The Velvet Underground Nico S/T Early UK LP Verve SVLP 9184 Very RARE

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The Velvet Underground & Nico S/T 1969 UK LP Verve SVLP 9184. Very RARE copy with laminated cover.
The LP and cover show signs of wear. LP could use a cleaning. No splits or writing on the covers. 
Side 1: G+ due to a single skip on Femme Fatale. The rest plays through with minor static on the quieter songs.
Side 2: VG to VG+ Please review photos carefully for condition.
Matrix A: V6 5008A-2 A 1  Matrix B: V6 5008B-2 A 1

The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and the German singer Nico. Released by Verve Records in March 1967, the album under performed in sales and polarized critics upon release due to its abrasive, unconventional sound and controversial lyrical content. It later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in rock and pop music and one of the greatest albums of all time.

The Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on Andy Warhols's Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour. Warhol, who designed the album's record, served as co-producer alongside Tom Wilson. The album features elements of avant-garde music incorporated into brash, minimal and groove-driven rock music. Lead singer and songwriter Lou Reed delivers explicit lyrics spanning themes of drug use, prostitution, sadomasochism and urban life. Characterized as "the original art-rock record", it was a major influence on many subgenres of rock and alternative music, including punk, garage rock, krautrock, post-punk, post-rock, noise rock, shoegaze, gothic rock, and indie rock. In 1982, the English musician Brian Eno quipped that while the album only sold approximately 30,000 copies in its first five years, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band".

The Velvet Underground & Nico has been included on several all-time lists, including that of Apple Music and Rolling Stone. In 2006, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress or being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

• Arranged By [All Arrangements By] – The Velvet Underground
• Chanter [Chanteuse] – Nico
• Composed By [Composers] – John Cale (tracks: B5, B6), Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker (tracks: B6), Sterling Morrison (tracks: B6)
• Cover [Design] – Acy R Lehman
• Edited By, Mixed By [Remixed By] – David Greene, Gene Radice
• Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
• Engineer [Recording] – Omi Haden
• Lead Guitar, Guitar [Ostrich], Vocals [Vocal] – Lou Reed
• Percussion – Maureen Tucker 
• Photography By [Colour Show Photo By] – Hugo
• Producer – Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson (tracks: A1)
• Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar – Sterling Morrison
• Supervised By [Edited And Remixed Under The Supervision Of] – Tom Wilson
• Viola [Electric], Piano, Bass Guitar – John Cale