The Velvet Underground WHITE LIGHT WHITE HEAT 1968 LP VERVE V6-5046 1st WEST
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Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat - OG 1968 LP - VERVE RECORDS V6-5046


1st U.S. pressing WESTE COAST as indicated by the deep groove pressing.

Andy Warhol listed on credits. Lead Guitar Lou Reed listed

"There She Comes Now" instead of "Here She Comes Now".


VINYL in VG- with light marks/hairlines on surface. Sound is strong with background crackle

especially evident in between tracks and quieter segments. Occasional pops.


COVER in VG with rubbing on corners of spine, corner bumps/wear, top seam has rubbing and

minor chipping, bottom seam has more rubbing, all seams and spine intact, no splits!


INNER SLEEVE in VG with yellowing, 1" seam splits in middle sections.


First original U.S.stereo West-Coast Pressing


- Visible skull tattoo on front cover.

- Tracklisting on back mis-titles "Here She Comes Now" as "There She Comes Now"


- Back cover credits Lou Reed for "Lead Guitar" rather than just "Guitar"

- Andy Warhol is credited on back cover

- spine reads "V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE"


- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.


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


Manufactured by MGM Records Division


MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A. 


This first issue was pressed by H.V. Wadell  and features a unique deep groove pressing ring (2.75 "diameter). Waddell used the single deep groove until about 1968-69, then switched to the double pressing rings.



  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): MGS 1258
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): MGS 1259
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE-1 MGS-1258
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259
  • Rights Society: BMI


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