The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Velvet Underground, released in 1967 (USA), rock.
- Artist: The Velvet Underground
- Year: 1967
- Genre: Rock
- Country: USA
Overview
Produced by Andy Warhol with a peelable banana cover, it mixed drone, noise and street realism about drugs and desire. It barely sold on release, yet as the famous line goes, everyone who bought a copy seemed to start a band, making it the prime ancestor of punk, indie and alternative rock.
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