Produced by Andy Warhol A1 Produced by Tom Wilson
All Arrangements by The Velvet Underground
-- Original front cover had a peelable banana, with "Emerson" upside down on back cover.
-- Second front cover had a peelable banana, with large black sticker covering over "Emerson" photo on back cover.
-- Third front cover had a peelable banana, with "Emerson" image airbrushed away on back cover.
-- Fourth front cover had a printed yellow banana, with "Emerson" image airbrushed away on back cover.
-- original label copy has "Three Prong Music" as publishing credits.
-- later label copy has "Oakfield Music" as publishing credits. (some copies on blue, some on black)...some blue label copies list track A2 as "Three Prong Music" while all others are "Oakfield Music".
All original release (60s and 70s) cover variations are uploaded now...(because of music publishing variations and pressing plants...not to mention promos...there are a lot more labels to be seen)..... John
I have only once seen the original pressing with the non-airbrushed 'upside down' man and it was at a London record fair in the 1980s for about £40, which was quite a bit of money. I decided not to get it because the stalk of the banana was missing, just what was I thinking, certainly not USA original - rare - in the UK - very rare - vinyl great condition - very very rare. Didn't learn by my mistake though as about a year later I passed on an original UK pressing of the 3rd LP which is just as hard to find.
Man, I used to see literally dozens of these in the cut-out bins in the early to mid 70's in San Diego. I should have stocked up at $.99 to $1.99 on them! No way of knowing (or remembering) which cover versions they were, but I do know that they had the peelable banana covers.