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The Velvet Underground & Nico

by The Velvet Underground · 1967

258 pressings20 countriesGarage RockArt RockExperimentalPsychedelic Rock

The Velvet Underground & Nico was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Velvet Underground & Nico

23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

March 1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V6-5008Verve Records V6/5008
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · West Coast Pressing, Torso Cover, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

V6-5008 SIDE-1 MGS-558-REV Block-shaped SSide A runout

V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559 Sailor's CapSide B runout

(MGS-558)Side A label

(MGS-559)Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

March 1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V-5008Verve Records V/5008
Format
LP, Album, Mono · West Coast Pressing, Torso Cover
Runout / matrix

V-5008-S-1 MG-558-REVA-side

V-5008-S-2 MG-559B-side

Full details of this pressing

US

March 1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V6-5008
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · East Coast Pressing, Torso Cover
Runout / matrix

V6-5008 Side-1 MGS 558 Rev 21 [block shaped S]Side A runout

V6-5008 Side-2 MGS 559 21 [Ankh symbol]]Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V-5008
Format
LP, Album, Mono · East Coast Pressing, Emerson Lawsuit Threat Sticker
Runout / matrix

V5008 side 1 MG 558 Rev 12Side A, etched,

V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559 11Side B, etched

Block-shaped "S"Side A, stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V6-5008
Format
Album, LP, Stereo · East Coast Pressing, Emerson Lawsuit Threat Sticker
Runout / matrix

V6-5008 SIDE-1 MGS-558 REVSide A runout, etched

V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559Side B runout, etched

24Side A runout, stamped

21, block-shaped 'S'Side B runout, stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V-5008
Format
LP, Album, Mono · East Coast Pressing, Emerson Torso Cover
Runout / matrix

V5008 side 1 MG 558 Rev 15 [block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 1

V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559 12 [keyhole symbol]Side B runout, variant 1

V5008 side 1 MG 558 Rev 12 [block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 2

V5008 SIDe 2 MG 559 11 [keyhole symbol]Side B runout, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 258 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s42 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1967CanadaVerve Records V 5008(C) / Verve Records V 5008 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967CanadaVerve Records V 5008(C) / Verve Records V 5008 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967GermanyVerve Records 710 004 / Verve Records V/V6-5008First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967GermanyVerve Records 710 004First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967GermanyVerve Records 710 004 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1967UKVerve Records SVLP 9184 / Verve Records SVLP.9184LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1967USVerve Records V-5008First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USVerve Records V6-5008First yearAlbum, LP, StereoAlbum, LP, Stereo
1967USVerve Records V-5008First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USVerve Records V-5008First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USVerve Records V6-5008First yearLP, Album, Mispress, StereoLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo
1967USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USVerve Records V-5008First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USVerve Records, Inc. MGS-558-REV-A / MGS-559-REV-BFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
All 42 pressings from the 1960s
1970s53 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971GermanyVerve Records 2304 163LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1971GermanyVerve Records 2304 163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971New ZealandVerve Records 2315 056LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKMGM Records 2315056 / Verve Records 2315 056LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKMGM Records 2315 056 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKMGM Records 2315056 / Verve Records 2315 056LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKMGM Records 2315 056 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971UKMGM Records 2315 056 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKMGM Records 2315 056 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972FranceMGM Records 2303 029LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972UKMGM Records 2315056 / Verve Records 2315 056LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 53 pressings from the 1970s
1980s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaPolydor 2475 661LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981UKVerve Records 2490 159 / MGM Records 2490 159LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1981NetherlandsVerve Records 2485 118LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982JapanVerve Records 23MM 0191 / Polydor 23MM 0191LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982JapanVerve Records 23MM 0191 / Polydor 23MM 0191LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1983GermanyPolydor 2459 358LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983IrelandPolydor SPELP 20LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983UKMGM Records 2490-159 / Verve Records 2490 159LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983UKPolydor SPELP 20 / Verve Records 2490 159LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983UKPolydor SPELP 20 / Verve Records 2490 159LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984MexicoPolydor 822 308-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984MexicoPolydor 822 308-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984SpainPolydor 23 91 323LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984SpainPolydor 23 91 323LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985GermanyPolydor 849 144-1 / Polydor 849144-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
All 23 pressings from the 1980s
1990s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990SpainPolydor 823 290-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990South KoreaVerve Records 823 290-1 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 2051LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1991AustraliaModern Records MOD 1001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc
1991AustraliaModern Records MOD 1001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
1991AustraliaModern Records MOD 1001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
1991AustraliaModern Records MOD-1001LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1991AustraliaModern Records MOD 1001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
1991SpainPolydor 823 290-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1996FrancePolydor 823 290-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1997JapanVerve Records V-5008 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1997USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1998USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1999EuropeSimply Vinyl SVLP 090LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2000s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2000USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2000USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2000USVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records V6/5008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2004USVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited
2005USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2007EuropeVerve Records 2315 056 / MGM Records 2315 056LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2007UKVerve Records 2315 056 / MGM Records 2315056LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2007JapanVerve Records UIJY-9005 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 900051LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 999051 / Vinyl Lovers 999051LPPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Picture disc
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 900051LP, Album, Misprint, ReissueLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue
2008RussiaVinyl Lovers 990052LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc
2008UKVerve Records12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono
2008US4 Men With Beards 4M154LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2008USVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
All 18 pressings from the 2000s
2010s24 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010EuropePolydor 0600753268308LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc
2011UKVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue
2011UKVerve Records V6-5008 / Polydor 531 250 2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2012EuropeVerve Records 371 710-8 / Verve Records 0602537171088LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2012EuropeVerve Records 371 710-8 / Verve Records 0602537171088LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2012UKUniversal 9990104016230LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2014CanadaVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2014EuropeVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl
2014UK & EuropeVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl
2014UK & EuropeVerve Records V-5008LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinylLP, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl
2014UK & EuropeVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl
2014USVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2015UK & EuropeVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited
2015EuropeVerve Records 371 710-8 / Verve Records 0602537171088LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo
2016USVerve Records V6-5008LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 24 pressings from the 2010s
2020s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020CanadaVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020EuropeVerve Records 371 710-8 / Verve Records 0602537171088LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020EuropeVerve Records 371 710-8 / Verve Records 0602537171088LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2021EuropeVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
2023USA & EuropeVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025UnknownVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
2025WorldwideVerve Records 602478769702 / Republic Records 602478769702LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2026JapanVerve Records UIJY-75397LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
Year unknown77 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?UnknownVerve Records 2315 056LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UnknownVerve Records 710 004 / Verve Records V6-5008LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
?UnknownVerve Records V6/5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
?UnknownVerve Records v-5008LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UnknownVerve Records V6-5008LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UnknownVerve Records V-5008LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?UnknownNot On Label (The Velvet Underground)LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?UnknownVerve Records 823 290-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
?CanadaVerve Records MIP-1-9379LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaVerve Records MIP-1-9379LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaVerve Records MIP-1-9379LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaVerve Records MIP-1-9379LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaVerve Records MIP-1-9379LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeVerve Records V6-5008 / Verve Records MV 2060LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
All 77 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Sunday Morning2:53
  2. A2I'm Waiting For The Man4:37
  3. A3Femme Fatale2:35
  4. A4Venus In Furs5:07
  5. A5Run Run Run4:18
  6. A6All Tomorrow's Parties5:55
  7. B1Heroin7:05
  8. B2There She Goes Again2:30
  9. B3I'll Be Your Mirror2:01
  10. B4The Black Angel's Death Song3:10
  11. B5European Son7:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Velvet Underground & Nico are there?

258 vinyl pressings of The Velvet Underground & Nico are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1966 and 2026.

When was The Velvet Underground & Nico first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-5008, released March 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of The Velvet Underground & Nico is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-5008, V-5008, MGS-558-REV-A / MGS-559-REV-B, SVLP 9184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-5008 SIDE-1 MGS-558-REV Block-shaped S and V6-5008 SIDE-2 MGS-559 Sailor's Cap. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Velvet Underground & Nico on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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