The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

80 €

Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]

Technical Identification Sheet

RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID)	1839185
Excel File Row	421
Date Added to Archive	27/09/2026, 14:15:41
Pressing Year	2008
Pressing Type (Press)	REPRINT
Country of Pressing	Europe
Record Label	Vinyl Lovers
Stereo / Mono	STEREO
Catalogue Number	900051
Barcode	8013252900051
Matrix / Runout Side A	("180 g RE RISTAMPA yellow sticker + barcode + txt BONUS TRACK CHELSEA GIRL""Cover with peeling banana")
Matrix / Runout Side B	-
Sleeve Condition	NM
Media Condition	SS
Inner Sleeve Condition	SS
Genre	Experimental/Psychedelic Rock
External Link	View Original Release ↗

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Story & Background

While Andy Warhol's famous banana dominated the avant-garde cover, another curiosity marred the first original pressings of *The Velvet Underground & Nico*. The back of the sleeve featured a photograph of the group at the Factory, projected onto them, which included the image of a face on a poster that, due to an optical illusion, was interpreted as a phallus. This presumed obscenity unleashed the wrath of MGM/Verve, who ordered the offending image to be airbrushed out on thousands of already pressed copies, without consulting the band. The incident caused a lawsuit and reinforced the aura of provocation and defiance, making the record a symbol of artistic rebellion.