The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
The first pressings of the band’s debut record in mono are up for sale at $2,799 on Discogs. Most historians believe that punk rock began in the ‘70s, and this record is often cited to be a huge influence on the genre. Yes, this is the case even though it got banned by almost all the radio stations and sold poorly. However, Brian Eno drove the point home when he said, “Everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band.” A Canadian collector got a copy without the Warhol artwork for only 75 cents. It was not a regular re-pressing! It was a test pressing that only featured the early versions of numerous songs. There are only two copies in existence – the other one belongs to Moe Tucker, the former drummer for the band himself. The collector scored $25,200 after putting it up on eBay.
The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Frank Wilson, Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Shortly after Frank Wilson recorded “Do I Love You” and “Sweeter As the Days Go By”, he reluctantly agreed with Berry Gordy that he was better suited working behind the scenes. He wrote hit songs for acts like the Temptations and the Supremes. The Motown founder then ordered the destruction of the pressings. Two copies survived, and they left one of these in the Motown vault for ten years before vinyl dealer Simon Soussan discovered it. He then bootlegged it and released it under the name Eddie Foster. It became a hit! One of the two original records was sold for nearly $34,000 during an auction in 2009.
Frank Wilson, Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
