THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO  ~INCREDIBLY RARE US ORIG’67 VERVE   1ST PRESS MONO  BANANA COVER TORSO  MISPRINT LABEL STICKER SHRINK*

ORIGINAL VERY EARLY 1ST MONAURAL  EAST COAST   RELEASE MGM RECORDS DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY,  RECORDS PLANT PRESSING

ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA ART COVER

***INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE, WHICH AFTER 51 YEARS IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL MGM FACTORY SHRINKWRAP***

***ORIGINAL “M~G~M RECORDS THE GREATEST NAME IN ENTERTAINMENT”    ADVERTISING STICKER AFFIXED TO THE SHRINKWRAP***

***LOOK!!! MONSTROUSLY  RARE VERY FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS WITH THE FIRST 1. 1. MOTHER STAMPERS   ON BOTH SIDES***

***LEGENDARY 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 1.25’ DIAMETER PRESSING RING  LABELS WITH THE BLOCK-LOOKING ‘S’  SYMBOL  ENGRAVED IN THE DEAD WAX  ON BOTH SIDES AND THE FONTS INDICATING THE PRESSING BY MGM RECORD MANUFACTURING DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY  ***

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

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO~INSANELY RARE FIRST US PRESSING ORIGINAL 1967 VERVE RECORDS V5008 MONO ORIGINAL ULTRA BLUE VERVE LABELS WITH THE LARGE T-SHAPED LOGO AND SILVER PRINT.

THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) GATEFOLD COVER.  THE FRONT COVER HAS A CLASSIC ANDY WARHOL’S BANANA ART STICKER.

ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) SIDE ONE V5008 SIDE1 MG558 REV .1  BLOCK S  SIDE TWO V5008 SIDE2 MG559 1. 1. BLOCK S MGM RECORDS DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY

***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: EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)
UNDER EXTREMELY STRONG LIGHT SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES THAT ARE NON FEELABLE, THEY APPEAR FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL LUSTER IS FULLY INTACT AND THE VINYL SHINES AND SPARKLES LIKE NEW

·    COVER: NEAR MINT (NM) 

·    ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE: 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.