V.U. acetate up for sale again.

[velvetfan]

http://velvetundergroundacetate.com

[bleach]

So how come they can't even be bothered to take some decent photographs of it, why use the same ropey scans of the label from the initial sale - makes this outfit look like complete amateurs. I use better pics for a $10 ebay auction..

[nkdlunch]

And they're making some ugly "collectible" as an artifact of the auction. Give me a f-ing break.

""Media Artifacts

In honor of the history of the original acetate recorded by the Velvet Underground in 1966, Office of Johnston and Shuga Records created fifty-five high quality media artifacts.

Hand crafted from specially sourced walnut, this wooden 'LP' features a replica label from the Velvet Underground & Nico acetate, accented with letterpress prints created on a Vendercook printing press prevalent when the Velvets made their legendary recording. This is homage to one of the rarest recordings in Rock and Roll history.""

And they spelled Vandercook wrong.

[brianj]

Ever the hipster pose amongst VU fans, I found this quote from the purchaser and now seller to be hilarious:

"I?m a big Velvet Underground fan, but to be honest, I?ve never been a big fan of this album."

[iaredatsun]

The media artefact, whatever the term 'media artefact' means, is pretty disgusting, even hideous in it's conception. Made out of walnut? About as appropriate to the era of the VU&N as inscribing a copy of the Naked Lunch on a wad of papyrus. A joke. But I guess the joke is on anyone who buys one.

[rnranimal]

I had all the same thoughts. That artifact, a real WTF? He's a big VU fan, but doesn't care for VU & Nico?? Must be more of a Squeeze-era fan.

This also answers the question of where this copy was hiding while Universal sourced the bootleg. I was hoping they had secretly bought it, but knew that wasn't the case when I heard the 45th Anni set.