Archival Tape Edition No. 20 § The Velvet Underground & Nico

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“Modern music begins with The Velvets.” – Lester Bangs When The Velvet Underground & Nico album was released in March 1967 on Verve Records, with its Andy Warhol-designed, peel-off banana cover, it was far from a chart-topper. In fact, as the famed quote attributed to Brian Eno famously put it, the album may not have sold many copies, “but everyone who bought it formed a band.” And its reputation as a groundbreaker has only increased over the six decades since its original release. The Velvet Un