Few records are as revered and influential as The Velvet Underground & Nico – though a commercial failure upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed albums. Colloquially known as “the banana album” for its Andy Warhol-designed cover, its classic songs broke more barriers than almost any album before or since.
Universal Music / Polydor will celebrate the now-iconic album’s 45th anniversary with a worldwide release remastered from the original tapes.
This limited-edition, Super Deluxe six-CD box set features:
CD1: The Velvet Underground & Nico V6–5008 (Stereo
Version)
CD2: The Velvet Underground & Nico V-5008 (Mono
Version)
CD3: Nico: Chelsea Girl
CD4: Scepter Studios Sessions: Acetate cut on April 25, 1966,
The Factory Rehearsals: January 1966 rehearsal, previously unreleased.
CD5: Live At Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio
CD6: Live At Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio
It also includes a previously unavailable November ’66 live concert performed by the Velvets’ original, five-person lineup—Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker and Nico) and an 88-page booklet featuring a new essay by band biographer Richie Unterberger.