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No one band inspired more future punk, indie and alt-rock groups than VU, and these are the original LPs that lit all those fires: "The Velvet Underground & Nico," "White Light/White Heat" and their self-titled 1969 album. Those albums—their first three—return here in their rare mono versions along with Nico’s "Chelsea Girl" LP (the superior mono edition) and a definitive edition of Velvet Underground’s unfinished fourth album. The five vinyl LPs have been mastered by Bob Irwin and come with two posters (a Warhol-ian reproduction and a marketing poster replica) and a banana sticker. These tracks were firmly in the underground when initially recorded, and have risen to the surface of all that is hip and holy in rock ever since: "I’m Waiting for the Man," "Venus in Furs," "Run Run Run," "Heroin," "All Tomorrow’s Parties," "I’ll Be Your Mirror," "White Light/White Heat," "Here She Comes Now," "Sister Ray," "What Goes On," "Pale Blue Eyes," "Some Kinda Love," "I’m Set Free," "I’m Beginning to See the Light," "Lisa Says," "Rock and Roll," "Foggy Notion," "I Can’t Stand It," "We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together," Nico’s "The Fairest of the Seasons," "Chelsea Girls," "It Was a Pleasure Then," "These Days" and more. Fans of Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico and the Velvet Underground: if you’ve got a turntable, this must be yours! Sundazed.