THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Item Description

Vinyl, , Printed Banana, Gatefold
LP Album Reissue Stereo

After MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, NJ closed in 1971, Shelley Products Ltd. (Huntington Station, Long Island, NY) took over East Coast re-pressings, adding their "Ƨ" to the original MGM-marked parts [this].

Gatefold cover with printed banana. (This same Shelley pressing was also issued in a sleeve with a uniquely-trimmed banana sticker: [r=15838352])

This version has an unusually small blue/silver "T" label, measuring 3.875" diameter.
Song credit for 'European Son': "Lou Reed - John Cale - Sterling Morrison - Maureen Tucker".
All songs published by "Oakfield Avenue Music Company BMI", except I'm Waiting For The Man "Three Prong Music, Inc. BMI"
"MANUFACTURED BY MGM RECORDS, INC., 7165 SUNSET BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 90046"
V6-5008 on back cover and spine.
V6/5008 on label.

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

The runouts are etched, [15 Block-shaped "S" Ƨ], on side A, and [3 Ƨ Block-shaped "S"], on side B, are stamped.