{"product_id":"the-velvet-underground-nic-the-velvet-underground-nico-clear-limited-edition","title":"The Velvet Underground \u0026 Nico (Clear Limited Edition) { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico's iconic album is now available on a limited edition 'milky clear' LP in a gatefold with a 'peelable' banana on the front of the album. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico\u003c\/em\u003e would gain attention for its experimental performance sensibilities, as well as the focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of its songs including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1982, musician Brian Eno famously stated that while \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico\u003c\/em\u003e initially only sold 30,000 copies, \"everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band.\" Though it was a commercial failure upon release and was almost completely ignored by critics at the time, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as well as being added to the 2006 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Velvet Underground \u0026 the Nico","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53861923914065,"sku":"602458381856.0","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6721\/3905\/files\/velvet-and-nico-lp.png?v=1779777703","url":"https:\/\/vinylgroove.shop\/products\/the-velvet-underground-nic-the-velvet-underground-nico-clear-limited-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}