The VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO Verve label -Torso- LP Andy Warhol
  $   199

 


$ 199 Sold For
Jan 16, 2015 Sold Date
Jan 15, 2015 Start Date
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Cover is not mint- it has tape and there is no inner sleeve. It is gatefold. It is not marked Stereo so I assume it's mono. Not sure tho.
 I do not grade albums but I did listen to both sides of this and it does not skip.

This is the legendary -- first version of the Velvet Underground's "Banana Cover" album, WITH AN UNCENSORED (UN-AIRBRUSHED) image of the actor Eric Emerson's torso hanging upside-down, above the band performing on stage  (there would be five versions altogether, with various combinations of back and front panels). Because Emerson objected to being included on the cover without his permission (and, more importantly, without adequate financial compensation), he filed a lawsuit against Verve (possibly even Warhol himself), who then decided to – rather than reach an out-of-court settlement with Emerson – either airbrush Emerson’s torso, or camouflage it by pasting a large black “song titles” sticker over the questionable torso.

 



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