White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
1300 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 5193564 |
| Excel File Row | 168 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:57:59 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | Verve Records |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | V/V6-5046 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ("Dept 43 Special 49¢" "Factory Sealed" "1970 PRESS""NO CREDIT - Cover Concept: Andy Warhol"-1968 1ST PRESS-East coast pressing SIDE 1-2 MONO) |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | - |
| Sleeve Condition | SS |
| Media Condition | SS |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | SS |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"White Light / White Heat" is an album that reflects its audacity right from the cover, an element often misunderstood but brilliant. The iconic sleeve, apparently a simple black disc, is in reality a photograph taken by Billy Name, photographer and member of Andy Warhol's Factory. Under the right lighting, or by observing it from particular angles, one can glimpse the blurred outlines of the band members, like silhouettes emerging from the darkness. This graphic choice, deliberately minimalist and almost invisible, was a statement of intent: it rejected commercial conventions and anticipated the abrasive and difficult-to-decipher musical content. The sound, in fact, defined the canons of proto-punk and noise rock, making the cover, like the music, a perfect symbol of the most radical underground that does not easily reveal itself.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - White Light/White Heat (2:44)
- A2 - The Gift (8:14)
- A3 - Lady Godiva's Operation (4:52)
- A4 - There She Comes Now (2:00)
- B1 - I Heard Her Call My Name (4:05)
- B2 - Sister Ray (17:00)
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