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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Velvet
Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band The
Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally
released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy
Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet
Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist
performance sensibilities, as well as its focus on controversial subject
matter expressed in many of their songs. Though largely ignored upon
release, 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 Librarian of Congress.
