![]() It’s no wonder the album is so widely celebrated today, and its well-deserved legendary status only continues to grow as time goes on. 1 on The Observers “Top 50 Albums That Changed Music”, and has racked up an impressive number of 10/10 scores from revered music publications. 13 on The Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Albums of all Time”, No. The album’s strong influence gave rise to a new wave of experimental sensibilities in music, with Colin Larkin describing it as a “Powerful Collection” that “Introduced Reed’s decidedly urban infatuations, a fascination for street culture and amorality bordering on voyeurism.” However, a decade later, the album found the success it so deserved, countless amounts of praise from music critics suddenly showering the album and acknowledging its legendary status. It’s no wonder the album was critically slandered upon release, suffering from low sales, a ban from various record stores, and little to no radio play. One of the most celebrated and ambitious albums of all time, The Velvet Underground & Nico dared to touch upon the most controversial of topics in it’s time, including but not limited to sexual masochism, prostitution, drug abuse, and glorified heroin use. So there's a song called 'Heroin.' So what?' Drummer Moe Tucker disagreed: 'I consider it our greatest triumph.The Velvet Underground’s first album only sold a few thousand copies, but everyone who bought one formed a band.įorty-five years after its release, everything that was supposed to have made The Velvet Underground & Nico special has been nearly eradicated by its own legend. I'm still not sure what was such a big deal. 'It was about taking heroin from the point of view of someone taking it. "This seven-minute, two-chord track spiked out its territory with lyrics about shooting up until you felt like Jesus' son. This album, which is covered with the Andy Warhol banana artwork, is a must-have for fans of Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground was little known during its lifetime now, more than thirty years after the band collapsed, it has a world-wide following. " - The contents of the "Banana" album were very controversial in it's day, including references to drugs, transvestites and prostitution. It is a record of fearless breadth and lyric depth. "Much of what we take for granted in rock would not exist without this New York band or its seminal debut, The Velvet Underground and Nico: the androgynous sexuality of glitter punk's raw noir the blackened-riff howl of grunge and noise rock. Since Verve had just decided to include alternative music to their label, they picked up the group's recordings, put polish on some of the tunes and added "Sunday Morning", which was the prospective single for radio play. They were turned down by big-name labels such as Columbia, Atlantic Records and Elektra. Most of the songs were recorded in April 1966 in a run-down recording studio before the band even had a contract. This album features the first professional line up of the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen "Moe" Tucker, plus Nico singing on three tracks ("Femme Fatale", "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"). Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 23/500! Typical order times are located within the product description. It is not guaranteed.Ī Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. Its all enough to make a jaded Tween teenager think, Whats the big deal Fact is, The Velvet. ![]() When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. Plus, youve seen Andy Warhols famous banana album cover. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.Īwaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.Īn Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. This was all taking place even though only a few people knew about it at the time. The destruction and rebuilding of rock ‘n’ roll music as it then existed commenced. ![]() If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. It was fifty years ago this week that the future began with the Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, and his banana. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.Ī Preorder is an item that has not yet been released. ![]()
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