‎– The Velvet Underground Label:  ‎– MGM CS 8108,  ‎– MGM-CS-8108 Format: , LP, Album 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: ,  Tracklist  A1Candy SaysA2What Goes OnA3Some Kinda LoveA4Pale Blue EyesA5JesusB1Beginning To See The LightB2I'm Set FreeB3That's The Story Of My LifeB4The Murder MysteryB5After Hours Companies, etc. Record Company –  Printed By –  Copyright (c) –  Pressed By –  Credits Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] –  Art Direction –  Composed By –  Engineer [Director Of Engineering] –  Mixed By [Uncredited] –  Photography – Billy Name  Notes Front laminated flipback sleeve.
Ⓡ© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943 895 
℗ 1969
Made in Great Britain For MGM Records Ltd.
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This 1969 UK edition contains the 'Valentin' mix of the album, by MGM engineer Val Valentin, as does the Canada edition, in contrast to all other worldwide releases prior to the mid-80's which instead contain Lou Reed's alternate 'Closet' mix.
As well as a "clean, bright, evenly balanced" sound, the Valentin mix also features an entirely different take of Some Kinda Love.

The image of Lou Reed on the reverse sleeve is split horizontally on this issue. On all other issues the image is split vertically. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 2YMG 291-1G Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 2YMG 292-1G
WIKIPEDIA:

The Velvet Underground was an American  band formed in 1964 in  by singer/guitarist , multi-instrumentalist , guitarist , and drummer  (replaced by  in 1965). The band's integration of rock and the  achieved little commercial success during their existence, but they are now recognized as one of the most influential bands in rock, , , and  music. The provocative subject matter, musical experimentation, and often attitudes explored in the band's work would prove influential in the development of  and .

The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the , serving as the  at  and Warhol's events from 1966 to 1967. Their debut album,  (with German born singer and model ), was released in 1967 to critical indifference and poor sales, but over time has been critically acclaimed; it was called the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by  in 2003. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band No. 19 on its list of the "". In 2017, a study of 's catalog indicated the Velvet Underground as the 5th most frequently cited artist influence in its database. The band was inducted into the  in 1996 by .