The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

This was the first album by the influential rock n roll band The Velvet Underground. The album was originally released on Verve Records and sold poorly at the time of its release, for the most part because of its (at the time) controversial subject matter (such subjects as BDSM, drug abuse, sexuality and prostitution), which, although is a lot more of the norm in popular music today were at the time taboo subjects to discuss. The record, hence its name, also features German vocalist Nico on 3 tracks. The album was recorded in 1966 at during Andy Warhol's Exploding Pastic Inevitable event. The heavy associations that the Underground had with both Warhol and Nico would fade off by the time the band released White Light/White Heat but would be somewhat influential throught the bands history.

Tracklist:

1. Sunday Morning
2. I'm Waiting for The Man
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus in Furs
5. Run Run Run
6. All Tommorrows Parties
7. Heroin
8. There She Goes Again
9. I'll Be Your Mirror
10. The Black Angel's Death Song
11. European Son

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