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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND LP "w NICO" ORIGINAL VERVE RECORDS# V6-5008 Stereo. This Rare release is featured here in excellent condition for your listening pleasure. Mojo magazine included

The Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded with the first professional line-up of the Velvet Underground: , , and .  singer  was also featured, having occasionally performed lead vocals for the band at the instigation of their  and manager, . Nico sang lead on three of the album's tracks—"", "" and ""—and back-up on "". In 1966, as the album was being recorded, this was also the line-up for their live performances as a part of Warhol's .

The bulk of the songs that would become The Velvet Underground & Nico were recorded in mid-April, 1966, during a four-day stint at, a decrepit  in . This recording session was financed by Warhol and ' sales executive Norman Dolph, who also acted as an  with John Licata. Though exact total cost of the project is unknown, estimates vary from 1,500 to $3,000.

Soon after recording, Dolph sent an  of the recordings to Columbia in an attempt to interest them in distributing the album, but they declined, as did  and . Eventually, the -owned  accepted the recordings with the help of Verve staff producer , who had recently moved from a job at Columbia.

With the affirmation of a label, three of the songs, "", "" and "", were re-recorded in two days at T.T.G. Studios during a stay in  later in 1966. When the record's release date was postponed, Wilson brought the band into a New York studio in November 1966 to add a final song to the track listing: the single "Sunday Morning".

The  for The Velvet Underground & Nico is recognizable for featuring a Warhol print of a . Early copies of the album invited the owner to "Peel slowly and see"; peeling back the banana skin revealed a flesh-colored banana underneath. A special machine was needed to manufacture these covers (one of the causes of the album's delayed release), but  paid for costs figuring that any ties to Warhol would boost sales of the album. Most reissued vinyl editions of the album do not feature the peel-off sticker; the original copies of the album with the peel-sticker feature are now rare collector's items. A Japanese re-issue LP in the early 1980s was the only re-issue version to include the banana sticker for many years. On the 1996  reissue, the banana image is on the front cover while the image of the peeled banana is on the inside of the , beneath the CD itself. The album was re-pressed onto heavyweight vinyl in 2008 and this edition also features the banana sticker.

Th Cover shows normal wear and looks fine. Grade VG..(spine split repaired.....looks fine)..Nice Shape!.

The Record shows nice gloss and looks great. Grade VG++NM....Nice Shape!

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Grading Scale:

M  Mint - usually reserved for sealed records.

NM Near Mint with only one or two insignificant defects.

VG++ (or NM-) Extremely nice, would be NM except for a few light hairline scratches or scuffs which do not affect play.

VG+ A nice but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It may play with a few pops or ticks but no serious problems.

VG A well used record that still sounds OK but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc. 

VG- A very worn record that plays through without skipping that will do until a better copy comes along!