VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO. ORIGINAL 1967 FIRST US EAST COAST PRESSING (MONO) “TORSO” LP V-5008. SUPER SCARCE FIND WITH A COMPLETE UNPEELED BANANA. ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL VERVE INNER RECORD BAG. PRODUCED BY ANDY WARHOL. Eric Emerson (torso) image projected upside down on the rear cover. This image was removed/covered on later pressings. LOT DESCRIPTION, PLEASE READ. The now very seldom seen original unpeeled 1967 “Torso Sleeve” First US East Coast pressing of The Velvet Underground & Nico LP produced by Andy Warhol in VG / VG condition and with the all important first pressing identifiers and still with its original Verve inner record bag. 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 The Black Angel’s Death Song (3:10). B5 European Son (7:40). MATRIX NUMBERS & SELECTED CREDITS. Matrix / Runout (Side 1 etched): V5008 Side 1 MG 558 Rev. Matrix / Runout (Side 2 etched): V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559. First US pressing with Eric Emerson’torso’ image projected upside down on the back cover. East Coast pressing with labels reading “Side 1″ and “Side 2″ instead of Side A & Side B. COVER DESIGN: ACY R. DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING: VAL VALENTIN. LINER PHOTOS BY: NAT FINKELSTEIN & BILLY LINICH. COLOR SHOW PHOTO BY: HUGO. PORTRAITS BY: PAUL MORRISSEY. Cover Painting BANANA by: ANDY WARHOL. / Printed in U. MGM RECORDS – A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. Made in U. Side 2 Track 5 credits Reed-Cale-Morrison-Tucker. Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Lou Reed. Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Sterling Morrison. Vocals, Organ, Bass Guitar – Doug Yule. Percussion – Maureen Tucker. Gatefold sleeve still in very good condition with age related general wear and tear front and rear, some foxing and discoloration, spine credits intact but worn with the extremities experiencing some minor separation (see photographs). Some visible wear to the rear band photo and one of the portraits (see photographs). The banana is complete and intact, with some wear, surface scuffs and some minor splits. The LP cover seams/edges are all good with no internal repairs. Gatefold inner hinge has small paper split and some light foxing (see photographs). The LP labels are very clean with only minor signs of spindle wear under light, absolutely no labels, handwriting or graffiti. Normal signs of previous playing to the vinyl but the LP still plays through fine with some background noise, mainly on quieter sections. The original Verve inner record bag is in very good condition with some age related discoloration and some minor splitting to seams. The vinyl will be supplied stored separately in an anti-static sleeve. Please note any import duty is the buyers responsibility. My previous four UPS deliveries to my US customers arrived door to door in 4 days.
