE HAIRLINE ON SIDE A), THEY APPEAR FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL LUSTER IS INTACT AND THE VINYL SHINES AND SPARKLES

·    COVER: EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)

THE BANANA STICKER IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT AGE SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES / SOME LIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR / SOME VERY LIGHT AGE YELLOWING / NO RING WEAR / THE SPINE IS RIGID WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR

·    ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES: STRONG EXCELLENT PLUS (EX+)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·    WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·    WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·    WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·    WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·    WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.