Rare Velvet Underground Pressing Sold For $155,000

A super rare pressing of the first Velvet Underground album has sold for an amazing $155,401, reports Gigwise.

The in-studio acetate of seminal album "The Velvet Underground & Nico" went for the massive sum on eBay.com, after the owner originally bought it at a Montreal flea market for 75 cents.

Lucky collector Warren Hill’s pal Eric Isaacson explains, "We cued it up and were stunned the first song was not 'Sunday Morning' as on the 'Velvet Underground & Nico' Verve LP, but rather it was 'European Son' the song that is last on that LP, and it was a version neither of us had ever heard before!"

"I immediately took the needle off the record, and realised that we had something special."

The copy is thought to be one of only two in existence.

Comments

[xthpsgodx]

Wow. I would just like to have a copy of their 1st LP on vinyl

[Slaytanic1986]

and an origional copy of Kill em all by Metallica signed by all the band including Cliff Burton went for $1,500?

[paintITblack39]

Slaytanic1986 wrote:

and an origional copy of Kill em all by Metallica signed by all the band including Cliff Burton went for $1,500?

Velvet Underground > Metallica

Its amazing how 75 cents can get to $155,000.

[Sick_Boy]

paintITblack39 wrote:

Slaytanic1986 wrote:

and an origional copy of Kill em all by Metallica signed by all the band including Cliff Burton went for $1,500?
Velvet Underground > Metallica

Its amazing how 75 cents can get to $155,000.

Damn straight, man I wish I could find a copy of The Velvet Underground's first album for les than 5 dollars, let alone 75 cents.

[misirlou]

holy shit, i really wish i could got one of those two copies. i wonder if you can find that alternate version of "european son" anywhere else?

[indestructible8]

paintITblack39 wrote:

Slaytanic1986 wrote:

and an origional copy of Kill em all by Metallica signed by all the band including Cliff Burton went for $1,500?

Velvet Underground > Metallica

Its amazing how 75 cents can get to $155,000.

owned

[MoonBoots432]

misirlou, are you the kind of person that buys an re-release or Compilation or something of that nature, just to hear a new song, or different version of a song? If so, you're a tard. That's ridiculous.

[xthpsgodx]

MoonBoots432 :
misirlou, are you the kind of person that buys an re-release or Compilation or something of that nature, just to hear a new song, or different version of a song? If so, you're a tard. That's ridiculous.
POSTED: 12/12/2006 - 12:34 am / quote |

If you really like the artist it is worth while.

[misirlou]

misirlou, are you the kind of person that buys an re-release or Compilation or something of that nature, just to hear a new song, or different version of a song? If so, you're a tard. That's ridiculous.

jesus, i simply state a desire to hear the alternate version of "european son" and i get jumped on. all i said was i'd like to hear it, but not if i have to pay $155,000 for it. god damn.

[TheVanJacobin]

wow. i have bought over 1000 things for .75 at flea markets, i hope one of them makes me over 100 grand...heres hoping