The Velvet Underground and Nico
Album by The Velvet Underground and Nico
Released	March 1967
Recorded	Track 1 November 1966 Mayfair Studios, New York City Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8-11 April 25 1966 Scepter Studios, New York City Tracks 2, 4, 7 May 1966 T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	avant-garde rock and roll
Length	48 min 51 sec
Record label	MGM Records
Producer	Andy Warhol
Professional reviews
AMG	5/5	link
Q	4/5	October 2000
Velvet Underground Chronology
N/A	The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)	White Light/White Heat (1967)

The Velvet Underground and Nico was The Velvet Underground's 1967 debut album.

Contents

1 About the album 1.1 Cover 2 Track listing 3 People involved 3.1 The band 3.2 Additional musicians 3.3 Technical staff

About the album

As well as the band (which at this time consisted of Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and "Mo" Tucker), the record features Nico on several tracks, an addition made at the behest of the band's then-producer, Andy Warhol.

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Velvet Underground and Nico the 71st greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 19.

Cover

The Velvet Underground and Nico is sometimes referred to as the "banana album" as it features a Warhol print of a banana on the cover. Early copies of the album invited the owner to "Peel slowly and see"; peeling back the skin revealed a flesh-colored banana underneath. The 2002 Deluxe 2CD re-issue of the album once again features a peelable banana.

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed unless indicated otherwise.

1. "Sunday Morning" (Reed/Cale) (2:56)
2. "I'm Waiting for the Man" (4:39)
3. "Femme Fatale" (2:38)
4. "Venus in Furs" (5:12)
5. "Run Run Run" (4:22)
6. "All Tomorrow's Parties" (6:00)
7. "Heroin" (7:12)
8. "There She Goes Again" (2:41)
9. "I'll Be Your Mirror" (2:14)
10. "The Black Angel's Death Song" (Reed/Cale) (3:11)
11. "European Son" (Reed/Cale/Morrison/Tucker) (7:46)

People involved

The band

• Lou Reed – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
• John Cale – electric viola , piano, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Sterling Morrison – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Maureen Tucker – percussion
• Nico – lead vocals on "Femme Fatale", "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"; backing vocals on "Sunday Morning"

Additional musicians

None.

Technical staff

• Andy Warhol – producer (except "Sunday Morning")
• Tom Wilson – producer ("Sunday Morning"), post-production editer, remixer
• Omi Haden – engineer
• Norman Dolph and John Licata – engineers
• Gene Radice and David Greene – remixers