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My Transparent Eye – “Candy Says” (The Velvet Underground Cover)
What’s the best Velvet Underground? There’s no bad answer to that question; any of the band’s five studio LPs, other than the post-Lou Reed record Squeeze could qualify, and even that one has some ...
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This case isn't just a rotting banana, it's a window into iconic music history
However, what really caught our attention is the Co-Labs take on Andy Warhol’s banana that was featured on the album cover of The Velvet Underground's first LP. It’s a classic for sure, ...
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Who is Sterling Morrison – and how the Velvet Underground became famous decades after they broke up
Around the same time, I started spinning my father’s copy of “The Velvet Underground & Nico,” a 1967 recording with the iconic banana cover designed by Andy Warhol. Warhol placed a line of ...
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My Transparent Eye – “Candy Says” (The Velvet Underground Cover)
What’s the best Velvet Underground? There’s no bad answer ... That record’s opening track “Candy Says,” written in honor of Andy Warhol’s late trans associate Candy Darling, feels ...