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Im M\u00e4rz 1967 erschien The Velvet Underground<\/strong>s Deb\u00fctalbum \u201eThe Velvet Underground & Nico\u201c mit dem ikonischen Coverbild. Auch so viele Jahre sp\u00e4ter beeinflusst dieses Album immer noch die verschiedensten K\u00fcnstlerinnen und K\u00fcnstler und hat einen festen Platz in der Rockmusikgeschichte. Kanntest Du diese 5 Fakten bereits?<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The album was recorded in 1966, when the band was presented as part of Andy Warhol’s <\/strong>“Exploding Plastic Inevitable” tour.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 Lyrically, drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism and urban life are explicitly sung about.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 Lou Reed, who wrote the majority of the texts, did not intend to shock, but rather – after all, he had studied English – incorporated themes from his favorite poets such as Raymond Chandler<\/strong>, William S. Burroughs<\/strong> and Allen Ginsberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 Nico, a model and singer, took on the lead vocals in “Femme Fatale”, “All Tomorrow’s Parties” and “I’ll Be Your Mirror”.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The album cover shows Andy Warhol’s<\/strong>picture of a banana. Early copies had a sticker that you were supposed to peel off (“peel slowly and see”), revealing a flesh-colored banana underneath. <\/p>\n\n

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