Cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

1967 Art Rock Experimental Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock
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Tracklist

  1. A1 Sunday Morning 2:53
  2. A2 I’m Waiting For The Man 4:37
  3. A3 Femme Fatale 2:35
  4. A4 Venus In Furs 5:07
  5. A5 Run Run Run 4:18
  6. A6 All Tomorrow’s Parties 5:55
  7. B1 Heroin 7:05
  8. B2 There She Goes Again 2:30
  9. B3 I’ll Be Your Mirror 2:01
  10. B4 The Black Angel’s Death SongCale, Reed 3:10
  11. B5 European SonCale, Reed, Tucker, Morrison 7:40

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Design (Cover): Acy Lehman. Edited By: David Greene, Gene Radice. Mixed By (Remixed): David Greene, Gene Radice. Engineer (Director): Val Valentin. Engineer (Recording): Ami Hadani. Photography By (Color Show Photo): Hugo. Photography By (Liner Photos By): Billy Linich, Nat Finkelstein. Photography By (Portraits): Paul Morrissey.

Release notes

Gatefold cover with banana sticker. First pressing with Emerson image upside down on the back cover.
East Coast pressing with labels giving “Side 1” and “Side 2” instead of “Side A” and “Side B”, 1.25” pressing ring diameter instead deep groove 2.75” pressing ring diameter, credit Reed-Cale-Morrison-Tucker instead L.Reed-J. Cale-S. Morrison-M. Tucker.

“Three Prong Music. All Selections BMI”
“MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A.”

Block-shaped ‘S’ engraved in the deadwax and the label fonts indicate a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

[Uncredited Info]:
The actor Eric Emerson, protagonist of some multimedia films projected behind the group during the EPI, filed a lawsuit against the record label for the non-payment of the rights regarding his image that can be seen upside down on the back cover on this version. So between March and April 1967 the album was suddenly withdrawn from trade and shops. After a few months, the album was redistributed in a few copies with a huge sticker that covered the top of the offending photo and that you can see here .

Variant 1 - Runout side A: etched, [1C block-shaped “S”] stamped
Runout side B: etched, [12, symbol [see photo] stamped
Variant 2 - Runout side A: etched, [12 block-shaped “S”] stamped
Runout side B: etched, [11, symbol [see photo] stamped

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