The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
2350 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 3820535 |
| Excel File Row | 90 |
| Date Added to Archive | 17/10/2026, 10:22:57 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 3RD |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | Verve Records |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | V6-5008 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | V6-5008 SIDE 1 MGS-558-REV ("3rd State airbrushed" "NO Torso Cover" "MGM NYC "East Press""1968 PRESS - 1ST PRESS 1967 -") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | V6-5008 SIDE 2 MGS-559-RE-1 |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | M |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This copy, a third pressing from 1968, carries with it the echo of one of the most curious legal disputes that affected the album immediately after its release.
The very first pressings of the record featured on the back cover a photograph of the band with Nico, taken at Andy Warhol's Factory. In this image, the actor Eric Emerson was visible, pictured upside down, but without any credit. Emerson filed a lawsuit against MGM Records, parent company of Verve, for the unauthorised use of his image. Consequently, subsequent pressings, presumably including yours, were forced to modify the artwork: Emerson's face was censored, often obscured with a black sticker or, in other cases, airbrushed, becoming a distinctive detail sought after by collectors that reflects the legal vicissitudes of a masterpiece. A tangible sign of the early turbulence of a legendary record.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Sunday Morning (2:53)
- A2 - I'm Waiting For The Man (4:37)
- A3 - Femme Fatale (2:35)
- A4 - Venus In Furs (5:07)
- A5 - Run, Run, Run (4:18)
- A6 - All Tomorrow's Parties (5:55)
- B1 - Heroin (7:05)
- B2 - There She Goes Again (2:30)
- B3 - I'll Be Your Mirror (2:01)
- B4 - Black Angel's Death Song (3:10)
- B5 - European Son To Delmore Schwartz (7:40)
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