Counterfeit Guide
The Velvet Underground — The Velvet Underground & Nico
Verve V6-5008
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The US stereo first pressing on Verve, catalogue V6-5008, features the Andy Warhol peelable banana sticker on the front. Early copies carry the 'torso' back cover later airbrushed away, and the label is the period Verve design with the MGM/Verve credits. The peelable banana and label variant together identify the most valuable originals.
Matrix / Runout
Runout in the style 'V6-5008-A' / 'V6-5008-B' with stamped MGM/Verve plant codes; genuine early copies carry period-correct machine stamps.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Counterfeits print the banana directly onto the sleeve rather than supplying a genuine peelable sticker; originals have a true peel-and-reveal sticker.
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Fakes miss the early 'torso' back-cover image and the correct Verve label variant for 1967, often using a later or wrong-colour label.
- 3
Bootleg sleeves show low-contrast Warhol artwork and incorrect MGM/Verve credit text in a wrong typeface on the rear.
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