THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO ORIG CANADIAN MONO EMERSON COVER PsYcH

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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO ~ ORIGINAL CANADIAN MONO ~ EMERSON COVER ~ PSYCH

1967/Canada/Verve Records V 5008….. here’s a nice original MONO pressing of this rare and essential rock lp. The cover is in solid VG+ condition and has light aging mainly at the bottom on the back, very light shelf wear, there is light corner wear/bumps, small drill hole through the center of the cover, otherwise the cover is solid and clean with no splits or delete. This original Canadian pressing features the EMERSON TORSO on the front cover. The vinyl is in glossy VG to VG+ condition with some light scuffs/scratches. The record plays through with light background crackle/noise/hiss. There are 3 light consecutive ticks on  "All Tomorrow's Parties". There are no sticks, skips, jumps or other issues. The labels are clean but have a drill hole through them. A nice Keeper copy! Please check my listings for other rock and psych lp’s. Good luck and thanks for looking!

One would be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album's sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. While The Velvet Underground had as distinctive a sound as any band, what's most surprising about this album is its diversity. Here, the Velvets dipped their toes into dreamy pop ("Sunday Morning"), tough garage rock ("Waiting for the Man"), stripped-down R&B ("There She Goes Again"), and understated love songs ("I'll Be Your Mirror") when they weren't busy creating sounds without pop precedent. Lou Reed's lyrical exploration of drugs and kinky sex (then risky stuff in film and literature, let alone "teen music") always received the most press attention, but the music Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker played was as radical as the words they accompanied. The bracing discord of "European Son," the troubling beauty of "All Tomorrow's Parties," and the expressive dynamics of "Heroin" all remain as compelling as the day they were recorded. While the significance of Nico's contributions have been debated over the years, she meshes with the band's outlook in that she hardly sounds like a typical rock vocalist, and if Andy Warhol's presence as producer was primarily a matter of signing the checks, his notoriety allowed The Velvet Underground to record their material without compromise, which would have been impossible under most other circumstances. Few rock albums are as important as The Velvet Underground & Nico, and fewer still have lost so little of their power to surprise and intrigue more 50 years after first hitting the racks.

AIR POSTAGE TO USA IS $12 IF THE PACKAGE WEIGHS LESS THAN 500 GRAMS (one regular weight pressing).........USA AIR POSTAGE FROM 500 GRAMS TO 1 KILO IS $16 (usually 1-3 lp’s depending on individual weight) IF YOU WANT TRACKING PLEASE E-MAIL ME FOR THE COST.

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IN CANADA..POSTAGE IS $10 to $15, as per postal code. PLUS APPLICABLE HST/GST. TRACKING AND INSURANCE INCLUDED. PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE AS THE eBAY INVOICE IS WRONG

I REMOVE RECORDS FROM THE COVERS TO AVOID SEAM SPLITS, IF IT'S SEALED I WILL LEAVE IT SEALED UNLESS YOU LET ME KNOW OTHERWISE. ALL USED RECORDS CLEANED ON A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE. I offer Combined shipping on all listings. Combined shipping rate is based on final weight of the package so if you'd like a quote prior to purchase, please inquire listing the titles you’re interested in.

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MINT: as stated with no defects

NEAR MINT: as stated near Mint!, or Mint Minus, same thing, very clean with no defect to sound or visual appearance, one scuff or mark may be permitted but it will be mentioned in the description, a near Mint record looks and plays very clean

EXCELLENT: not much below near Mint, may have a delete hole and/or a minor defect or two not visually detracting from the cover, the vinyl will appear shiny and in clean condition with very minor defects not affecting the sound, still very clean and very collectable!

VG++ still a very nice copy with minimal cover wear and/or delete/splits, still visually appealing, the vinyl will retain it's original gloss and can have some minor scuffs/scratches that don't affect play very much

VG+ a little more cover/ring wear and delete, splits etc., the vinyl will still retain much original gloss with a bit more scuffs and/or scratches I may list a very rare or desirable item with a lower grade, I will try to list all defects, both cover and vinyl no matter the condition.

PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE RECORDED SIDE ONE OF THIS RECORD. NO FILTERS OR SOUND MANIPULATION USED. PLEASE LISTEN AT THIS LINK....ecommerceplayer.com/MediaPlayer.aspx?id=e87b31f6-0218-4979-9e8b-190aa7da21b0