Velvet Underground, The & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl)

The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico, the album was originally released in March 1967. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain attention for its experimental performance sensibilities, as well as the focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of its songs including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy. Though the album's dark subject matter is today considered revolutionary, several of the album's songs are centered on themes more typical of popular music.