The Velvet Underground & Nico

Summary

The Velvet Underground & Nico is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,421 views/month, #121 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Velvet Underground & Nico's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's genre is art rock^[4].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's genre is proto-punk^[5].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's genre is psychedelic rock^[6].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's genre is experimental rock^[7].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's genre is avant-pop^[8].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico was produced by Andy Warhol^[9].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico was produced by Tom Wilson^[10].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico was performed by The Velvet Underground^[11].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico was performed by Nicos^[12].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[13].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's place of publication is recorded as United States^[14].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico is part of The Velvet Underground's albums in chronological order^[15].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico is part of Nico's albums in chronological order^[16].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico is part of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time^[17].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's language of work or name is recorded as English^[18].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's review score is recorded as 5^[19].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as TTG Studios^[20].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico was released on March 12, 1967^[21].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as Sunday Morning^[22].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as I'm Waiting for the Man^[23].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as Femme Fatale^[24].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as Venus in Furs^[25].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as Run Run Run^[26].
• The Velvet Underground & Nico's tracklist is recorded as All Tomorrow's Parties^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1967-03^[29]

• Genre(s): art pop, art rock, experimental, experimental rock, garage rock, noise rock, proto-punk, psychedelic rock, rock^[30]

• Community tags: alternative and punk, art pop, art rock, experimental, experimental rock, garage rock, noise rock, proto-punk, protopunk, psychedelic rock, rock^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5cbd9d7b-597a-3c5e-bfd1-c2b364215560^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Velvet Underground^[11] and Nicos^[12]. Producers include Andy Warhol^[9] and Tom Wilson^[10].

Publication

The Velvet Underground & Nico was published on March 12, 1967^[21]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[18]. Genres include art rock^[4], proto-punk^[5], psychedelic rock^[6], experimental rock^[7], and avant-pop^[8]. Part of include The Velvet Underground's albums in chronological order^[15]; Nico's albums in chronological order^[16]; and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time^[17], a Wikimedia music-related list^[33].

Reception

The Velvet Underground & Nico's review score is recorded as 5^[19].

Why It Matters

The Velvet Underground & Nico ranks in the top 0.2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,421 views/month, #121 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]