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Jun 12, 2019 · Andy Warhol’s Banana has become an internationally recognized symbol of Warhol, the pioneer of American Pop Art. Perhaps the most emblematic of Warhol's album cover designs is the iconic banana featured on "The Velvet Underground & Nico" album (1967).
Jul 25, 2022 · Against a white background, sits the famed banana, and written in cursive to the right is a signature resembling pop-artist Andy Warhol.
Aug 9, 2023 · Andy Warhol's 'Velvet Underground and Nico' cover, featuring a suggestive banana that can be unpeeled, recently topped a Billboard list.
Aug 6, 2023 · Today, we will be talking about Andy Warhol and his famous banana cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico, the debut album by the Velvet Underground. Released in March 1967, the album was recorded in 1966 while the band was featured on Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour.
The album cover for The Velvet Underground & Nico is recognizable for featuring a Warhol print of a banana. Early copies of the album invited the owner to "Peel slowly and see", and peeling back the banana skin revealed a flesh-colored banana underneath.
Dec 12, 2017 · Fifty years ago, Andy Warhol created the iconic banana “peel and see” cover for debut album of the Velvet Underground, now a rare collectible. When Andy Warhol met Lou Reed in 1966, the two forged a symbiotic if wary relationship. Each possessed something the other wanted.
Nov 19, 2020 · All great albums have iconic cover art yet few in the world of music are as eye-catching as Andy Warhol’s famous banana, one which has perhaps become even more celebrated than the record itself. Warhol created a deliberately provocative design for the self-titled debut record by The Velvet Underground & Nico and the banana would become ...
Jul 19, 2023 · This phallic imagery and tongue–in–cheek humor—a signature of Andy Warhol's aesthetic brand—make up an iconic cover artwork that has earned the nickname "the Banana Album," but for those who have spent time justifying their pretentious music taste and idolizing the ’60s art scene of New York City, it's better known as The Velvet ...
Mar 16, 2017 · The banana, which featured a (now-collector's-item) skin you could physically peel on its cover, was always a mystery to fans as they wondered where Warhol found the inspiration for what became such a strong symbol for The Velvet Underground over the years.
Mar 12, 2017 · Banana still fresh after 50 years. This week – and according to some sources even today, March 12 – the legendary rock album The Velvet Underground & Nico turns fifty. Happy birthday Lou, John, Moe, Sterling, Nico and Andy. An album that is mythical for both its music and Andy Warhol’s peelable banana on the cover.
