The Velvet Underground& Nico
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Opens with the saccharine music-box tinkling of Cale's celesta and closes with a clatter of abused instruments amid rumbling feedback. 'Heroin' is two chords and seven minutes of rush and release, Cale's electric viola descending to hell and back. 'Venus in Furs' drones on viola and bass drum like a narcotic whip crack. 'Sunday Morning' disguises an amphetamine comedown as a sleepy lullaby. Everyone who bought one of the original 30,000 copies started a band. Deluxe gatefold with peeling banana and 'Chelsea Girls' bonus track.