So Goldmine magazine has a story out (but not available online) on music-geek dramageddon. In a nutshell: Dude buys some records for a few bucks at a sidewalk sale in New York. One of them turns out to be a studio acetate of the first recorded version of The Velvet Underground and Nico, as it was originally intended to be released. The songs are in different order, and some of them are takes that are very different from the ones we all know, and some are at least radically different mixes. It is very possibly the only existing copy of this version of the album. How much is this thing worth? God only knows (and He might’ve told the late Sterling Morrison, who might be looking down from up there crackin’ his shit up over it) but as of today bidding on eBay is over the $100,000 mark, with four days still to go.
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
I want to hear it every bit as badly as you do. Trust me.
